Health Promotion: Planning and Strategies

Abstract

Review of the book 'Health Promotion: Planning and Strategies' by Keith Tones and Jackie Green. This book provides an essential and timely contribution to the evolving literature on health promotion theory and practice. The book is important as it seeks to provide a 'distinctive voice for health promotion' at a time when conceptual, policy and organizational changes in some countries are resulting in numerous interpretations and often misconceptions regarding its definition and practice. The strengths of the book lie in its comprehensive and logical coverage of the core issues in health promotion theory and practice, supported by careful and consistent referencing. Overall, this book forms a substantive and comprehensive resource, and I would strongly recommend it to policy makers, researchers and practitioners who are interested in the promotion of health. I would also recommend it as a seminal text for students specializing in health promotion and related areas. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)