The broadly accepted definition of “practice” is the
application of knowledge (theoretical or technical) in
the exercise of a profession, and encompasses a range
of discipline-related activities and applications of
knowledge. . . . Within health promotion, practice is
not fixed by any rigorously defined discipline, and is
said to be practised by individuals in diverse organizations,
trained in a multiplicity of disciplines. Thus,
what actually constitutes practice in health promotion
will differ according to the practitioner’s institutional
location and discipline-related training, i.e., his or her
“arena” of practice.
—Boutilier, Cleverly, & Labonte (2000, p. 257)