Global Newsletter

Together with the American Journal of Health Promotion the International Institute for Health Promotion at American University has edited and published a global newsletter called "Health Promotion: Global Perspectives" since March 1998. The eight-page newsletter is published six times a year and features international articles on a different topic each issue and includes an IIHP column, global initiatives page, and a country profile. The newsletter is accessible on this website via a link to the American Journal of Health Promotion.

The following topics have been covered:

Volume 4 - 2001

  • Number 1 - The Aging Trend: Is Health Promotion the Answer?

Volume 3 - 2000

  • Number 6 - Interrogating Global Health Promotion Education
  • Number 5 - Mental Health in the Workplace and Beyond
  • Number 4 - Tobacco Control Worldwide: A Priority / country profile: Argentina
  • Number 3 - Creating a Healthy Global Workforce / country profile: Ireland
  • Number 2 - National Policy and Health Promotion / country profile: New Zealand
  • Number 1 - Social Factors in Health Promotion / country profile: Taiwan

Volume 2 - 1999

  • Number 6 - A Case for Physical Activity in Health Promotion / country profile: Guatemala
  • Number 5 - Global Outlook for Health Promotion in the New Millenium / country profile: Malaysia
  • Number 4 - Health Promotion Advocacy / country profile: Israel
  • Number 3 - Innovative Health Promotion Programs in Emerging Countries / country profile: Botswana
  • Number 2 - The Role of Health Promotion in Health Reform / country profile: Romania
  • Number 1 - Workplace Health Promotion / country profile: South Korea

Volume 1- 1998

  • Number 6 - Effective Health Promotion Networks /country profile:Mexico
  • Number 5 - Health Promotion Economics / country profile: Lebanon
  • Number 4 - Health Promotion Policy / country profile:Kenya
  • Number 3 - Training health promotion professionals / country profile:Italy
  • Number 2 - Health communications / country profile:India
  • Number 1 - Inaugural issue - introduction to the newsletter

Please check the American Journal of Health Promotion to view these issues or to subscribe to the newsletter.

We encourage you to play an active role in making the newsletter a useful tool of communication by providing material, information, and writing articles. If you are interested in being a contributing writer from your country please contact managing editor Vivian Blaxell for further information at blaxell@american.edu
 
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