Global Handbook of Health Promotion Research, Vol. 3

While research teams are producing relevant and valid knowledge for health promotion, there is not yet a structured manual and distinct field of health promotion research. This timely "state-of-the-art" handbook contributes to structuring the field of health promotion research. This collection presents introductory-level methodological solutions to the major epistemological, methodological, and ethical challenges facing health promotion research. It brings together experts from different "research traditions" that coexist in the field. The handbook covers the existing knowledge production and sharing practices to delineate the "discipline" and its agenda for future research. Ultimately, it contributes to creating a global community of health promotion researchers.

This volume concerns research practices relevant to the production and sharing of knowledge about health promotion practices. It is organized as follows:

• Part I presents some paradigms and approaches to knowledge production relevant to health promotion research.

• Parts II to V describe research designs and methods that specifically address health promotion research. Part VI includes an overview of the challenges facing health promotion research and suggests ways forward.
  Global Handbook of Health Promotion Research, Vol. 3: Doing Health Promotion Research is a highly relevant reference tool for researchers and graduate students in health promotion, public health, education, and socio-health sciences; practitioners in health, medical, and social sectors; policy-makers; and health research administrators. "This collection of contributions provides a state-of-the-science overview of health promotion research. This is a major reference source for health promotion students, educators, researchers, and professionals globally. As President of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education, I welcome this scholarly volume, which provides a springboard for the future development of health promotion research globally."

• Margaret M. Barry, President, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE); Professor of Health Promotion and Public Health, National University of Ireland, Galway

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Didier Jourdan is the chair holder of the UNESCO Chair "Global Health & Education" and head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for "Research in Education & Health". He is full professor, former dean of the Faculty of Education and vice president of University of Clermont Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand, France. He used to be president of the "prevention, education and health promotion" commission of the French High Council for Public Health and director of the Health Promotion Division of the French National Public Health Agency. His research activities focus on the impact of health promotion interventions, particularly with regard to health inequalities, implementation mechanisms, professional activity, capacity building of professionals, and ethical issues. Didier Jourdan is member of the Executive Board of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) and of the governing board of UNESCO IITE.

Louise Potvin is professor at the School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Canada. She is the scientific director of the Centre de recherche en santé publique and holds the Canada Research Chair in Community Approaches and Health Inequalities. She is a founder of Population Health Intervention Research, a domain of research that seeks to develop a cumulative body of knowledge on public health interventions, their planning, implementation, scaling up and sustainability. She is also a leading figure in health promotion research, more specifically through her work on the role of local environments in health inequality and local intersectoral action. She is an elected member of the Executive Board of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE).