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SAGE PUBLISHING Public Health 2011 Edition by Jones
Public Health: Building Innovative Practice examines the main challenges facing public health today and fosters an informed and creative response by practitioners. It explores effectiveness in team working, communication, managing change and inter-agency working, ethics and reflective practice. It addresses the key areas of public health practice including: " analysis and use of information to improve health and wellbeing " collaborative working to plan and implement programmes and interventions " assessing evidence of effectiveness " managing risk and reducing health inequalities " reviewing and influencing public health policy.Public Health: Building Innovative Practice provides students with knowledge and skills from which to build innovative practice. It is an ideal text for courses on public health and health promotion. PART ONE: THE SCOPE AND FOCUS OF PUBLIC HEALTHIntroductionStructure, focus, themes and learning in Part 1Public Health in Context The Public Health Challenge PART TWO: DEVELOPING WORKFORCE CAPABILITIESIntroductionStructure, focus, themes and learning in Part 2Working in Organisations: Skills and approachesDeveloping as a Reflective PractitionerEthical Issues in Public Health Building Evidence-Based PracticeStatistics and epidemiology Building Evidence-Based PracticeQualitative approaches and triangulationUsing Evidence in Public Health PlanningUnderstanding and Using Theories and ModelsEducating for HealthPART THREE: WORKING AND PARTNERING FOR HEALTHIntroductionStructure, focus, themes and learning in Part 3Working at the Local LevelSettings for Promoting HealthBuilding Partnerships and Alliances Evaluating Public Health InterventionsPART FOUR: ADDRESSING THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IntroductionStructure, focus, themes and learning in Part 4Understanding and Influencing Policy ChangeBuilding Healthy FuturesBarriers and Enablers