Key concepts in public health. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Public health
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Frances Wilson and Mzwandile Mabhala.
• Other Names: Wilson, Frances; Mabhala, Mzwandile
• 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;
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (328 pages)
• Subjects: 362.1; Public health
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781446243558; 1446243559
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.