An Ethic for Health Promotion: Rethinking the Sources of Human Well-Being
What are the goals of health promotion and the most apropriate means of achieving them? The prevailing view is that these goals are to prolong life and reduce mortality rates. Since the leading causes of morbidity and mortality are now largely attributable to lifestyle behaviors--smoking, diet, exercise, etc.--the means of achieving reductions in heart disease, cancer, strokes, diabetes and other chronic conditins are to identify more effective techniques for changing people's behavior. Virtually all health promotion research is currently directed towards accomplishing thisobjective. But at what cost? As researchers strive for more effective…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-513057-7
- EAN: 9780195130577
- Produktnummer: 22669171
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 232 S.
- Masse: H24.4 cm x B16.1 cm x D2.2 cm 492 g
- Gewicht: 492
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