A reader in promoting public health

The second edition of A Reader in Promoting Public Health brings together a selection of readings that reflect and challenge current thinking in the field of multidisciplinary public health. This thoroughly updated and revised new edition addresses contemporary issues that are high on the agenda of public health, and enables the reader to understand and negotiate this broad and dynamic field of study. The book is organised into five sections, each with an accessible and student-friendly introduction that pulls together the key themes and issues: Reflections on Multidisciplinary Public Health introduces the history and theoretical context of public health;, Deconstructing and Reconstructing Public Health challenges concepts of public health;, Researching Health analysesthe links between research and current practice, showing how research influences public health policy initiatives: Promoting Public Health through Public Policy examines the global context of promoting public health through policy;, Promoting Public Health at a Local Level explores public health and health promotion in a participatory and community context. This second edition includes key topics such as health inequalities, communication and teamwork, and healthprotection, allowing the student to explore new material on issues of emerging interest. It will be essential reading for all students of public health andhealth promotion, as well as for health and social care professionals. INDICE: Cathy E. Lloyd Introduction - Challenge and Controversy in Promoting Public Health / PART ONE: BACK TO THE FUTURE: REFLECTIONS ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY PUBLIC HEALTH? / Linda Jones and Sarah Earle Introduction / Jenny Douglas The Rise of Modern Multidisciplinary Public Health / Iqbal Sram and John Ashton Millennium Report to Sir Edwin Chadwick / Mildred Blaxter How Is Health Experienced? / Moyra Sidell Older People's Health: Applying Antonovsky's Salutogenic Paradigm / Hannah Bradby and Tarani Chandola Inequalities and Ethnicity: Evidence and Intervention / Hilary Graham Poverty and Health: Global and National Patterns / Kate Arden Health Impact Assessment: A Practitioner's View / JaneWills Health Promotion: Not Drowning but Waving? / Gerard Hastings and Laura Mcdermott Putting Social Marketing into Practice / PART TWO: RESEARCH FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE / Linda Jones and Cathy E. Lloyd Introduction / Fran Baum Dilemmas in Public Health Research: Methodologies And Ethical Practice / DavidV Mcqueen The Evaluation of Health Promotion Practice: 21st Century Debates on Evidence and Effectiveness / Joe H. Abramson Epidemiology - To Be Taken WithCare / Gayle Letherby Feminist Research and Health / Cathy E. Lloyd Researching the Views of Diabetes Service Users from South Asian Backgrounds: A Reflection on Some of the Issues / John Bell Setting Priorities in Public Health Research / PART THREE: PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY / Jenny Douglas And Linda Jones Introduction / Don Nutbeam What Would The Ottawa Charter Look Like If It Were Written Today? / Michelle Baybutt, Paul Hayton and Mark Dooris Prisons in England and Wales: An Important Public Health Opportunity? / Jennifer A. O'Dea Considerations in the Prevention of Obesity among Children andAdolescents: First, Do No Harm / Ilona Kickbusch and Birahim Seck Global Public Health / John Middleton and Victor W. Sidel Terrorism and Public Health / Kelley Lee Global Health Promotion: How Can We Strengthen Governance And Build Effective Strategies? / PART FOUR: PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH AT A LOCAL LEVEL / Stephen Handsley and Linda Jones Introduction / Gunjit Bandesha and A. Litva Perceptions of Community Participation and Health Gain in a Community Project for the South Asian Population: A Qualitative Study / Mark A. Bellis, Karen Hughes and Helen Lowey Healthy Nightclubs and Recreational Substance Use: From A Harm Minimisation to A Healthy Settings Approach / Sarah Earle and Keith SharpDirty Whores and Invisible Men: Sex Work and The Public Health / Andrew Gibson Does Social Capital Have A Role To Play In The Health Of Communities? / PaulBridgen Evaluating the Empowering Potential of Community-Based Health Schemes: The Case of Community Health Policies in the UK Since 1997 / Maurice B. Mittelmark Promoting Social Responsibility for Health: Health Impact Assessment and Healthy Public Policy at the Community Level / PART FIVE: PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: WHOSE VOICES? WHOSE VALUES? / Linda Jones Introduction / RonLabonte Health Promotion, Globalisation and Health / Jeff French The Market Dominated Future of Public Health? / Sue Spurr Yoga and Promoting Public Health/ Stephen Handsley and Carol Komaromy Death and Contagion: Contaminating Bodies / Bill Albert Disability Rights, Genetics and Public Health / Lynne Freidl Mental Health Promotion / Hazel Stuteley and Richard Parish Community Regeneration: From Apathy to Anger to Positive Energy

• ISBN: 978-1-84920-104-9
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 328
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés