Full Description
The new edition of Public Health Practice in Australia has been written as the impact and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to be fully understood.
The book takes a systems approach to public health, examining the impact of historical, social, economic, environmental, and political factors on the health of individuals, communities, and populations. Linking theoretical issues to contemporary practice, it highlights common threads that underlie seemingly disparate activities, ideas, and entities that comprise the organised effort of public health practice. As well as the COVID-19 pandemic, and the health inequalities that it has highlighted, the new edition also emphasizes the importance of ecological health and the impact of climate change on public health.
Timely and comprehensive, and including case studies throughout to bring key concepts to life, this is an invaluable resource for students and professionals across the health sciences, including public health, medicine, environmental health, health promotion, health information management, and health administration.
Contents
Introduction. Part I Background: The basics. 1.What is public health? Definitions and applications. 2.The historical development of public health: Landmarks in the field. 3.Health and wellbeing in Australia today: Health status, the healthcare system, and the place of public health. Part II Conceptual and analytical toolkit: key concepts and frameworks. 4.Distribution of health and its determinants: Changing concepts and models. 5.Explaining differences and determinants: environment, society, and behaviour. 6.Public health interventions: From quarantine to the rise of 'evidence-based practice'. 7.Health systems and policy: Making sense of the complex mosaic. 8.Ethical foundations for public health practice. Part III Public health infrastructure: building blocks and the system of delivery. 9.Who delivers public health? Contemporary policies and players. 10.Legislative authority for public health action: How governments and societal expectations intersect. 11.Public health intelligence: Its production and use for action. 12.Human and financial resources: Essential foundations for action. Part IV Public health action: Key interventions from past to present. 13.Disease control: from surveillance to interventions. 14.Health protection: From the physical environment to ecological health. 15.Preventive services: Linking public health and personal health care. 16.Health promotion: From lifestyles to societal, commercial, and environmental determinants of health. 17.Health maintenance and improvement for vulnerable populations: From needs to rights. Part V Public health challenges: Emerging issues and responses18.Public health governance: Politics of participation, decision-making, and accountability. 19.Futures of public health: Where to now for the organised effort?
