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This inspiring and practical guide to people-centred health promotion focuses on:Putting a people perspective at the centre of health promotion concernsImprovement of health-related quality of life, rather than just prevention of diseaseEmpowering communities to develop and maintain their own self-determined action in health promotionTaking a developmental approach to intervention and evaluation within communitiesPeople-Centred Health Promotion will be essential reading for all students, researchers and practitioners in health promotion, community development and public health. ?[This] book engages the reader in an intellectually challenging and socially compelling enterprise.? Lawrence W. Green Institute of Health Promotion Research, University of British Columbia, Canada