Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Patient Education** Master health promotion for all ages and population groups! Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 10th Edition provides comprehensive coverage of leading health promotion concepts from assessment to interventions to application. Its lifespan approach addresses patients’ unique needs with case studies and care plans presented within an assessment framework based on Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. Addressing each age and stage of development, this market-leading text covers the latest research and trends in health promotion and disease prevention for diverse population groups.
Coverage of growth and development addresses health promotion concepts for each age and each stage of development through the lifespan.
Case studies present realistic situations with questions that challenge you to apply key concepts to further develop clinical judgment.
Think About It clinical scenarios at the beginning of each chapter include questions to encourage clinical judgment.
Research for Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize current health-promotion studies showing the links between research, theory, and practice.
Hot Topics boxes introduce significant issues, trends, and controversies in health promotion.