Key Concepts in Public Health

Klappentext Focuses on 50 key issues across the public health discipline. Readers can dip into the book to find a snapshot of the definition of the concept, or read it through like a regular textbook from start to finish.Focuses on 50 key issues across the public health discipline. Readers can dip into the book to find a snapshot of the definition of the concept, or read it through like a regular textbook from start to finish. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: UNDERPINNING CONCEPTS - THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE Historical Development of Public Health - Nicholas Fulton Phin Modern Public Health - Fiona Adshead and Allison Thorpe Determinants of Health - Soumen Sengupta Public Health Theories - Ann Bryan Inequalities in Health - Nicola Close Sociological Concepts of Public Health - Andy Lovell Principles of Epidemiology - Hamed A Adetunji Public Health and Demography - Mzwandile (Andi) Mabhala and Walid El Ansari Population and Surveillance - Hamed A. Adetunji Public Health Law - Nicholas Fulton Phin Leadership Development for Public Health Practitioners - Frances Wilson and Kim Greening Social Marketing - Allison Thorpe, Rowena Merritt, Clive Blair-Stevens and Jeff French Economics of Health - Hamed A. Adetunji Public Health and Sustainable Development - Mzwandile A. Mabhala and Peete Lesiamo Health Literacy - Mike Horah and Mzwandile (Andi) Mabhala Public Health and the Media - Pat Clarke Local Strategies for Public Health Implementation - Graham Holroyd Ehics of Public Health - Jill McCarthy Social Exclusion and Stigma - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead Vulnerability - Jan Hardy and Tina Barrows PART TWO: PRACTICAL CONCEPTS - FOR APPLICATION: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE Assessing Public Health Need - Pat Rose Planning and Public Health - Janine Talley Evaluating Public Health - Elaine Hogard Health Impact Assessment - Rachel A. Wells Health Protection - Nicholas Fulton Phin Immunisation - Michelle Falconer Public Health and Health Promotion - Frances Wilson Screening - Mzwandile (Andi) Mabhala Disease Prevention - Alan Massey Public Health and the Natural Environment - Kim Greening Environmental Impact on Health Emergency and Disaster Planning - Alex G Stewart and Richard Jarvis Walid El Ansari and Pat Deeny User Involvement and Influence - Walid El Collaborative and Partnership Working - Walid El Evidence Based Practice - Gail Louw Public Health and Contemporary Health Issues - Mike Thomas Public Health and Physical Activity - Hayley Mills, Diane Crone, Walid El Public Health and Nutrition - Basma Ellahi Community Food Initiatives - Basma Ellahi Commissioning Public Health - Frances Wilson and Moyra PART THREE: POPULATIONS: APPROACHES TO PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE Public Health and Mental Health - David Coyle Adherence to treatment - a person-centred approach - Dianne Phipps and Sara Bell Public Health and the Preschool Child - Jean Mannix and John Public Health and the Schools Community - Gabrielle Rabie Public Health and Young People - Gabrielle Rabie and Irene Public Health and Adults - Sue Phillips Student Health - Walid El Ansari Public Health and the Older Person - Irene Cooke and Jean Public Health and Homelessness - Judith Lydon and Scott Public Health and the Workplace - Alan Massey ...

List of contents

PART ONE: UNDERPINNING CONCEPTS - THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
Historical Development of Public Health - Nicholas Fulton Phin
Modern Public Health - Fiona Adshead and Allison Thorpe
Determinants of Health - Soumen Sengupta
Public Health Theories - Ann Bryan
Inequalities in Health - Nicola Close
Sociological Concepts of Public Health - Andy Lovell
Principles of Epidemiology - Hamed A Adetunji
Public Health and Demography - Mzwandile (Andi) Mabhala and Walid El Ansari
Population and Surveillance - Hamed A. Adetunji
Public Health Law - Nicholas Fulton Phin
Leadership Development for Public Health Practitioners - Frances Wilson and Kim Greening
Social Marketing - Allison Thorpe, Rowena Merritt, Clive Blair-Stevens and Jeff French
Economics of Health - Hamed A. Adetunji
Public Health and Sustainable Development - Mzwandile A. Mabhala and Peete Lesiamo
Health Literacy - Mike Horah and Mzwandile (Andi) Mabhala
Public Health and the Media - Pat Clarke
Local Strategies for Public Health Implementation - Graham Holroyd
Ehics of Public Health - Jill McCarthy
Social Exclusion and Stigma - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead
Vulnerability - Jan Hardy and Tina Barrows
PART TWO: PRACTICAL CONCEPTS - FOR APPLICATION: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
Assessing Public Health Need - Pat Rose
Planning and Public Health - Janine Talley
Evaluating Public Health - Elaine Hogard
Health Impact Assessment - Rachel A. Wells
Health Protection - Nicholas Fulton Phin
Immunisation - Michelle Falconer
Public Health and Health Promotion - Frances Wilson
Screening - Mzwandile (Andi) Mabhala
Disease Prevention - Alan Massey
Public Health and the Natural Environment - Kim Greening
Environmental Impact on Health Emergency and Disaster Planning - Alex G Stewart and Richard Jarvis Walid El Ansari and Pat Deeny
User Involvement and Influence - Walid El
Collaborative and Partnership Working - Walid El
Evidence Based Practice - Gail Louw
Public Health and Contemporary Health Issues - Mike Thomas
Public Health and Physical Activity - Hayley Mills, Diane Crone, Walid El
Public Health and Nutrition - Basma Ellahi
Community Food Initiatives - Basma Ellahi
Commissioning Public Health - Frances Wilson and Moyra
PART THREE: POPULATIONS: APPROACHES TO PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
Public Health and Mental Health - David Coyle
Adherence to treatment - a person-centred approach - Dianne Phipps and Sara Bell
Public Health and the Preschool Child - Jean Mannix and John
Public Health and the Schools Community - Gabrielle Rabie
Public Health and Young People - Gabrielle Rabie and Irene
Public Health and Adults - Sue Phillips
Student Health - Walid El Ansari
Public Health and the Older Person - Irene Cooke and Jean
Public Health and Homelessness - Judith Lydon and Scott
Public Health and the Workplace - Alan Massey

Product details

• Authors: Andi (EDT)/ Wilson Mabhala, Frances Wilson, Frances Mabhala Wilson
• Assisted by: Andi Mabhala (Editor), Mzwandile Mabhala (Editor), Frances Wilson (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2008
• EAN: 9781412948807
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-4880-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Sage Key Concepts Series; Sage Key Concepts Series; Key Concepts (Sage)
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General