The second edition of the “Handbook of Salutogenesis was published in 2022. Find more information from the editors about the new developments in the Handbook in the following IUHPE webinar and download the Handbook below for free.


The second edition of the “Handbook of Salutogenesis” offers a comprehensive overview of salutogenesis theory, research, practice, and policy. It contains 57 chapters written by experts at the “Society for Theory and Research on Salutogenesis”. It includes an extensive salutogenesis bibliography covering the period 1979 to the present. This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.

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The first edition of the “Handbook of Salutogenesis” published in 2017 offers a comprehensive overview of salutogenesis and its contribution to health promotion theory. It contains 49 chpaters written by thought leaders at the “International Union for Health Promotion and Education”. It features a major section summarizing the research in salutogenesis in non-English literatures. This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.

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