Essential public health : theory and practice / [edited by] Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates, and Padmanabhan Badrinath.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gillam, Stephen, editor.

Yates, Jan, editor.

Badrinath, Padmanabhan, editor.

Series:

Cambridge medicine (Series)

Cambridge medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 332 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can society most effectively prevent disease and promote health? That is the challenge addressed by this textbook. Public health is the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society. The 'science' is concerned with making a diagnosis of a population's health problems, establishing their cause and determining effective interventions. The 'art' lies in creatively addressing these problems. Essential Public Health captures both the art and science of the field. This second edition has been fully updated with contemporary examples and includes new chapters on sustainability and change, management and leadership. Examples are taken from health systems throughout the world, giving readers a wider perspective of the challenges faced. This is essential reading for all trainees in health care, social care and related disciplines. An internet companion includes supplementary information and interactive, self-assessment questions to test understanding and aid learning.

Contents:

Cover

Essential Public Health: Theory and Practice

Title

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Foreword to the second edition

Foreword to the first edition

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Historical background

Health care's contribution in context

Domains of public health

Public health and today's NHS

The structure of this book

REFERENCES

Part 1: The public health toolkit

1: Management, leadership and change

Key points

The nature of management

Theories of leadership

Theories of change

The psychology of change

Organisational behaviour and motivation

Professional and clinical leadership

Management, leadership and change in public health practice

Conclusion

2: Demography

Population structure

Population trends

Reasons for population trends

Life expectancy

Health transitions

Disease and disability

Methodological issues in demography

3: Epidemiology

The history of epidemiology

Time, place, person - disease variation

Quantifying differences in risk

Summary

Types of epidemiological study

Interpreting results of epidemiological studies

4: The health status of the population

Measuring mortality

Measuring morbidity

Self-reported health status, risk factors and determinants of health

Summary exercise

5: Evidence-based health-care

Introduction - what is evidence-based health-care?

The tools necessary for EBHC

Limitations to EBHC

6: Health needs assessment

Theoretical perspectives

Health needs assessment (HNA) in practice

Conclusion.

REFERENCES

7: Decision making in the health-care sector- the role of public health

A framework for setting priorities

8: Improving population health

Disease prevention

Approaches to prevention

Health promotion

9: Screening

Should we establish a new screening programme?

Examples of effective screening programmes

Evaluating screening programmes

Monitoring screening programmes

10: Health protection and communicable disease control

Patterns of communicable disease

Identifying threats, planning and monitoring control measures - surveillance

Containing infection - outbreak investigation

Environmental public health

Preparing for emergencies

11: Improving quality of care

What is quality and can it be measured?

Dimensions of quality and their evaluation

Is there a problem with quality?

How can quality of care for populations be improved?

System-level approaches to quality improvement

Part 2: Contexts for public health practice

Introduction to Part 2 - what do we mean by contexts in public health?

12: The health of children and young people

Children and their health

Main causes of mortality and morbidity in children

Determinants of health in children

Health promotion and health policy for children

Health policy for children

13: Adult public health

Determinants of health

Causes of mortality and morbidity

14: Public health and ageing

Introduction.

The demography of old age

Ageing and health

Prevention

Health and social care

End-of-life care

Policy responses

15: Health inequalities and public health practice

What are health inequalities?

Why are health inequalities important for public health practice?

What causes health inequalities?

Policy approaches to tackling health inequalities

16: Health policy

What do we mean by policy?

The context for policy making

Implementation as part of the policy process

Recent English health policy

Better health as well as better health services? Public health policy developments

17: International development and public health

The links between poverty and health

The global burden of disease

Key health issues and effective interventions

How can improvements in health be delivered?

Improving health through health-care

Measuring progress, increasing success

Post 2015-priorities for poverty reduction and international health

18: Sustainable development- the opportunities and the challenges for the public's health

Sustainable development - our greatest challenge - and our greatest opportunity

Creating a sustainable future - how does public health fit in?

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-23225-2

1-139-41184-5

9786613685377

1-139-42022-4

1-139-42431-9

1-139-42227-8

1-280-77498-3

1-139-42324-X

1-139-41818-1

1-139-05944-0

OCLC:

796938922