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Developing Practice
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Second Edition
By
Jennie Naidoo, BSc, MSc, PGDip, PGCE, Principal Lecturer, Health Promotion and Public Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Jane Wills, BA, MA, MSc, PGCE, Professor of Health Promotion, London South Bank University, London, UK
Description
The aim of this book is to identify the difficulties of working for health - a challenge which health service providers in the UK and
elsewhere have to face and expect health care professionals to address. Professionals in this area are increasingly having to shift their
attention from health promotion to the broader public health arena. To do this poses specific problems - linking theory and practice,
identifying and evidence base and establishing guiding principles and values on which practice should be based. The new edition will
continue the emphasis on examples from practitioners work which was popular in the first edition but will enhance this aspect by including
a much wider range of case study material reflecting the diversity of health promotion practice. All the case studies will be accompanied
by commentaries from the authors allowing the reader to see the relevance to their own practice.
Audience
All health care professionals who have health promotion or public health as the whole or part of their remit. These include:
Community
and primary health nurses (practice nurses, health visitors, district nurses, school nurses)
Health promotion specialists
Public
health professionals (in NHS & local government e.g. housing, environment)
Social workers, teachers, environmental health officers
Community
and youth workers
PCG/Trust staff
Contents
Acknowledgements. Introduction. PART 1: DRIVERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE. Theory into practice. Research for public
health and health promotion. Evidence based practice. The policy context. PART 2: STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE.
Tackling health inequalities. Participation and involvement. Working in partnerships. Information, education and communication. PART
3: PRIORITIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROMOTION. Social determinants of health. The major causes of ill health. Lifestyle and behaviours.
Population groups. Appendix: Checklist for public health and health promotion practice. Index.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 296 pages, publication date: OCT-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-2661-4
ISBN-10: 0-7020-2661-1
Imprint: BAILLIÈRE TINDALL
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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