The major causes of ill health
Chapter Ten. The major causes of ill health Key points • Disease and national health strategy • Approaches to disease prevention – Immunization – Screening • Tackling the major causes…
Lifestyles and behaviours
Chapter Eleven. Lifestyles and behaviours Key points • Social construction of risky behaviours and risk perception • Tackling lifestyles and behaviours – Smoking – Diet – Exercise and physical activity…
Participation, involvement and engagement
Chapter Six. Participation, involvement and engagement Key points • The context for public and patient involvement • The context for community engagement • Typologies of participation • Patient and user…
Population groups
Chapter Twelve. Population groups Key points • Targeting population groups • Approaches to targeting: – Older people – Children – Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups – Refugees and asylum…
Social determinants of health
Chapter Nine. Social determinants of health Key points • The influence of social determinants on health • Approaches to addressing the social determinants of health – Legislation and regulation –…
Evidence-based practice
Chapter Three. Evidence-based practice Key points • Defining evidence-based practice in public health and health promotion • Skills for evidence-based practice – Finding the evidence – Appraising the evidence –…
The policy context
Chapter Four. The policy context Key points • Defining policy • The policy process • The role of values and ideology • Stakeholders’ impact on policy • The ‘implementation gap’…
Empowerment
Chapter Eight. Empowerment Key points • Empowerment as a cornerstone of health promotion • Giving information • Enhancing self-efficacy • Developing skills • Enabling change • Empowerment dilemmas in practice:…
Theory into practice
Chapter One. Theory into practice Key points • Relationship between public health and health promotion • Professional roles • Process and principles • Skills for public health and health promotion…
Partnership working
Chapter Seven. Partnership working Key points • Defining partnership working • Types of partnerships • The impetus for collaboration • Understanding effective partnership working OVERVIEW Partnership working or collaboration is…
