Health and Inequality - Applying Public Health Research to Policy and Practice

List of contents

1. Public Health for a Fairer Society Angela Tod and JuliaHirst 2. Fairer Society, Healthy Lives Chris Bentley 3. Pre-birth and Early Years (up to age five) Chris Bentley 4. Giving Children the Best Start Zoe Brownlie 5. Addressing Health Inequalities for Mothers and Babies in Prison Kathy Albertson, Caroline O'Keeffe, Catherine Burke, Georgina Lessing-Turner and Mary Renfrew 6. Children in Full Time Education (ages 5 – 16)
Chris Bentley 7. Promoting Positive Sexualities, Relationships and Sexual Health for Young People in Educational Settings Julia Hirst 8. The Emotional Health and Well-Being of Young People who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans Eleanor Formby 9. Early Adulthood (Ages 17 – 24) Chris Bentley 10. Breastfeeding: Engaging Teenage Mothers in Healthy Lifestyle Change Lindsey Reeceand Anna Clack 11. Preventing Ill-health: Assessing the Potential Impact of NICE Guidance to Promote and Offer Hepatitis C Testing within Drug Services Ray Poll 12. Adults of Working Age (ages 25 – 64) Chris Bentley 13. Welfare Rights and the Health Benefits of Benefits Peter Allmark 14. Women, Employment and Well-Being Linda Grant 15. Adults of Retirement Age (65+) Chris Bentley 16. The Little Society Nick Pollard 17. Keeping Warm and Well in Later Life Angela Mary Tod 18. Conclusion: Looking to the Future Angela Mary Tod, Julia Hirst and Peter Allmark

Summary

This text outlines key public health principles and the social model of health. A selection of case studies then look at how a piece of public health research has been applied to policy or practice in order to reduce health inequalities, and how it could be transferred to other contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Angela M. Hirst Tod
• Assisted by: Julia Hirst (Editor), Hirst Julia (Editor), Angela M. Tod (Editor), Tod Angela M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9780415633925
• ISBN: 978-0-415-63392-5
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Sociology, MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Health & personal development, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Community nursing