Sustainable Health Promotion Practices and the Global Economy

This book reviews the strategies for the development of sustainable health promotion practices, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with case examples from the COVID-19 pandemic. This review will be of interest to policymakers, academics and practitioners.

List of contents

1. Health Promotion in the Community – revisited after COVID-19
Billy S. H. Ho and Ben Y. F. Fong
2. Social determinants in Human Health
Nicole W. Y. Fung and Ben Y. F. Fong
3. Health Promotion Practices and the Sustainable Global Economy
Tiffany C. H. Leung and Kelly Jialin Xie
4. Environmental and Ecological Determinants and Population Health
Sherry Fung and Wang-Kin Chiu
5. Education Initiatives for Health Promotion and Sustainable Development
Wang-Kin Chiu
6. Lifelong Health Promotion for All
Ethel S. T. Sha and Ben Y. F. Fong

About the author

Ben Y. F. Fong is Professor of Practice (Health Studies) and Director of the Centre for Ageing and Healthcare Management Research at the College of Professional and Continuing Education of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Wang-Kin Chiu is a senior lecturer at the College of Professional and Continuing Education of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.

Summary

This book reviews the strategies for the development of sustainable health promotion practices, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with case examples from the COVID-19 pandemic. This review will be of interest to policymakers, academics and practitioners.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Y. F. (The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univers Fong, Ben Y.f. (The Hong Kong Polytechnic Universi Fong
• Assisted by: Wang Chiu (Editor), Wang-Kin Chiu (Editor), Ben Y. F. Fong (Editor), Ben Y.F. Fong (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032701325
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270132-5
• No. of pages: 126
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Economics, MEDICAL / Public Health, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Public health & preventive medicine, Development Studies, Health systems & services, Public health and preventive medicine, Public ownership / nationalization, Health systems and services, Relating to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)