Health educators should view policy development as a unit of professional practice
analogous to the individual, the small group, the community, and the organization. The …

Health educators should clearly understand what policy is, how it is developed, and its
relevance to their work. Definitions and terms are reviewed and a theory of the policy …

An historical overview of public health education: its sources, development and operational
philosophy, the contributions of many disciplines, particularly social science, and key …

I would like to discuss health education within the context of social policy, and hopefully
establish a common “frame of appreciation” regarding health education as a policy question …

In response to a set of policy questions posed by the federal government, research evidence
on the potentials of health education for contributing to resolution of national health issues …

Among the most powerful social forces in this century is self determination of nations and of
people. The relatively recent phenomenon of community participation in health decisions in …

Policy is an important feature of public and private organizations. Within the field of health as
a policy arena, public health has emerged in which policy is vital to decision making and the …

▪ Abstract A lesson of the first half of the century was that growth and technological
development brought new health problems and challenges in their wake, many of which …

Health promotion specialists increasingly recognize that to be effective in im-proving the
health and quality of life of citizens, they must incorporate policy advocacy interventions as …

Objectives. There is a shift toward a “health in all policies” approach in public health;
however, most practitioners are not equipped with the necessary knowledge or skills to …