Public health practice in Australia : the organised effort
Lin, Vivian2014
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Public Health Practice in Australia offers a thorough introduction to what public health practitioners do, and the effort involved in improving the health of the public.
Main title:
Public health practice in Australia : the organised effort / by Vivian Lin, James Smith and Sally Fawkes with others.
Imprint:
Crows Nest NSW Allen & Unwin 2014.
Collation:
536 pages illustrations
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-524)
Contents:
Pt I Background: the basics 1. What is public health? Definitions and applications -- 2. The historical development of public health: landmarks in the field -- 3. Health in Australia today: health status, the health-care system and the place of public health -- Pt II Conceptual and analytical toolkit: key concepts and frameworks 4. Distribution of health and its determinants: changing concepts and models -- 5. Explaining differences and determinants: environment, society and behaviour -- 6. Public health interventions: from quarantine to the rise of evidence-based practice -- 7. Health systems and policy: making sense of the complex mosaic -- Pt III Public health infrastructure: building blocks and the system of delivery 8. Who delivers public health? Contemporary policies and players -- 9. Legislative authority for public health action: how governments and societal expectations intersect -- 10. Public health intelligence: information and the research base for action -- 11. Human and financial resources: essential foundations for action -- Pt IV Public health action: key interventions from past to present 12. Surveillance and disease control: from data to intervention -- 13. Health protection: from the physical environment to ecological health -- 14. Preventive services: linking public health and personal health care -- 15. Health promotion: from lifestyles to societal determinants of health -- 16. Health maintenance and improvement for vulnerable populations: from needs to rights -- Pt V Public health challenges: emerging issues and responses 17. Public health governance: politics of participation, decision-making and accountability -- 18. Futures of public health: where to now for the organised effort? -- 19. A final note on ethical practice.
ISBN:
9781743314319 (paperback)
Dewey class:
362.1 PUB
Local class:
362.1
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
101193
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