Key Topics in Public Health: Essential Briefings on Prevention and Health Promotion

Linda Ewles, BSc, SRD, MSc, MA (Freelance Public Health Consultant and Writer, Bristol, UK)

ISBN 10: 0443100268 / ISBN 13: 9780443100260

Published by Elsevier Health Sciences, United Kingdom, London, 2005

About this Item

Key Topics is a short, easy-to-read text that provides basic information about twelve key topics in public health, such as diabetes, cancer, smoking and teenage pregnancy, and how prevention and health promotion should be tackled at community and one-to-one levels. The twelve topics are the 'must-dos' of public health action. They have been selected because they are those addressed in current national public health strategies such as Saving Lives: our healthier nation, and comparable strategies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many are the subject of National Service Frameworks and other national policies and plans; they are often accompanied by targets which health workers are expected to meet. Topics often relate to each other (e.g. smoking and cancer) so cross-references will be provided. Accessible and useful, in clear plain English. Provides a foundation for further study, planning a work programme, or planning a strategy to meet targets. Practical focus: on health inequalities and how to tackle them, and on help for practitioners who work at a community and one-to-one level. Explicit links to national current public health policy and targets. Reflects recommendations based on best practice and evidence of effectiveness. Focuses on a topic framework (except for the last two chapters) in contrast to other frameworks for health promotion and public health. Attractive layout making full use of bullet points and boxes. Simple line diagrams or tables to illustrate each chapter. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Key Topics in Public Health: Essential Briefings on Prevention and Health Promotion
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443100268
• ISBN 13: 9780443100260
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 671 grams

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Synopsis

Key Topics is a short, easy-to-read text that provides basic information about twelve key topics in public health, such as diabetes, cancer, smoking and teenage pregnancy, and how prevention and health promotion should be tackled at community and one-to-one levels. The twelve topics are the 'must-dos' of public health action. They have been selected because they are those addressed in current national public health strategies such as Saving Lives: our healthier nation, and comparable strategies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many are the subject of National Service Frameworks and other national policies and plans; they are often accompanied by targets which health workers are expected to meet. Topics often relate to each other (e.g. smoking and cancer) so cross-references will be provided.

• Accessible and useful, in clear plain English.
• Provides a foundation for further study, planning a work programme, or planning a strategy to meet targets.
• Practical focus: on health inequalities and how to tackle them, and on help for practitioners who work at a community and one-to-one level.
• Explicit links to national current public health policy and targets. Reflects recommendations based on best practice and evidence of effectiveness.
• Focuses on a topic framework (except for the last two chapters) in contrast to other frameworks for health promotion and public health.
• Attractive layout making full use of bullet points and boxes.
• Simple line diagrams or tables to illustrate each chapter.

About the Author

Linda Ewles, BSc, SRD, MSc, MA, Freelance Public Health Consultant and Writer, Bristol, UK