title: Ecological foundations of health promotion.
abstract: In this article, human ecology is defined; its historical and intellectual roots are traced through various disciplines to its applications in public health and health promotion today; its strengths and limitations are described; some potential contributions of systems theory are suggested; and some emerging ecological models of health promotion are anticipated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Promotion Research, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Potvin
mesh_terms: D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D004493:Education; D015438:Health Behavior; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011584:Psychology; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends; D012922:Social Change; D012931:Social Environment; D014944:World Health Organization