Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: The Challenges of the 21st Century

PART I.  The Human Quest for Health

1.         Toward a Definition of Health                          

2.         Individual Models to Promote Health Behavior

3.         Community Models to Promote Health

PART II.  Health Promotion in Diverse Populations

4.         Assessing Health and Health Behaviors

5.         Developing a Health Promotion —Prevention Plan

PART III.  Intervention for Health Promotion and Prevention

6.         Interventions for Health Promotion and Prevention

7.         Diet, Nutrition, Prevention and Health Promotion

8.         Stress Management and Health Promotion

9.         Social Support and Health

PART IV.  Evaluating the Effectiveness of Health Promotion

10.       Measuring Outcomes of Health Promotion and Prevention Interventions

11.       Evaluating Individual and Community Interventions

PART V.  Health Promotion in Diverse Populations

12.       Self-Care for Health Promotion Across the Life Span

13.       Health Promotion in Vulnerable Populations

PART VI.  Approaches for Promoting a Healthier Society

14.       Health Promotion in Community Settings

15.       Promoting Health through Social and Environmental Change