Theory and action for health promotion illustrations from the North Karelia Project. | Zendy

Alfred L. McAlister | Zendy; Pekka Puska | Zendy; Jukka T. Salonen | Zendy; Jaakko Tuomilehto | Zendy; K Koskela | Zendy

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Theory and action for health promotion illustrations from the North Karelia Project.

Author(s) -

Alfred L. McAlister,

Pekka Puska,

Jukka T. Salonen,

Jaakko Tuomilehto,

K Koskela

Publication year - 1982

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.72.1.43

Subject(s) - health promotion , promotion (chess) , action (physics) , disease prevention , disease , environmental health , public health , political science , medicine , public relations , nursing , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , politics , law

The North Karelia Project in Finland illustrates the fundamental goals of health promotion. Specific activities of the project serve as examples of how concepts from the social and behavioral sciences can be applied to achieve estimated reductions in predicted risk of disease. The results in North Karelia are not conclusive, but they are encouraging, and the investigations conducted there is an essential reference for future research in health promotion and disease prevention.

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