Now in its fourth edition, Health Promotion in Canada offers a comprehensive profile of the history, current status, and future of health promotion in Canada. Emphasizing the links between theory, research, policy, and practice, this engaging volume draws on concrete Canadian examples that bring theory to life.
The new edition maintains the critical approach of the previous three editions while providing an in-depth analysis of recent innovative approaches in health promotion. Thoroughly updated with 15 new chapters, this edited collection contains contributions by prominent Canadian academics, researchers, and practitioners as well as an afterword by Ronald Labonté. The contributors cover a broad range of topics including inequities in health, Indigenous communities, immigrants, mental health, violence against women, ecological change, and globalization. Featuring learning objectives, thought-provoking discussion questions, resources for further study, and an accompanying instructor’s manual, this is an ideal text for courses in public health, health education, health sciences, nursing, and related disciplines.
FEATURES:
discusses promising health promotion practices in Indigenous communities
includes an afterword by Ronald Labonté
incorporates thought-provoking reflections on practice and new learning objectives
Dedication Acknowledgements Preface to the Fourth Edition
PART I — THE CONTEXT AND FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH PROMOTION IN CANADA
Chapter 1 The Continuing Evolution of Health Promotion in Canada Ann Pederson, Irving Rootman, Katherine L. Frohlich, Sophie Dupéré, and Michel O’Neill
Chapter 2 Key Concepts in Health Promotion Irving Rootman and Michel O’Neill
Chapter 3 Social Theory and Health Promotion Simon Carroll
Chapter 4 Behavioural Theories and Building Health Promotion Interventions: Persistent Challenges and Emerging Perspectives Lise Gauvin and Ariane Bélanger-Gravel
Chapter 5 Building and Implementing Ecological Health Promotion Interventions Lucie Richard and Lise Gauvin
PART II — HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE IN CANADA
Chapter 6 Contrasting Entry Points for Intervention in Health Promotion Practice: Situating and Working with Context Katherine L. Frohlich, Blake Poland, and Martine Shareck
Chapter 7 Gender-Transformative Health Promotion as an Approach to Addressing Violence against Women Ann Pederson
Chapter 8 Implications of Inequities in Health for Health Promotion Practice Dennis Raphael
Chapter 9 A Culture Shift towards Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Canada Paola Ardiles
Chapter 10 Promising Practices in Indigenous Community Health Promotion Charlotte Loppie
Chapter 11 No One Should Be Left Behind: Identifying Appropriate Health Promotion Practices for Immigrants Mushira Mohsin Khan and Karen Kobayashi
Chapter 12 Healthy Cities and Communities: Urban Governance for Health and Wellbeing Trevor Hancock
Chapter 13 Promoting Educational Success, Health, and Human Development within Education: Making the Shift to a Systems Approach Douglas McCall and Daniel Laitsch
Chapter 14 Health Promoting Universities: Shifting from Health Education to Social Innovation Paola Ardiles, Crystal Hutchinson, Alisa Stanton, Rosie Dhaliwal, Michelle Aslan, and Tara Black
Chapter 15 Health Promotion in Clinical Care Katherine Bertoni and Geneviève Dubé
Chapter 16 Digital Media and Health Promotion Practice Laura L. Struik, Rebecca J. Haines-Saah, and Joan L. Bottorff
PART III — CRITICAL REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN HEALTH PROMOTION
Chapter 17 The Reflexive Practitioner in Health Promotion: From Reflection to Reflexivity Marie Boutilier and Robin Mason
Chapter 18 Health in All Policies Ketan Shankardass, Natalie Hemsing, and Lorraine Greaves
Chapter 19 Developing a Health Promotion Research Agenda: Learning from Population Health Intervention Research Louise Potvin
Chapter 20 Health Promotion Ethics Rodney Knight and Jean Shoveller
Chapter 21 Participatory Practice and Health Promotion in Canada Jane Springett and Jeff Masuda
Chapter 22 Population Health Promotion in the Anthropocene Trevor Hancock
Chapter 23 Globalization: The Perils and Possibilities for an Equitable Health Promotion Ronald Labonté
Chapter 24 Reflections on the Future of Health Promotion in Canada Ann Pederson, Irving Rootman, Katherine L. Frohlich, and Sophie Dupéré
Afterword To Go Much More Boldly Where We Have Gone Before Ronald Labonté
About the Contributors Copyright Acknowledgements Index
Biography
Irving Rootman is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria and an Executive Member of Health Promotion Canada. He has worked in the field of health promotion since 1978 as a researcher, research and program manager, professor, consultant, author, and advocate.
Ann Pederson is the Director of Population Health Promotion at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. She trained as a medical sociologist focused on health inequities associated with gender and worked for over 17 years at the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health. She is a long-time member of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education, serving on the Executive Board from 2019-2025.
Katherine L. Frohlich is the Scientific Director of the Insitutes of Population and Public Health at the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). She is also a Professor in the Département de médecine sociale et préventive at the École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal (ESPUM) and researcher affiliated with the Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP). She co-holds the Myriagone McConnell-Université de Montréal Chair on Youth Knowledge Mobilization with 4 colleagues from the Université de Montréal.
Sophie Dupéré is a Full Professor in the Faculté des sciences infirmières at Université Laval and a researcher affiliated with the Centre de recherche de Montréal sur les inégalités sociales et les discriminations (CRÉMIS). She has been teaching in the Master’s in Public Health program and the Doctorate in Public and Community Health program for 15 years.
“The fourth edition of Health Promotion in Canada continues the authors’ tradition of excellence. This book covers the history and foundations of the field, while positioning health promotion as a catalyst for positive change. Everyone from community activists and students to decision leaders in all levels of government can benefit from this valuable resource.”
—Dr. Jim Frankish, Endowed Professor, Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
“I had thought that the third edition of Health Promotion in Canada reached the pinnacle of insight and scholarly as well as practical support for the field—in Canada and globally. But this fourth edition weaves an even richer, more elegant, and profound tapestry. With half of the book chapters new and the other half even better than before, Canadians continue to lead the way.”
—Dr. Evelyne de Leeuw, Editor-in-Chief, Health Promotion International, and Professor and Director, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE), University of New South Wales
“The book is well laid out and leads the reader logically through the initial theoretical constructs of health promotion and how they have evolved and currently relate in the Canadian geographic, political, social, and cultural landscape. Each chapter sets out clear learning objectives and then reviews those objectives in a thought-provoking summary. While the book is intended primarily as a course text for university and college students, it is cleverly designed to be a reference for all health care promotion practitioners involved in clinical, public health or policy development roles. The practical examples used throughout the book relate
directly to current issues faced by this country, specifically the shift in population demographics, the ever-increasing demand for government funding of social programs, and the impact of the global economy and evolution of technology on our daily lives.”
—Dr. Donald Ross, Sessional Instructor, University of Victoria, published in the June 2018 issue of the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene
“This volume gives a sense of the complexity and breadth of the field of health promotion while also providing a clear sense of the many paths to success. As someone who has been in the field for over 35 years, I was happy to see familiar topics like equity, healthy settings, and health in all policies continue to receive attention in this edition, as well as new topics like systems thinking, ecological approaches, and digital media.”
—Dr. Suzanne F. Jackson, Editor-in-Chief, Global Health Promotion; Co-Director, WHO Collaborating Centre in Health Promotion; and Professor Emerita, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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