03462oam 2200505 450 991014612210332120170523091602.01-282-00751-397866120075141-4443-0257-41-4443-0258-2(OCoLC)317044271(MiFhGG)GVRL6KDX(EXLCZ)99100000000072278820070808d2008 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrPublic health skills a practical guide for nurses and public health practitioners /edited by Lesley Coles and Elizabeth PorterOxford ;Malden, MA Blackwell2008Oxford ;Malden, Mass. :Blackwell,2008.1 online resource (xviii, 285 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.1-4051-5519-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Assessing and identifying health needs : theories and frameworks for practice / Fiona Haughey -- Health needs assessment : appraising and measuring need / Cindy Carlson -- Needs assessment / John Acres -- Collaborative working : organisational development for community participation / Helen Elsey -- Partnerships for public health : user involvement to improve health and wellbeing / Steve Tee -- Partnerships for public health : professional involvement to improve health and wellbeing / Palo Almond and Sarah Cowley -- Communication and you / Jackie Yardley -- Appraising and influencing health policy and strategy / Sue Toward -- Strategic leadership for health and wellbeing / Yvette Cox and Mark Rawlinson -- Health protection and the role of the public health nurse / Janet McCulloch and Jacqui Prieto -- Research and development : analysis and interpretation of evidence / Sheila Reading -- Quality and risk management in primary care settings / Linda Childs -- Quality and risk management : safe guarding children and vulnerable groups / Wendy Wigley -- Developing programmes, services, and reducing inequalities / Xena Dion -- Programme planning for health education / Chris Griffiths -- Ethically managing self, people, and resources to improve the health and wellbeing of patients and clients in the community / Neil Jackson and Lynda Rogers.Nurses and other public health practitioners have a crucial role to play in helping to improve the collective well being of society and so developing skills in public health - preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health - is key to this process. Public Health Skills: A practical guide for nurses and public health practitioners covers the complete spectrum of public health practice: the effective assessment and management of need, understanding policy and how to affect its implementation; before moving on to explore practical issues and themes surrounding the facilitation of publicPublic health nursingPublic health personnelPublic healthPublic health nursing.Public health personnel.Public health.610.73/4Coles LesleyPorter Elizabeth1951-MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910146122103321Public health skills3870060UNINA