Abstract
After reading this chapter, readers will be able to: identify and discuss the emerging population health issues in the early twenty-first century with a focus on health promotion strategies for optimal health for travel -- discuss the evidence for causal links between ecological change and its impact on human health and how life styles can be adjusted to maximise health status -- critically analyse how social and lifestyle changes may impact on the overall health status of an individual and their society.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Population Health, Communities and Health Promotion |
| Editors | Sansnee Jirojwong, Pranee Liamputtong |
| Place of Publication | South Melbourne, Vic. |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 92-103 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780195560558 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- health promotion
- ecosystems
- globalization