Module 1
  Definitions and Concepts

Readings and Resources

You can find out more about health promotion values at these online resources.

Health Canada. Health Promotion in Canada: A Case Study. Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services, 1997.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/pdf/hprpte.pdf

Nutbeam, D. Health Promotion Glossary. World Health Organization: Geneva, 1998.
http://www.who.int/hpr/support.material.shtml

Shookner, M. "An inclusion lens." Ontario Health Promotion Email Bulletin #298.1, February 21, 2003. http://www.ohpe.ca/ebulletin/ViewFeatures.cfm?ISSUE_ID=298&startrow=61

For those of you who may want more information on health promotion values, these additional printed materials may be of interest. If they are not available at your local library, you could consider requesting them through Inter Library Loan.

Airhihenbuwa, C.O. Health and Culture: Beyond the Western Paradigm. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage, 1995.

Huff, R.M., and Kline, M.V. Promoting Health in Multicultural Populations: A Handbook for Practitioners. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage, 1999.

Labonte, R. "Health promotion and empowerment: reflections on professional practice." Health Education Quarterly 21 (2), 253-268, 1994.

Minkler, M. (Ed.), Community Organizing and Community Building for Health. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 88-102, 1997.

Raeburn, J., and Rootman, I. People-Centred Health Promotion. Toronto: Wiley, 1997.

Rissel, C. "Empowerment: the holy grail of health promotion?" Health Promotion International 9 (1), 39-47,1994.

Seedhouse, D. Health Promotion: Philosophy, Prejudice and Practice. Chilchester: John Wiley and Sons, 1997.

Wallerstein, N. "Empowerment and health : theory and practice of community
Change". Community Development Journal 28 (3), 218-227, 1993.

 

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