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Title Essential public health : theory and practice / edited by Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates, Padmanabhan Badrinath.

Imprint Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (chiefly color)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Note Previous edition: 2007.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Print version record.
Contents Part I: The Public health toolkit -- Chapter 1. -- Management, leadership and change / Stephen Gillam and Jan Yates -- Chapter 2. -- Demography / Padmanabhan Badrinath and Stephen Gillam -- Chapter 3. -- Epidemiology / Padmanabhan Badrinath and Stephen Gillam -- Chapter 4. -- The Health status of the population / Padmanabhan Badrinath and Jan Yates -- Chapter 5. -- Evidence-based health-care / Padmanabhan Badrinath and Stephen Gillam -- Chapter 6. -- Health needs assessment / Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates and Padmanabhan Badrinath -- Chapter 7. -- Decision making in the health-care sector -- the role of public health / Jan Yates and Stephen Gillam -- Chapter 8. -- Improving population health / Stephen Gillam and Jan Yates -- Chapter 9. -- Screening / Jan Yates and Stephen Gillam -- Chapter 10. -- Health protection and communicable disease control / Jan Yates and Padmanabhan Badrinath -- Chapter 11. -- Improving quality of care / Nicholas Steel and Stephen Gillam.
Part II: Contexts for public health practice. -- Introduction to part 2 -- what do we mean by contexts in public health? / Jan Yates -- Chapter 12. -- The Health of children and young people / Kirsteen L. Macleod, Rachel Crowther and Sarah Stewart-Brown -- Chapter 13. -- Adult public health / Veena Rodrigues -- Chapter 14. -- Public health and ageing / Lincoln Sargeant and Carol Brayne -- Chapter 15. -- Health inequalities and public health practice / Chrissie Pickin and Jennie Popay -- Chapter 16. -- Health policy / Richard Lewis and Stephen Gillam -- Chapter 17. -- International development and public health / Jenny Amery -- Chapter 18. -- Sustainable development -- the opportunities and the challenges for the public's health / David Pencheon.
Summary This second edition has been fully updated with contemporary examples and includes new chapters on sustainability and change, management and leadership. An internet companion includes supplementary information and interactive, self-assessment questions.
Subject Public health.
Medical care.
Needs assessment.
Community Health Services
Delivery of Health Care
Health Status
Needs Assessment
Public Health Practice
Public Health
Patient Care
Santé publique.
Prestation de soins.
Analyse des besoins.
Soins médicaux.
public health.
needs assessment.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disease & Health Issues.
Needs assessment
Medical care
Public health
Added Author Gillam, Stephen.
Yates, Jan.
Badrinath, Padmanabhan.
Other Form: Print version: Essential public health. 2nd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107601765 (DNLM)101591532 (OCoLC)778326998
ISBN 9781139420228
1139420224
9781139424318 (electronic bk.)
1139424319 (electronic bk.)
9781139059442 (electronic bk.)
1139059440 (electronic bk.)
9781139422277
1139422278
9781107601765
1107601762
Standard No. 9786613685377
AU@ 000050242773
AU@ 000059222354
DEBSZ 43115225X

 
    
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