Full Description
Public health has always been central to the population's health and wellbeing, and people working in public health come from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. This practical and accessible book maps out comprehensively the range of exciting and varied options open to those considering a career in public health. Uniquely, it provides helpful information on how to become either a fully-fledged specialist or to work in an operational practitioner role.
This second edition provides an update on the variety of public health roles and the settings from which the workforce operates, with the inclusion of new material on climate change and sustainability. Written from a UK perspective, it nevertheless includes a chapter on working in international and global health. Each chapter is illustrated by career case studies and vignettes from people currently working in public health, illustrating their impact on improving or protecting the health of communities, as well as reducing inequalities.
In an era when the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the spotlight on just how important public health roles are, this book should be essential reading for anyone aspiring to put public health at the heart of their own working life.
Contents
PART 1: INTRODUCTION. 1.Introduction to the book and to public health. PART 2:PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS. 2.Health Improvement and Promotion. 3.Health Intelligence: The Centrality of Information. 4.Healthcare Public Health. 5.Health Protection. 6.Academic Public Health. 7.International and Global Health. 8.Sustainability and Climate Change. 9.Public Health Functions Useful Resources. PART 3:SETTINGS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE. 10.Local Government. 11.Health Policy and System Leadership. 12.UK Voluntary and Community Sector. 13.Settings for Public Health Practice Useful Reading. PART 4:GETTING INTO PUBLIC HEALTH. 14.Undergraduate and postgraduate education. 15.UK higher specialist training scheme. 16.Personal and professional development for practitioners and specialists. 17.Getting Into Public Health Useful Web-Based Resources. PART 5:HOW TO PROCEED FROM HERE. 18.How to Proceed from Here. Appendix A:List of Contributors. Appendix B: How to Proceed from Here Useful Resources.
