Concepts of health promotion: dualities in public health theory.
The differing concepts of health promotion are reviewed in their historical context and development, and a unified concept is proposed which encompasses general as well as specific causative factors in the social environment. The implications for health promotion strategies are discussed.
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D002170:Canada; D004782:Environmental Health; D004813:Epidemiology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D011634:Public Health; D012924:Social Conditions; D012936:Social Medicine; D014481:United States