TY - BOOK AU - Lloyd,Cathy E. AU - Handsley,Stephen AU - Douglas,Jenny AU - Earle,Sarah AU - Spurr,Sue TI - Policy and practice in promoting public health T2 - Promoting public health : skills, perspectives and practice SN - 9781412930727 (hbk.) PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Sage KW - Health promotion KW - Public Health KW - Health Promotion KW - Health Policy KW - Poverty N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -