Future public health :
Dawson, Sandra
Future public health : burdens, challenges and opportunities / edited by Sandra Dawson and Zoë Slote Morris. - Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - xix, 307 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Situating public health within its social, environmental and political context, this book looks to the future through a realistic analysis of policy frameworks, effective interventions and robust measurement and evaluation. Using a multidisciplinary perspective it creates a compelling vision for public health policy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction PART I: POLICY FRAMEWORKS Devolution and Public Health Politics in the United Kingdom; S. L. Greer International Public Health - The Future Place of Primary Care; J. Amery & S. Gillam Improving Public Health: Balancing Between Poles; S. Atkinson Social marketing: Putting the Public, not Professionals, at the Heart of Public Health; Don't Rain on my Parade! J. French PART II: INFLUENCING OUTCOMES Promoting Healthy Behaviour: Evidence from Psychology; L. Corbett Embedding Public Health Policy in the Social Context : Sexual Behaviour and Perceptions of Risk; Z. Slote Morris & S. Dawson In Sickness and in Health? Dynamics of Health, Cohabitation in United Kingdom; M. Karlsson, L. Mayhew & B. Rickayzen Successful Ageing: A Useful Concept for the Future? Y. Doyle, M. Sherriff & M. McKee Developing an Index of Capability for Older People: A New Form of Measure for Public Health Interventions? J. Coast, T. Flynn, I. Grewal, J. Lewis, L. Natarajan, K. Sproston & T. Peters Recruitment Into Lifestyle Modification Programmes: A Cross-Atlantic Perspective; S. Bhalotra & D. S. Shepard PART III: EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH Evaluating the Societal Costs of Potentially Preventable Illnesses: Developing a Common Approach; G. Lister, R. Fordham, M. Mugford, A. Olukoga, E. Wilson & D. McVey What Use Has Been Made of Economic Evaluation in Public Health: A Systematic Review of the Literature; D. McDaid & J. Needle Towards Investment in Public Health: The Emergence of a Burden of Economic Proof; R. Fordham The Challenges of Developing Cost-effective Public Health Guidance: A NICE Perspective; K. Chalkidou, A. J. Culyer, H. Naidoo & P. Littlejohns Conclusion
9780230013599 0230013597
Medical policy
Public health
Public Health Practice
Public Health Administration--Great Britain.--Great Britain.--Great Britain.--Great Britain.
362.109 / DAW
2009 C-499 WA 100 / F996 2009
Future public health : burdens, challenges and opportunities / edited by Sandra Dawson and Zoë Slote Morris. - Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - xix, 307 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Situating public health within its social, environmental and political context, this book looks to the future through a realistic analysis of policy frameworks, effective interventions and robust measurement and evaluation. Using a multidisciplinary perspective it creates a compelling vision for public health policy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction PART I: POLICY FRAMEWORKS Devolution and Public Health Politics in the United Kingdom; S. L. Greer International Public Health - The Future Place of Primary Care; J. Amery & S. Gillam Improving Public Health: Balancing Between Poles; S. Atkinson Social marketing: Putting the Public, not Professionals, at the Heart of Public Health; Don't Rain on my Parade! J. French PART II: INFLUENCING OUTCOMES Promoting Healthy Behaviour: Evidence from Psychology; L. Corbett Embedding Public Health Policy in the Social Context : Sexual Behaviour and Perceptions of Risk; Z. Slote Morris & S. Dawson In Sickness and in Health? Dynamics of Health, Cohabitation in United Kingdom; M. Karlsson, L. Mayhew & B. Rickayzen Successful Ageing: A Useful Concept for the Future? Y. Doyle, M. Sherriff & M. McKee Developing an Index of Capability for Older People: A New Form of Measure for Public Health Interventions? J. Coast, T. Flynn, I. Grewal, J. Lewis, L. Natarajan, K. Sproston & T. Peters Recruitment Into Lifestyle Modification Programmes: A Cross-Atlantic Perspective; S. Bhalotra & D. S. Shepard PART III: EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH Evaluating the Societal Costs of Potentially Preventable Illnesses: Developing a Common Approach; G. Lister, R. Fordham, M. Mugford, A. Olukoga, E. Wilson & D. McVey What Use Has Been Made of Economic Evaluation in Public Health: A Systematic Review of the Literature; D. McDaid & J. Needle Towards Investment in Public Health: The Emergence of a Burden of Economic Proof; R. Fordham The Challenges of Developing Cost-effective Public Health Guidance: A NICE Perspective; K. Chalkidou, A. J. Culyer, H. Naidoo & P. Littlejohns Conclusion
9780230013599 0230013597
Medical policy
Public health
Public Health Practice
Public Health Administration--Great Britain.--Great Britain.--Great Britain.--Great Britain.
362.109 / DAW
2009 C-499 WA 100 / F996 2009