| Description |
xviii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
"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 public health. Within the four sections of the book, the text is organised around the ten core public health skills outlined in the National Occupational Standards for the practice of public health, covering skills such as surveillance and assessment, collaborative working, working with communities, strategy development, risk management, leadership and ethics." "Public Health Skills: A Practical Guide for Nurses and Public Health Practitioners provides the fundamental, essential knowledge and skills required to provide safe and effective practice and is an invaluable resource for all those connected to this vital, challenging and rapidly expanding aspect of health provision."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Public health nursing.
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Public health personnel.
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Public health.
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Public Health Nursing -- methods.
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Community Health Services.
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Needs Assessment.
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Public Health Practice.
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| Author |
Coles, Lesley.
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Porter, Elizabeth, 1951-
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| LC no. |
2007032664 |
| ISBN |
9781405155199 paperback alkaline paper |
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1405155191 paperback alkaline paper |
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