Public health :

Jones, Linda J.

Public health : building innovative practice / edited by Linda Jones and Jenny Douglas. - Los Angeles : Milton Keynes : SAGE ; Open University, 2012. - 507 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Public health in context / Linda Jones
Chapter 2 The public health challenge / Philippa Bird and Margaret Whitehead
Chapter 3 Working in organisations: skills and approaches / Bowns and Jenny Griffiths, with Linda Jones and Mike Lucas
Chapter 4 Developing as a reflective practitioner / Jenny Griffiths
Chapter 5 Ethical issues in public health / Peter Duncan and Alan Cribb
Chapter 6 Understanding and using theories and models / Jane Wills
Chapter 7 Building evidence-based practice: statistics and epidemiology / Moyra Sidell and Cathy Lloyd
Chapter 8 Building evidence-based practice: qualitative approaches and triangulation / Linda Finlay
Chapter 9 Using evidence to plan and eval uate public health interventions / Moyra Sidell and Jenny Douglas
Chapter 10 Educating for health / Jackie Green
Chapter 11 Working at the local level Jane Springett
. Chapter 12 Settings for promoting health / Mark Dooris
Chapter 13 Building partnerships and alliances / Angela Scriven
Chapter 14 Understanding and influencing policy change / Linda Jones
Chapter 15 Building healthier futures : barriers and enablers / Linda Jones

Public health is high on government agendas thanks to the increasing burden lifestyle-related illness places on healthcare providers. This comprehensive text covers the core knowledge, competencies and skills taught to the growing public health workforce.

9781446207734 (hbk.) 1446207730 (hbk.) 9781446207741 (pbk.) 1446207749 (pbk.) 9781446252802 (ebk.) 1446252809 (ebk.)


Public health
Public Health Practice--Great Britain.--Great Britain.

362.10941 / JON

2012 C-076 WA 100

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