Health The Foundations for Achievement [Paperback]

This inspirational book provides the philosophical backbone tocountless courses for health professionals. It poses twofundamental questions - What is health? and How can more healthbe achieved? - and answers them at a depth unmatched by any othertext in this field. David Seedhouse shows that these questions lieat the heart of health practice, and explains why all healthworkers should ponder them deeply.

This second edition retains the freshness and enthusiasm of thefirst, while making the foundations theory and its practicalapplications clearer and more accessible than ever. The bookincludes additional material and discussion, new case studies andrevised illustrations.
* Describes and explores competing theories of health
* Establishes a practical and ethical foundation for healthpromotion and education
* Explains the foundations theory - a novel and comprehensive wayto understand health
* Shows how the foundations theory might be used to create morehumane health servicesForeword.

Preface.

Preface to the First Edition.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction to the Second Edition.

What is Health?

The Need for Philosophy.

The Problem of Meaning.

Theories of Health.

The Fullest Sense of Health.

The Idea of Human Potential.

The Assessment of the Health of Individuals.

The Aims of Health Education and Promotion.

How Can Health for All be Achieved?

References.

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