Promoting human wellness : new frontiers for research, practice, and policy / edited by Margaret Schneider Jamner and Daniel Stokols.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jamner, Margaret Schneider.

Stokols, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health promotion.

Health promotion--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xii, 737 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2000]

Summary:

This book is a state-of-the-art educational resource on the latest developments in wellness programs and disease prevention. It is organized around core themes such as the importance of disease prevention programs that address multiple health risks, the link between poverty and minority status and disease susceptibility, and the challenge of evaluating health benefits and cost-effectiveness.

Notes:

"Published in collaboration with the California Wellness Foundation and the Office of Health Affairs of the University of California."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520226089

0520226097

OCLC:

43083355