The Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness -- Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness -- The Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness (GPHPE) -- The IUHPE Blueprint for Direct and Sustained Dialogue in Partnership Initiatives -- The Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness -- Reports from the Field -- Policies for Health -- Strengthening the Evidence Base for Mental Health Promotion -- Effectiveness and Challenges for Promoting Physical Activity Globally -- School Health Promotion -- Health Promotion to Prevent Obesity -- Effective Health Promotion Against Tobacco Use -- Effectiveness of Health Promotion in Preventing Alcohol Related Harm -- Global Areas of Interest that Challenge the Assessment of Health Promotion Effectiveness -- Globalization and Health Promotion -- Urbanization and Health Promotion -- Community Interventions on Social Determinants of Health -- Strengthening Peace-Building Through Health Promotion -- The Role of Governance in Health Promotion Effectiveness -- Global Debates about Effectiveness of Health Promotion -- Evidence and Theory -- Measurement and Effectiveness -- Healthy Settings -- Feasibility for Health Promotion Under Various Decision-Making Contexts -- Evaluating Equity in Health Promotion -- Evaluation of Empowerment and Effectiveness -- Enhancing the Effectiveness and Quality of Health Promotion.

As health improvement initiatives take center stage worldwide, public health professionals face an ongoing challenge to prove that the programs are worthwhile and that interventions make an impact. The Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness (GPHPE) of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education takes on this challenge in Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness. Fifty-five contributors representing six continents come together to analyze major programs around the world and evaluate their effectiveness. The result is a symposium in a book, the first in a series, representing the best critical thinking on crucial issues such as these: Assessment of evidence and evaluation of effectiveness in an international context. Synthesis of progress on the various GPHPE regional projects, with candid evaluations of strengths and limitations, and factors unique to each region. Advocacy to strengthen the evidence base for mental health promotion, physical activity promotion and a wide range of settings-based health promotion interventions. Challenges to health promotion and its assessment, including peace-building, urbanization, globalization, and social determinants. Global debates on emerging health promotion arenas—equity, methodology, partnership, development in adverse political climates, and others—as to whether or not traditional concepts of evidence, impact, and outcomes can be applied. Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness is a significant document with profound implications for practitioners involved in implementing health promotion programs. It will serve as a vital source of frontline knowledge for researchers and students of public health.