Public Health
Building Innovative Practice
- Linda J Jones - The Open University
- Jenny Douglas - The Open University
Public Health: Building Innovative Practice examines the main challenges facing public health today and fosters an informed and creative response by practitioners. It explores effectiveness in team working, communication, managing change and inter-agency working, ethics and reflective practice. It addresses the key areas of public health practice including:
- analysis and use of information to improve health and well-being
- collaborative working to plan and implement programs and interventions
- assessing evidence of effectiveness
- managing risk and reducing health inequalities
- reviewing and influencing public health policy
Public Health: Building Innovative Practice provides students with knowledge and skills from which to build innovative practice. It is an ideal text for courses on public health and health promotion.
An interesting text that provides a stimulating read for those working within or studying public health.
Recommended as supplementary book.
Really excellent. Will be a core book for our students.
This is a very user friendly is comprehensive and popular with students. I like it a lot.
a very educational and comprehensive book that students will enjoy
A very easy to navigate book which covers the essential components of evidence based public health practice. There are numerous question points raised throughout the chapters which will make students critically think about issues. This book will be highly recommended as a text for the MSc Public Health award.
A good text, offers students an introduction to the concepts of Public Health. Good depth, and will offer students practical interventions into effective, innovative practice. Overall an interesting relevant text.
Good overview of public health issues and challenging practitioners on how to enhance and inform practice.
an excellent contemporary book that highlights a broad range of issues, health policy expectations and direction while taking into account the challenging times faced by commissioners and provider organisations of health and care provision.
Well planned and organised approach to public health practice. Chapters are well designed to easily lead the student through defining public health, evidnece based prctice, community theories and education to future challenges.
