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Public health : social context and action / edited by Angela Scriven, Sebastian Garman.
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Title:Public health : social context and action / edited by Angela Scriven, Sebastian Garman.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Scriven, Angela.
Garman, Sebastian.
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Published/Created:Maidenhead, England ; New York, NY : Open University Press/McGraw-Hill, 2007.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WA100 .P97689 2007
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects: Public health.
Public health--Social aspects.
Social ecology.
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Medical Subjects:Public Health--Great Britain.
Public Policy--Great Britain.
Social Environment--Great Britain.
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Description:xvi, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Summary:Examines a number of important debates around the social context of health, including the socio-economic, environmental and cultural elements. This book locates social context theoretical debates and problems, and analyses the practical public health strategies and solutions that have been developed to address these.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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ISBN:9780335221516 (hb)
0335221513 (hb)
9780335221509 (pb)
0335221505 (pb) 0335221509 (pb)
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Contents:1. Public health: an overview of social context and action / Angela Scriven
2. Public health: historical context and current agenda / David Hunter
Pt. 1. social context of public health
3. Trends and transitions: the sociopolitical context of public health / Sebastian Garman
4. Social patterning of health behaviours / Graham Scambler and Sasha Scambler
5. Resilience and change: the relationship of work to health / Mel Bartley and Lenny Head
6. Social capital, social exclusion and wellbeing / Yaojun Li
7. Ethnicity and racism in the politics of health / Hannah Bradby and Tarani Chandola
8. Disability and public health: from resistance to empowerment / Nick Watson
9. Mass media, lifestyle and public health / Martin King
10. Globalization and public health policy / Jeff Collin and Kelley Lee
Pt. 2. Public health action
11. Healthy public policies: rhetoric or reality? / Angela Scriven
12. Health Action Zones: multi-agency partnerships to improve health / Linda Bould and Mhairi Mackenzie
13. Sure Start: an upstream approach to reducing health inequalities / Ben Gidley
14. Community participation for health: reducing health inequalities and building social capital / Antony Morgan and Jennie Popay
15. Workplaces as settings for public health development / Paul Fleming
16. Healthy Cities: key principles for professional practice / Roderick Lawrence and Colin Fudge
17. From self-regulation to legislation: the social impact of public health action on smoking / Amanda Amos
18. Housing, health and wellbeing: a public health action priority / Alex Marsh.