Ruth Cross is the Course Director for Health Promotion at Leeds Beckett University. She teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules within health promotion on subjects such as health communication, health psychology, critical public health and global health. Ruth worked as a Registered General Nurse for many years in England and overseas before moving into academia after completing an MSc in Health Promotion and Education. Ruth also has a PhD in Critical Health Psychology and was editor of the International Journal of Health Promotion and Education for six years. She has published widely in the health-promotion field including peer-viewed papers and several co-authored textbooks such as The Essentials of Health Promotion (2022), Health Promotion: Global Principles and Practice (2021), and Health Promotion: Planning and Strategies (2019).
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Section 1: What Is Health, Health Promotion And Health Education? Chapter 1: Health And Its determinants - Ruth Cross and Dean Whitehead Chapter 2: Defining Health Promotion And Health Education - Maria Pueyo Garrigues and Navidad Canga Armayor Chapter 3: A History Of Health Promotion And Health Education - Ruth Cross and James Woodall Chapter 4: Health Promotion And Health Education Approaches - James Woodall and Ruth Cross Chapter 5: The Ottawa Charter - Reorienting Health Services And Developing Personal Skills - Maria Pueyo Garrigues, Maria Lavilla Gracia and Navidad Canga Armayor Section 2: Theoretical Underpinnings, Global Health And The Future Of Health Promotion And Health Education Chapter 6: A Lifestyle/Settings-Based Framework For Health Promotion And Health Education - Dean Whitehead Chapter 7: Core Health Promotion And Health Education Skills - Susan Thompson Chapter 8: Assessing Health Needs - Ivy O'Neil Chapter 9: Evaluation - Ebenezer Owusu-Addo Chapter 10: Global Health - Julian Pillay and Ruth Cross Chapter 11: The Future Of Health Promotion And Health Education For Health Professionals - Louise Warwick-Booth and Ruth Cross Section 3: Health Promotion Through The Lifespan - Selected Stages And Issues Chapter 12: Maternal Health - Firoza Haffejee Chapter 13: Reimagining Child And Family Health Education And Health Promotion Through A Planetary Health Lens - Lindsay Smith and Paula Nersesian Chapter 14: Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health And Rights - Pandu Hailonga-van Dijk and Cloudina Venaani Chapter 15: Young To Middle Adult Health - Antoinette Barton-Gooden and Jasneth Mullings Chapter 16: Older Adult Health: Retirement Communities And Residential Aged Care Homes - Jed Montayre and Tiffany Northall Chapter 17: Health Promotion In Hospital And Beyond - Kari Ingstad and Trude Wille