However, while traditional research methods play an important role within health promotion research, it is also important to understand how qualitative «evidence» can be used to
inform health promotion practice.
Critiques of the foundations
of health promotion practice have challenged this (Bond, 2007; McPhail - Bell, Fredericks, & Brough, 2013), with concern that Indigenous people who «fail» to uptake and practise the healthy lifestyle message are further stigmatised (Bond, Brough, Spurling, & Hayman, 2012; Sherwood & Edwards, 2006).
Dr. Carter was selected by the Global Scientific Committee of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) as one of the three award winners for
best health promotion practice.
Australia's health system,
including health promotion practice and policy, is heavily implicated in these damaging colonising practices, as many have written about (for example Mohamed, Sweet al al, Bond, Thomas, Bartlett, and Brough).
Health promotion practice must acknowledge that health behaviour is influenced by a wide range of personal, social and cultural factors, as Hepworth argues, health promotion practice involves «social phenomena, wide - reaching cultural, psychological, political and ideological problems and issues» as well as biomedical and clinical ones -LSB-(Hepworth, 1997), p. 233].
Whilst statistical generalizations can not be made, some tentative conclusions can be drawn that are relevant to
health promotion practice.
Although further research on fathers» roles is desirable,
health promotion practice should acknowledge the important role that fathers can play and should ensure that health promotion is targeted at men and fathers, as well as women.
She is a former registered nurse, certified breastfeeding counselor and lactation consultant with experience in acute care, community development and
health promotion practice.
A study at Georgetown University went as far as claiming that there is «limited clinical evidence validating colon therapy as
a health promotion practice».
A study at Georgetown University went as far as claiming that there is «limited clinical evidence validating colon therapy as
a health promotion practice» — a thesis shared by the head of Flinders University's department of human physiology, Professor Simon Brookes.
The lessons from Deadly Choices consequently have relevance to
all health promotion practice — not only Indigenous health promotion.
It offers lessons for
all health promotion practice, she says.