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The musthave health promotion textbook now in a new updated edition. Increasing disparities in health globally mean the imperative for primary health care is greater than ever. Now in its fifth edition, Promoting Health: the primary health care approach remains an essential toolkit for health promotion action. Featuring updated policy and practice initiatives, this excellent health promotion textbook clearly explains the integral role of primary health care in supporting health promotion across all health care settings internationally. Using sound, evidencebased research, the authors of this excellent health title address the social, environmental, cultural and psychological determinants of health, conveying essential skills for using health promotion strategies within primary health care to foster wellbeing and prevent ill health.