Book overview
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Patient Education**
Master health promotion for all ages and population groups! Edelman's Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 11th Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of leading health promotion concepts, from assessment to interventions to application. Its lifespan approach addresses patients' unique needs with case studies and care plans presented within an assessment framework based on Gordon's Functional Health Patterns. Addressing each age and stage of development, this market-leading text covers the latest research and trends in health promotion and disease prevention for diverse population groups.
Master health promotion for all ages and population groups! Edelman's Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 11th Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of leading health promotion concepts, from assessment to interventions to application. Its lifespan approach addresses patients' unique needs with case studies and care plans presented within an assessment framework based on Gordon's Functional Health Patterns. Addressing each age and stage of development, this market-leading text covers the latest research and trends in health promotion and disease prevention for diverse population groups.
- NEW! Greater emphasis on social determinants of health (SDOH) explores this key topic in public health nursing
- NEW! Completely revised chapters reflect the most current practice from experts in the field
- NEW! Content explores increased health inequity in the US, the evolving global health outcomes as a result of COVID, and increased involvement of at-risk communities
- NEW! Evidence addresses healthcare decisions, as well as maintaining the health and wellbeing of healthcare professionals
- NEW! Updated language reflects the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to align with the Next-Generation NCLEX(R) exam
- NEW! Updated photos and graphics freshen the view and visually reinforce essential content
- Separate chapters on population groups - the individual, family, and community - highlight the unique aspects of assessment and health promotion for each group
- Coverage of growth and development helps apply health promotion concepts to each age and each stage of development through the lifespan
- Case studies present realistic situations with questions asking you to apply key concepts to further develop clinical judgment
- Quality and Safety Scenario boxes focus on QSEN-related competencies with examples of health promotion
- Innovative Practice boxes outline unique and creative health promotion programs and projects currently being implemented
- Healthy People boxes present goals and objectives relating to national health issues and priorities
- Research for Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize current health-promotion studies showing the links between research, theory, and practice
- Care plans include patient problems, defining characteristics, related factors, expected outcomes, and interventions
- Diversity Awareness boxes address cultural perspectives relating to planning care
- Hot Topics boxes introduce significant issues, trends, and controversies in health promotion
- Think About It clinical scenarios open each chapter and include questions to encourage clinical judgment
