LEADER 03460oam 2200505 450 001 996205895303316 005 20170523091602.0 010 $a1-282-00751-3 010 $a9786612007514 010 $a1-4443-0257-4 010 $a1-4443-0258-2 035 $a(OCoLC)317044271 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6KDX 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000722788 100 $a20070808d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPublic health skills $ea practical guide for nurses and public health practitioners /$fedited by Lesley Coles and Elizabeth Porter 210 $aOxford ;$aMalden, MA $cBlackwell$d2008 210 1$aOxford ;$aMalden, Mass. :$cBlackwell,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xviii, 285 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-5519-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAssessing 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. 330 $aNurses 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 public 606 $aPublic health nursing 606 $aPublic health personnel 606 $aPublic health 615 0$aPublic health nursing. 615 0$aPublic health personnel. 615 0$aPublic health. 676 $a610.73/4 702 $aColes$b Lesley 702 $aPorter$b Elizabeth$f1951- 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996205895303316 996 $aPublic health skills$93870060 997 $aUNISA