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SAGE PUBLISHING Policy And Strategy For Improving Health And Wellbeing 2011 Edition by Porter
As health policy at a national level has ever increasing impact on local health services, it is essential that public health students understand how the development and implementation of policy and strategy provide the framework for improving quality, innovation, productivity and prevention in the delivery of healthcare.The book is divided into two sections, with section one covering a strategic overview of national policies, and section two giving specific local implementation of policy examples to support section one. Case studies and examples will help the reader to understand the policy and strategy and to apply them to their local setting. IntroductionPolicy: What Is It? How Is It Made?Political and Ideological Context of PolicyStrategic Context of Policy: A Look at UK Policy for the Four NationsCommunicating and Implementing Policy and Strategy to Improve Health and Well-BeingDeveloping a Strategy for Implementation of PolicyTackling Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Determinants of Health - Housing: A UK PerspectiveSocial Determinants of Health - Child Poverty: A Northern Ireland PerspectiveDevelopment and Implementation of Policy - Children and Young People: A Welsh PerspectiveCommunities and Health: A Scottish PerspectiveLifestyle Factors - Nutrition: An English PerspectiveLifestyle Factors - Substance Use and Misuse: A UK PerspectiveReferences