Public Health Policy and Practice

This book will present a holistic approach to conducting public health research using big data. The research process is sequential, yet different stakeholders use data is discrete ways, not fully understanding the data components they’re using. This essential step-by-step guide explains data prepara..

This book will present a holistic approach to conducting public health research using big data. The research process is sequential, yet different stakeholders use data is discrete ways, not fully understanding the data components they’re using. This essential step-by-step guide explains data prepara..

This innovative volume uses a Swedish case study to explore how health and social structures – including health services, regulatory bodies and patient groups – are being developed and reconfigured to take into account the increased use of assisted reproductive technologies, such as IVF treatments...

Public health approaches to palliative care have been growing in policy importance and practice acceptance. This innovative volume explores the major concepts, practice examples, and practice guidelines for this new approach...

This text comprises a series of introductory essays exploring key themes and concepts in public health. The themes discussed include: determinants of health, globalisation, evidence, climate change, ethics, development, poverty, risk and population. Presenting provocative ways of thinking about key ..

Underserved minority children in the United States face a vicious cycle. They suffer from health disparities which affect their educational success; in turn, educational inequalities further the cycle of health problems. This book studies the links between social determinants of health and education..

Based on the skills of attentive listening, this accessible guide builds on the knowledge that many health professionals and support workers in contact with new mothers already have about perinatal mental health, and focuses on developing the skills needed to put that knowledge into practice...

A growing body of research shows how the arts can contribute to improved health outcomes, better patient experiences and lower healthcare costs. Exploring possibilities for program design and implementation, tailored to specific populations, it is suitable for those studying or engaged in designing,..

This book is the first comprehensive international overview of maternity services. Drawing on concepts of risk and social citizenship, it explores the relationship between welfare regimes and health policy by comparing and contrasting provision for childbearing women...

Making sense of the new wave of medical humanities in medical education scholarship that calls for a ‘critical medical humanities’, this book incorporates a range of case studies and illustrative and practical examples to aid integrating medical humanities into the medical curriculum...

Making sense of the new wave of medical humanities in medical education scholarship that calls for a ‘critical medical humanities’, this book incorporates a range of case studies and illustrative and practical examples to aid integrating medical humanities into the medical curriculum...

Little has been documented about male sex work, leaving many questions unanswered about those involved: their identities and self-understandings, the practices involved, and the contexts in which they occur. This new book explores health, social, political, economic and human rights issues in male s..