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Informationen zum Autor Dr Mary Larkin is a programme leader in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University Klappentext Using a life course approach, the main chapters in this truly original and enlightening text focus on health and well-being during each of our life stages. A wide range of contemporary literature from disciplines such as public health, sociology, epidemiology and social policy are drawn upon to examine key health and well-being issues in these stages, and to illustrate how health effects can accumulate across the life course. Interactive activities based on the text and on extracts from primary sources are used to encourage critical reflection and debate. Mary Larkin's book will be essential reading for students on the many courses that need an understanding of health and well-being across all age groups. It will also be an invaluable resource for those in the health and social care sector as well as practitioners working in the field. Zusammenfassung This new text from Mary Larkin on the increasingly important life course approach covers health from pre-pregnancy to old age. Chapters include suggestions for further reading! discussion points! activities and activity commentaries to make it ideal for interactive student learning and critical reflection. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Studying Health and Well-Being across the Life Course Beginnings: Prenatal Health Health and Well-Being in Childhood Health and Well-Being in Adolescence Health and Well-Being and Young Adulthood Health and Well-Being in Midlife Health and Well-Being in Old Age Glossary References
