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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790153103321

Autore

Hanlon Phil

Titolo

The future public health [[electronic resource] /] / Phil Hanlon ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkshire, England, : Open University Press, McGraw-Hill, 2012

ISBN

1-280-12103-3

9786613524898

0-335-24358-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

362.1

362.10941

Soggetti

Medical policy - Great Britain

Medicine, Preventive

Public health - Forecasting

Public health - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The futurepublic health; Contents; List of boxes; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contributors; PART 1 Public health past and present; 1 Towards the future public health; 2 The development of public health in the UK; 3 Public health today; PART 2 Modern public health challenges; 4 Inequalities in health: an enduring problem; 5 Public health, modern culture and well-being; 6 Modern public health challenges - obesity and addiction; 7 Population growth and ageing; 8 Public health and the challenge of sustainability; PART 3 The future public health

9 An integrative framework for the future public health10 Applying the integrative framework to the major public health challenges and the future NHS; 11 A fifth wave for public health and the future public health practitioner; Index; Adverts

Sommario/riassunto

This is a public health text aimed at bridging the gap between current public health values and skills and those required to tackle future challenges.