Previous ed. published as: Perspectives in public health, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Siân Griffiths and David J. Hunter -- Setting the agenda for public health / Derek Wanless -- Part I. The UK, Europe and international -- 1. Public health in Scotland : the dividend of devolution / Peter Donnelly -- 2. Public health in England / Fiona Adshead, and Allison Thorpe -- 3. Public health in Wales / Eddie Coyle -- 4. Public health in a changing Ireland : an all-island perspective / Jane Wilde -- 5. Public health policy making in a disunited kingdom / Scott L. Greer -- 6. European public health / Mark McCarthy -- 7. International public health / Martin McKee -- Part II. Key issues in public health policy -- 8. New social democratic politics of public health in England today / Paul Corrigan -- 9. Inspecting, informing, improving : public health within the healthcare commission / Jude Williams -- 10. Public health in the English regions / Paul Johnstone -- 11. Local government and the health improvement agenda / Tony Elson -- 12. Getting fully engaged with local communities / Chris Drinkwater -- 13. Health and sustainable development / Anna Coote.
Part III. Priorities for health -- 14. Tobacco : current issues / Andrew Hayes -- 15. Food : time to shift from classical to ecological public health / Tim Lang -- 16. Healthy childhood and a life-course approach to public health / Paul Lincoln -- 17. Sexual health : the challenges / Anne Weyman, and Caroline Davey -- 18. Mental health / Lionel Joyce -- 19. Alcohol / Geof Rayner -- 20. Transport / Harry Rutter -- 21. Work and health : what direction for occupational health practice? / Kit Harling -- 22. Work and health : an overview of policy -- 23. Public health and genetics / Mark Kroese, Ron Zimmern, and Simon Sanderson -- Part IV. Public health in practice -- 24. Developing the public health workforce / Jenny Wright -- 25. Making joint director of public health posts work / Paul Redgrave -- 26. Primary care as a gateway to public health / Ken Aswani -- 27. The role of public health nurisng / Yinglen Butt -- 28. Dental public health / Rowena Pennycate, and Sara Osborne -- 29. The contribution of the acute sector to promoting public health / Diane Gray, and Nicholas R. Hicks -- 30. Health protection and environmental public health in the UK and the rest of Europe / Angus Nicoll -- 31. Academic public health / Selena Gray -- 32. Public health systems and performance management / Tony Jewell.
Part V. Tools -- 33. Public health intelligence and public health observatories / John Wilkinson -- 34. Evidence-based public health / Michael P. Kelly -- 35. Managing knowledge / Daragh Fahey, and Muir Gray -- 36. Leadership in public health / Neil Goodwin -- 37. Networks : supporting public health / Allison Thorpe -- 38. Health and wellbeing promoters of the future : skills for leaders and practitioners / Steve Feast, Jean Penny, and Helen Bevan -- Part VI. Looking to the future : what next for public health? / Sian Griffiths, and David J. Hunter.
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This new edition presents a review of the current policy and practice of public health. It draws together the viewpoints of a variety of leading practitioners to provide diverse perspectives on the range of key issues facing public health today.