Understanding Health:
A Determinants Approach
Edited by Helen Keleher, Associate Professor in Public Health, School of
Health and Social Development, Deakin University, and Berni Murphi,
Lecturer in Health Promotion, School of Health and Social Development,
Deakin University.
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Understanding Health introduces the basic components of old and new public
health and places them in a broader context that focuses on those
conditions and structures in society. Focusing on health promotion as a key
strategy within public health, this introductory text draws from a diverse
range of approaches and features a wide range of examples and case studies
relevant for undergraduate students in fields as diverse as nursing, health
sciences, public health, psychology, disability studies, occupational
therapy and human movement.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I: Determinants of Health
1. Understanding Health: An Introduction - Helen Keleher and Berni Murphy
2. Social Determinants of Health - Daniel D. Reidpath
3. Environmental Determinants of Health - Rosemary Nicholson and Peter
Stephenson
4. Biological Determinants of Health - Boyd Swinburn and David
Cameron-Smith
5. Determinants of Health: Case Studies from Asia and the Pacific - Cathy
Vaughan
6. Measuring Population Health Status in Australia - Michael Ackland and
John Catford
7. Public and Population Health: Strategic Responses - Helen Heleher
Part II: Health Promotion Action: Responding to the Determinants
8. Major Achievements in Public Health Since 1850 - Damian Jolley
9. Critical Perspectives on Public Health History - Judith Raftery
10. Health Promotion: Origins, Obstacles, and Opportunities - John Catford
11. In Search of the Fourth Dimension of Health Promotion: Guiding
Principles for Action - Burni Murphy
12. Health Promotion in Action: Case Studies from Australia - Bernie
Marshall
13. Health Education and Communication Strategies - Burni Murphy
14. Health Information Online - Christine Spratt and Sarah Hopkins
Part III: Determinants Approaches to Public Health Issues
15. Advocacy, Activism, and Awareness Raising: Encouraging a Reluctant
Community to Reduce its Dependence on Tobacco - Ron Borland and James
Balmford
16. Alcohol - Paul Dietze and Helen Keleher
17. Illicit Drugs - Paul Dietze and Helen Keleher
18. Physical Activity and Population Health - Jo Salmon, Clare Hume, and
Kylie Ball
19. Social Exclusion - Helen Keleher
20. Food Insecurity and the Migrant Experience - Cate Burns
21. Evidence and Public Health: Data, Discourses, and Debates - John
Garrard
22. Ecology, People, Place, and Health - Mardie Townsend and Mary Mahoney
23. Mind-body Health Connections - Jan Stewart
24. Understanding Disability - Kaye Smith and Lesley Hardcastle
25. From 'Difference' to 'Diversity': Exploring the Social Determinants of
Youth Health - Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli
26. Social Determinants of Mental Health for Young Same-sex Attracted Men -
Damien Ridge
27. Workplace Health - Andrew Noblet
28. Promoting Healthy Ageing - Helen Keleher
Glossary
References
Index
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