Essential Public Health: Theory and Practice

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139059442

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.

Highly Commended, Public Health Category, British Medical Association Book Awards 2013

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Contributors
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Foreword to the second edition
pp ix-x
- By Dame Sally C. Davies, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Advisor
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Foreword to the first edition
pp xi-xii
- By John Danesh, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine
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Foreword to the first edition
pp xiii-xiii
- By Tony Jewell, Chief Medical Officer, Wales
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Acknowledgements
pp xiv-xiv
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Introduction
pp 1-10
- By Stephen Gillam
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Part 1 - The public health toolkit
pp 11-12
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1 - Management, leadership and change
pp 13-28
- By Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates
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2 - Demography
pp 29-42
- By Padmanabhan Badrinath, Stephen Gillam
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3 - Epidemiology
pp 43-76
- By Padmanabhan Badrinath, Stephen Gillam
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4 - The health status of the population
pp 77-89
- By Padmanabhan Badrinath, Jan Yates
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5 - Evidence-based health-care
pp 90-103
- By Padmanabhan Badrinath, Stephen Gillam
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6 - Health needs assessment
pp 104-114
- By Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates, Padmanabhan Badrinath
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7 - Decision making in the health-care sector – the role of public health
pp 115-127
- By Jan Yates, Stephen Gillam
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8 - Improving population health
pp 128-145
- By Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates
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9 - Screening
pp 146-162
- By Jan Yates, Stephen Gillam
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10 - Health protection and communicable disease control
pp 163-182
- By Jan Yates, Padmanabhan Badrinath
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11 - Improving quality of care
pp 183-198
- By Nicholas Steel, Stephen Gillam
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Part 2 - Contexts for public health practice
pp 199-199
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Introduction to Part 2 – what do we mean by contexts in public health?
pp 200-208
- By Jan Yates
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12 - The health of children and young people
pp 209-226
- By Kirsteen L. Macleod, Rachel Crowther, Sarah Stewart-Brown
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13 - Adult public health
pp 227-243
- By Veena Rodrigues
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14 - Public health and ageing
pp 244-256
- By Lincoln Sargeant, Carol Brayne
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15 - Health inequalities and public health practice
pp 257-272
- By Chrissie Pickin, Jennie Popay
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16 - Health policy
pp 273-283
- By Richard Lewis, Stephen Gillam
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17 - International development and public health
pp 284-302
- By Jenny Amery
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18 - Sustainable development – the opportunities and the challenges for the public’s health
pp 303-314
- By David Pencheon
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Glossary
pp 315-325
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