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Public health : building innovative practice / edited by Linda Jones and Jenny Douglas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Analytics: Show analyticsPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE ; Milton Keynes : Open University, 2012.Description: 507 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781446207734 (hbk.)
  • 1446207730 (hbk.)
  • 9781446207741 (pbk.)
  • 1446207749 (pbk.)
  • 9781446252802 (ebk.)
  • 1446252809 (ebk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.10941 23 JON
NLM classification:
  • 2012 C-076
  • WA 100
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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