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Policy and practice in promoting public health edited by Cathy E. Lloyd, Stephen Handsley, Jenny Douglas, Sarah Earle and Sue Spurr

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Promoting public health : skills, perspectives and practicePublication details: London Sage 2007Description: 404 pages 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781412930727 (hbk.)
  • 1412930723 (hbk.)
  • 1412930731 (pbk.)
  • 9781412930734 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Promoting public health in a global context -- The development of healthy public policy -- Making and changing healthy public policy -- Organisations and settings for promoting public health -- Partnerships and alliances for health -- Addressing poverty and health -- The potential for promoting public health at a local level -- Community involvement and civic engagement in multidisciplinary public health -- Developing local alliance partnerships through community collaboration and participation -- Working with communities to promote public health -- Gauging the effectiveness of community-based public health projects -- Promoting mental health and social inclusion.
Summary: Offering an up-to-date analysis of key policy and practice issues involved in promoting public health, this text equips readers with a sound understanding of the policy process, and has a critical edge that encourages readers to reflect on how those involved in multidisciplinary health can use and influence policy
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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Main Library Open Shelf RA427.8 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 154738 Available BK142180
Core Collection Main Library Core Collection RA427.8 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 146560 Available BK132158
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf RA427.8 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 146561 Available BK132008
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf RA427.8 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 146562 Available BK132098

Includes bibliographical references and index

Promoting public health in a global context -- The development of healthy public policy -- Making and changing healthy public policy -- Organisations and settings for promoting public health -- Partnerships and alliances for health -- Addressing poverty and health -- The potential for promoting public health at a local level -- Community involvement and civic engagement in multidisciplinary public health -- Developing local alliance partnerships through community collaboration and participation -- Working with communities to promote public health -- Gauging the effectiveness of community-based public health projects -- Promoting mental health and social inclusion.

Offering an up-to-date analysis of key policy and practice issues involved in promoting public health, this text equips readers with a sound understanding of the policy process, and has a critical edge that encourages readers to reflect on how those involved in multidisciplinary health can use and influence policy

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