Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan
by By Mandle, Carol Lynn (EDT), Mandle, Carol Lynn, Edelman, Carole (EDT), and Edelman, Carole
Category: Medical , Preventive Medicine

Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan is a comprehensivetextbook that covers all major concepts of health promotion anddisease prevention. Its currency, comprehensiveness, and readabilityare just a few of the strengths it is noted for.  The focus on healthpromotion makes it useful in many courses in community healthnursing, and its comprehensive coverage of growth anddevelopment makes it attractive as a primary text for separate coursesin this area as well.  Practicing nurses also find it valuable as aclinical resource, as noted by the award bestowed on a previousedition by a nurse practitioner organization. The lifespan approachaddresses health promotion for all age groups.  The assessmentframework is based on Gordon's Functional Health Patterns. Health promotion is presented for all population groups: individuals,families, and communities. An attractive two-color design highlights the many special featuresin the book.  The fifth edition includes several new features thatemphasize practical clinical interventions, such as Case Studies, CarePlans that promote wellness, and Innovative Practice boxes. The wordclient has been replaced with person or individual to reflectthe current emphasis on empowering the consumers of health care.· Presents an assessment framework based on Gordon's Functional Health Patterns to provide consistency in presentation of material and an approach that is line with the promotion of health· Provides extensive coverage of growth and development throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on normal aspects as well as the unique problems and health promotion needs of each age and stage of development· Offers separate chapters on each population group - individual, family, and community - to stress the unique issues found in providing care to each group· Presents Objectives and Key Terms at the beginning of each chapter to highlight the most important concepts and terms in the chapter· Addresses various cultural perspectives that need to be considered in planning care in Multicultural Awareness boxes· Introduces significant issues, trends, and controversies in health promotion through Hot Topics boxes to engage students in critical discussion and debate about these topics· Offers an attractive, contemporary two-colour design with special designs for the key features and many new photographs that portray diverse health care situations to create an inviting, accessible presentation· Incorporates Case Studies that depict actual clinical situations to give students a real-life perspective· Presents Care Plans that detail health promotion efforts for various populations and clinical situations· Presents Innovative Practice examples to highlight unique and creative health promotion programs and projects currently being implemented· Provides a Glossary in the back of the book that includes definitions for each Key Term to provide easy access to definitions of important terms