This challenging and provocative book explores many contentious and debated issues associated with the promotion of health at a global level. The chapters offer insights into the key determinants of health between and within countries; how effective health promotion is in achieving health gain at a global level and the significant health challenges to be faced in the twenty-first century. The contributors are a highly distinguished group of academics and health professionals from around the world, including representatives from the World Health Organization, The International Union of Health Promotion and Education and the World Bank.

'This is an excellent, well structured and informative book - a must-read for everyone interested in promoting health. The editors have done a thorough job, ensuring that the chapters are cogent and read coherently. Summaries, cross referencing and consistent use of terms guide the reader through the text...This book should inspire readers to ponder how they can influence the health promotion agenda.' - Nursing Standard

'...the editors have gathered a broad range of contributions from internationally recognized specialists into a forum designed to stimulate debate and new ways of thinking about daunting global challenges...the text is easy to read and informative, providing an accurate and stimulating 'must read' for anyone interested in promoting health anywhere in the world.' Ann C. Debaldo, Public Health, Journal of the Royal Institute of Public Health

Promoting Health: A Global Context and Rationale; A.Scriven
PART ONE: GLOBAL ISSUES IN PROMOTING HEALTH
Key Global Health Concerns for the 21st Century; B.Davey
Inequalities in Health: International Patterns and Trends; D.McDaid & A.Oliver
Global Health Promotion: Challenges and Opportunities; M.Mittelmark
The Social Context of Health Promotion in a Globalising World; S.Garman
PART TWO: GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN PROMOTING HEALTH
Globalisation and Noncommunicable Diseases; D.Yach, R.Beaglehole & C.Hawkes
Food, Health and Globalisation: Is Health Promotion Still Relevant?; M.Caraher, J.Coveney & T.Lang
Tobacco: The Global Challenge for Health Promotion; S.Asma, P.Gupta & C.Warren
HIV/AIDS: Lessons For and From Health Promotion; P.Aggleton
Global Environment Change and Health; P.Wilkinson
PART THREE: STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING HEALTH IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CASE STUDIES
Promoting Health in Low and Middle Income Countries: Achievements and Challenges; J.Hubley
Trends and Factors in the Development of Health Promotion in Africa, 1973-2003; D.Nyamwaya
Health Promotion in Latin America; H.Arroyo
A Public Health and System Approach To Health Protection and Health Promotion in Hong Kong; S.Chan & G.Leung
Public Health in the Former Soviet Union; J.Godinho
Health Promotion Development in Europe: Barriers and New Opportunities; E.Ziglio, S.Haggard & C.Brown
Health Promotion in Australia and New Zealand: The Struggle for Equity; S.Hearn, H.Martin, L.Signal & M.Wise
Health Promotion in Canada: Back to the Past or Towards a Promising Future?; A.Pederson, I.Rootman & M.O'Neill
Health Promotion in the USA: Building a Science Based Health Promotion Policy; D.Lightsey, D.McQueen & L.Anderson

ANGELA SCRIVEN is Course Leader for the MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health at Brunel University, UK.

SEBASTIAN GARMAN is Senior Tutor in the Department of Health and Social Care at Brunel University, UK.