Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education
. Ed(S): Muto, Takashi; Nam, Eun Woo; Nakahara, Toshitaka
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Hardback. Health education is badly needed to combat emerging medical issues worldwide. While much of the empirical evidence demonstrating its efficacy is based on First-World data sets, this volume provides a regional perspective, with findings from Asian countries. Editor(s): Muto, Takashi; Nam, Eun Woo; Nakahara, Toshitaka. Num Pages: 445 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 945.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
Number of Pages
445
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431538882
SKU
V9784431538882
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