This comprehensive textbook covers all the major concepts of health promotion and disease prevention for all population groups including individuals, families, and communities. Its lifespan approach focuses on health promotion for all age groups. An assessment franework based on Gordon's Functional Health Patterns provides consistent presentation and an approach that promotes health. Current, timely, and readable, the 5th edition includes numerous special features that highlight critical information and help students apply concepts to practice. Presents an assessment framework based on Gordon's Functional Health Patterns to provide consistency in presentation of material and an approach that is line with the promotion of health Provides extensive coverage of growth and development throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on normal aspects as well as the unique problems and health promotion needs of each age and stage of development Offers separate chapters on each population group - individual, family, and community - to stress the unique issues found in providing care to each group Presents Objectives and Key Terms at the beginning of each chapter to highlight the most important concepts and terms in the chapter Addresses various cultural perspectives that need to be considered in planning care in Multicultural Awareness boxes Introduces significant issues, trends, and controversies in health promotion through Hot Topics boxes to engage students in critical discussion and debate about these topics Offers an attractive, contemporary two-colour design with special designs for the key features and many new photographs that portray diverse health care situations to create an inviting, accessible presentation Incorporates Case Studies that depict actual clinical situations to give students a real-life perspective Presents Care Plans that detail health promotion efforts for various populations and clinical situations Presents Innovative Practice examples to highlight unique and creative health promotion programs and projects currently being implemented Provides a Glossary in the back of the book that includes definitions for each Key Term to provide easy access to definitions of important terms.