Editor's note: In the premier issue, we defined health promotion as" the science and art of
helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health." Our focus is …

According to the Nairobi Call to Action, the growth of practitioners' skills can be favoured by
setting accreditation standards and by reorienting professional competencies of current and …

Health promotion emerged in the 1990s as a unifying concept which brought together a
number of separate, even disparate, fields of study and has become an essential part of the …

Hugely popular with students, Health Promotion is now in its third edition, and has been
thoroughly updated to provide the theoretical framework that is vital for health promotion. It …

Methods An exploratory study was planned between the months of January–February 2013
in Odisha among primary care physicians working in government set up. This exploratory …

Health professionals must continuously address health promotion issues using the latest
strategies and research. Currently in health care, too often an underdeveloped and under …

The question asked in the title of this article, upon quick reflection, might seem to have an
obvious answer. However, the answer you receive will depend upon whom you ask. The …

Understanding of health and its determinants is rapidly expanding and changing. The
emergence of chronic diseases as the leading cause of global disease burden and …

The Ottawa Charter contains no explicit mention of the role evidence should play in
supporting the development of health promotion, nor is there a discussion on the available …

′ In short, Lloyd and Lucas′ approach is challenging in its emphasis on a′ positive′
and holistic orientation to health and always humane in its emphasis on quality of life and, in …