Abstract
Throughout our evolutionary history, humans have lived—and died—with the threat of infectious diseases and catastrophic emergencies.[...]
Highlights
Throughout our evolutionary history, humans have lived—and died—with the threat of infectious diseases and catastrophic emergencies
Health promotion expert Glenn Laverack argues that failure to engage with and include the larger community in planning and response—instead favoring a dominant, top-down, response driven by select authorities—is a perilous venture
In a career spanning more than 25 years—including positions within universities and the World Health Organization—Dr Laverack is an expert who understands how top-down, fear-based approaches and interventions can undermine the most well-intended responses to outbreaks and major health emergencies. In this new CRC title, he converts that understanding into reader-friendly prose; the content is structured well so that the reader is provided with essential background information early on—from the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion to professional competencies for health promotion, the reader is provided with the contextual information to move forward through the text
Summary
Throughout our evolutionary history, humans have lived—and died—with the threat of infectious diseases and catastrophic emergencies. Health Promotion in Disease Outbreaks and Health Emergencies. In the contemporary era of high technology and increased scientific knowledge, the opportunity for preparedness and effective responses to disease outbreaks and health emergencies has never been better.
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