Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9784431538882)

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.

Author: Takashi Muto
ISBN-10: 4431538887
ISBN-13: 9784431538882
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 12/09/2010
Pages: 445
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.20d