Public Health
Building Innovative Practice

First Edition

Edited by:

Linda J Jones - The Open University
Jenny Douglas - The Open University

Series:
Published in association with The Open University

January 2012 | 528 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

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 well-being
collaborative working to plan and implement programs 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.

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PART ONE: THE SCOPE AND FOCUS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Introduction

Structure, focus, themes and learning in Part 1

Public Health in Context

The Public Health Challenge

PART TWO: DEVELOPING WORKFORCE CAPABILITIES

Introduction

Structure, focus, themes and learning in Part 2

Working in Organisations:

Skills and approaches

Developing as a Reflective Practitioner

Ethical Issues in Public Health

Building Evidence-Based Practice

Statistics and epidemiology

Building Evidence-Based Practice

Qualitative approaches and triangulation

Using Evidence in Public Health Planning

Understanding and Using Theories and Models

Educating for Health

PART THREE: WORKING AND PARTNERING FOR HEALTH

Introduction

Structure, focus, themes and learning in Part 3

Working at the Local Level

Settings for Promoting Health

Building Partnerships and Alliances

Evaluating Public Health Interventions

PART FOUR: ADDRESSING THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Introduction

Structure, focus, themes and learning in Part 4

Understanding and Influencing Policy Change

Building Healthy Futures

Barriers and Enablers

Easy to understand according to the students.
Related to the module assignment

Mr Taofik Olajobi

Nursing , University of West London

August 25, 2016

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Clear and directive - associated to assessment criteria - will support students to extend their knowledge and learning - well written - Thank you

Ms Sarah Jane Lewis-Tulett

Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Brighton University

November 24, 2016

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Appropriate content for the module
User friendly

Mrs Janet Migliozzi

Department of Social Work, Hertfordshire University

February 6, 2016

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Great book really useful in this area.

Ms Pauline Anne Wagon

Community, Medway Adult and Community Learning service

November 5, 2015

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Good, up to date, UK specific text considering public health policy and practice. Particularly useful for underpinning core elements of public health nursing generally and taking practice forward through leadership development. Critical analysis approach towards different frameworks supports identification of suitability for different areas within public health practice and stimulate debate.

Mrs Karen Alred

School of Sce ,Technology & Health, University Campus Suffolk

June 3, 2015

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This book is very well laid out and easy to read. Student Health Visitors will find this book particularly useful and relevant for their role in assessing and promoting the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families. I particularly like the use of questions to encourage the students to think critically and also the use of case studies.

Mrs Alison Hackett

Department of Nursing & Midwifery, Stirling University

April 14, 2015

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Very user friendly text book, recommended to both pre and post registration nursing course students.

Ms Gayle Hazelby

Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University

March 9, 2015

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a very educational and comprehensive book that students will enjoy

Dr Stephane Sanchez

Health , University of Lyon I - Claude Bernard