Public health practice in Australia : the organised effort /: the organised effort. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sally Fawkes, Vivian Lin, James Smith.
• Authors: Fawkes, Sally; Lin, Vivian; Smith, James, 1954-
• Contents: List of tables and figures; ; Abbreviations and acronyms; ; About the authors ; ; Introduction; ; PART I BACKGROUND: THE BASICS; ; 1 What is public health? Definitions and applications; ; 2 The historical development of public health: Landmarks in the field; ; 3 Health in Australia today: Health status, the health-care system and the place of public health; ; PART II CONCEPTUAL AND ANALYTICAL TOOLKIT: KEY CONCEPTS AND FRAMEWORKS; ; 4 Distribution of health and its determinants: Changing concepts and models; ; 5 Explaining differences and determinants: Environment, society and behaviour; ; 6 Public health interventions: From quarantine to the rise of 'evidence-based practice'; ; 7 Health systems and policy: Making sense of the complex mosaic; ; PART III PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE: BUILDING BLOCKS AND THE SYSTEM OF DELIVERY; ; 8 Who delivers public health? Contemporary policies and players; ; 9 Legislative authority for public health action: How governments and societal expectations intersect; ; 10 Public health intelligence: Information and the research base for action; ; 11 Human and financial resources: Essential foundations for action; ; PART IV PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION: KEY INTERVENTIONS FROM PAST TO PRESENT; ; 12 Surveillance and disease control: From data to intervention; ; 13 Health protection: From the physical environment to ecological health; ; 14 Preventive services: Linking public health and personal health care; ; 15 Health promotion: From lifestyles to societal determinants of health; ; 16 Health maintenance and improvement for vulnerable populations: From needs to rights; ; PART V PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES: EMERGING ISSUES AND RESPONSES; ; 17 Public health governance: Politics of participation, decision-making and accountability; ; 18 Futures of public health: Where to now for the organised effort?; ; 19 A final note on ethical practice; ; APPENDICES; ; Appendix A: Australian core public health functions; ; Appendix B: Millennium Development Goals; ; Appendix C: Commonwealth Department of Health structure, 1921-2012; ; Appendix D: Commonwealth population health divisions, 1961-2012; ; Appendix E: Approaches and theories for health promotion; ; Appendix F: Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1986 (extract); ; Appendix G: Evidence-based public health: Recommendations form Taskforce on Community Preventive Services; ; Appendix H: Examples of public health laws in Australia; ; Appendix I: Examples of new diseases identified in humans since 1975; ; Appendix J: Core environmental health services provided by Health Departments and environment protection agencies; ; Appendix K: Vaccine start dates in Australia; ; Appendix L: Common food- or water-borne pathogens; ; Useful resources; ; Sources for definitions; ; Bibliography; ; Index
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.10994; Public health administration -- Australia
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000246988
• Related ISBNs: 9781000250787; 9781000254594; 9781003116936
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