Public Health Evidence: Tackling Health Inequalities - Softcover

Taylor, Loraine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198520832 ISBN 13: 9780198520832

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This book outlines the policy context of research in the field of health inequalities, documents approaches to evidence-based public health practice in the UK, advances understanding and debate on methodological challenges and difficulties, and assesses progress in putting evidence into practice.

About this title

About the Author

Amanda Killoran is at Analyst, National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, London, UK. Catherine Swann is at Senior Research Specialist, National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, London, UK. Simon Ellis is at Associate Director, National Institute of Health and Clinical
Evidence, London, UK. Astero Kanaris is at Information Analyst, National Institute of Health and Clinical Evidence, London, UK.

Review

"This book provides an overview of the progress that has been made in setting up systems to support the evidence based public health movement since the 1990's...I would recommend this book to individuals working in applied public health settings, particularly newcomers to the field, researchers and students on public health courses."--Critical Public Health

"This book provides an overview of the progress that has been made in setting up systems to support the evidence based public health movement since the 1990's...I would recommend this book to individuals working in applied public health settings, particularly newcomers to the field, researchers and students on public health courses."--Critical Public Health

"This book provides a very welcome cover of the different theoretical approaches [to public health] and provides many excellent illustrative examples of well-conducted research."--Emeritus Professor Jim McEwen in Public Health

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0198520832
• ISBN 13: 9780198520832
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 610
• Editor: Killoran Amanda, Swann Catherine, Kelly Michael P, Ellis Simon, Kanaris Astero, Morgan Antony, Millward Louise, Naidoo Bhash