A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy (Published in association with The Open University)

A Reader in Promoting Public Health provides a selection of writing that reflects, extends, and challenges current thinking in the field of multi-disciplinary public health. The book will develop readers′ understanding of the topical, dynamic and challenging field of public health, offering: an overview of the development of public health; an exploration of the current trends; a wealth of newly-commissioned material for fresh debates.

The book is comprehensive and accessible, with each of its five sections addressing a core topic:

• Theory and Concepts in Promoting Public Health introduces the history of public health and the key concepts, models, and theories involved in health promotion
• Deconstructing and Reconstructing Public Health challenges readers to consider what is meant by a public health issue, within a range of topics and settings
• Researching Health helps readers analyze the links between research and practice and shows how research influences health policy and health promotion initiatives
• Promoting Public Health through Public Policy examines the global context of promoting public health through the use of public policy
• Promoting Public Health at a Local Level complements the previous section by exploring health promotion in a participatory and community context

A Reader in Promoting Public Health is an invaluable volume that offers an up-to-date, challenging and a cutting edge approach to the subject. It will be essential reading for all students on public health and health promotion courses, and for health and social care professionals.

The editors are all based at The Open University. Jenny Douglas is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care; Sarah Earle is a Lecturer in Health and Social Care; Stephen Handsley is a Lecturer in Health and Social Care; Cathy E Lloyd is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care; Sue Spurr is a Course Manager in the Faculty of Health and Social Care.