Public Health Evidence: - Tacking Health Inequalities

Zusatztext ...this book provides a useful picture of the current level of development of evidence-based public health policy and practice, and specifically action to address health inequalities in the UK. It has a practical 'real life' focus and will be of interest primarily to academics and public health practitioners based in the UK. ...Overall, cause for optimism isprovided with some significant advances being made in public health research methods and creative ideas about future directions being displayed. s Klappentext This book outlines the policy context of research in the field of health inequalities, documents approaches to evidence-based public health practice in the UK, advances understanding and debate on methodological challenges and difficulties, and assesses progress in putting evidence into practice. Zusammenfassung This book outlines the policy context of research in the field of health inequalities, documents approaches to evidence-based public health practice in the UK, advances understanding and debate on methodological challenges and difficulties, and assesses progress in putting evidence into practice.

Product details

• Authors: Et Al, A Killoran, Amanda Killoran, C Swann
• Assisted by: Michael P Kelly (Editor), Michael P. Kelly (Editor), Amanda Killoran (Editor), Killoran Amanda (Editor), Catherine Swann (Editor), Swann Catherine (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.08.2006
• EAN: 9780198520832
• ISBN: 978-0-19-852083-2
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 245 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, Medical / Nursing, Social issues & processes, Public health & preventive medicine, Social and ethical issues, Public health and preventive medicine