Towards a more unified definition of health promotion

Abstract

Issues addressed: Health promotion continues to be constrained by the lack of a consistent, clear and useable definition. Discussion: The authors reviewed definitions of health promotion from the international literature and cross-referenced them with the national health promotion competencies and current health promotion practice. The key elements of the most widely used concepts of health promotion have been incorporated into a single definition. A case study has been used to illustrate its practical nature.