| Description |
xxiv, 536 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt 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 in Australia today: health status, the health-care system and the place of public health -- Pt 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 -- Pt III Public health infrastructure: building blocks and the system of delivery 8. Who delivers public health? Contemporary policies and players -- 9. Legislative authority for public health action: how governments and societal expectations intersect -- 10. Public health intelligence: information and the research base for action -- 11. Human and financial resources: essential foundations for action -- Pt IV Public health action: key interventions from past to present 12. Surveillance and disease control: from data to intervention -- 13. Health protection: from the physical environment to ecological health -- 14. Preventive services: linking public health and personal health care -- 15. Health promotion: from lifestyles to societal determinants of health -- 16. Health maintenance and improvement for vulnerable populations: from needs to rights -- Pt V Public health challenges: emerging issues and responses 17. Public health governance: politics of participation, decision-making and accountability -- 18. Futures of public health: where to now for the organised effort? -- 19. A final note on ethical practice |
| Summary |
Public Health Practice in Australia offers a thorough introduction to what public health practitioners do, and the 'effort' involved in improving the health of the public |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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Australian |
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Case studies |
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Government expenditure |
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Health care |
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Health policy |
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Health promotion |
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Models |
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Public health |
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Service delivery |
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Statistics |
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Trends |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-524) and index |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
| Subject |
Health planning -- Australia.
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Health promotion -- Australia.
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Health services administration -- Australia.
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Medical policy -- Australia.
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Public health -- Australia.
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SOCF311
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Public Health Practice.
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Public Health Administration -- methods.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Fawkes, Sally, author
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Gifford, Sandra M., author
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Robinson, Priscilla, author
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Smith, James, 1954- author
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| ISBN |
1743314310 |
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9781743314319 (paperback) |
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