Parenting and family support: a public health issue
Chapter 4 Parenting and family support: a public health issue Christine Bidmead, Karen Whittaker Key issues • Why are parenting and family support ‘public health’ issues? • How is that…
Complex community-based initiatives
Chapter 6 Complex community-based initiatives Anna Houston Key issues • The development of complex community-based initiatives (CCIs) in the UK • Explanation of why the CCI approach is complex •…
Quality in a public health service: the 3-5-7 Model
Chapter 13 Quality in a public health service: the 3-5-7 Model Sinead Hanafin Key issues • Understanding service quality in public health services can be difficult because: • different stakeholders…
Breastfeeding and public health
Chapter 10 Breastfeeding and public health Sally Kendall, Francesca Entwistle Key issues • Breastfeeding makes a significant contribution to public health • Public health policy focuses on the prevention of…
Partnership working: the key to public health
Chapter 2 Partnership working: the key to public health Christine Bidmead, Hilton Davis Key issues • Community practitioners and health visitors should work in a partnership re-lationship with clients in…
Planning public health strategies
Chapter 7 Planning public health strategies Jean Rowe Key issues • Themes are discussed in terms of the health policy, public health strategies and the components that are necessary for…
Safeguarding children: a public health imperative
Chapter 11 Safeguarding children: a public health imperative Jane Appleton, Jill Clemerson-Trew Key issues • Refocus of current policy to safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare • Safeguarding children incorporates all…
Health needs assessments
Chapter 1 Health needs assessments Sarah Cowley Key issues • The nature of need and needs assessment is contested and controversial: • The policy background provides constraints and drivers •…
Leadership through alongsideness
Chapter 12 Leadership through alongsideness Robyn Pound, Ruth Grant Key issues • Development of leadership for relationship-centred public health and community development. • Shared power for influencing change towards agreed…
Public health and health promotion
Chapter 9 Public health and health promotion Pauline Pearson Key issues • This chapter addresses notions of health, public health, health promotion and primary health care, and some of the…
