Health promotion: time for an audit

This article examines how health promotion models are used in practice. The conceptual base of health promotion models is reviewed with particular relevance to the interaction between professional and client, and in relation to The Health of the Nation targets. The author argues that health promotion models are being used by professionals purely to achieve targets and, as a consequence, important information on clients' socio-economic circumstances is being ignored. A framework for a 'health promotion audit' is offered.