| Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education Contributor(s): Muto, Takashi (Editor), Nam, Eun Woo (Editor), Nakahara, Toshitaka (Editor) |
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ISBN: 4431538887 ISBN-13: 9784431538882 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Preventive Medicine |
| Dewey: 613.071 |
| LCCN: 2010940982 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" (1.35 lbs) 468 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Globalization and information technology have caused many health problems: mental health issues like depression, and lifestyle-related disease like diabetes and obesity. To cope with these health issues, health promotion and education are desperately needed. Convincing policy decision makers to invest in health promotion and education programs, it is needed to show its effectiveness. Health promotion and education professionals are expected to construct evidence of health promotion and education. Most of such evidence has been produced in the US and European countries. Because socio-economic conditions differ between the Asia and Western countries, we cannot depend on such evidence to implement adequate health promotion and education in our region. We must produce and accumulate our own evidence based on Asian perspectives. |