Public Health: The Basics

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-83471-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm

Reihe: The Basics

Public Health: The Basics is the essential introduction to this evolving and vital subject. Accessible and engaging, the book takes readers through the key principles and themes that inform contemporary public health, encompassing both physical health and mental well-being. It spotlights the most pressing issues we’re facing today, from demographic changes and widening inequalities, to addictive behaviour and, of course, climate change. But by outlining how the idea of public health has changed historically, highlighting how governments have approached the health of their populations differently over time, the book also provides a holistic understanding of the social context in which public health should be understood. Including a glossary of terms and end of chapter further reading, this is the definitive primer for anyone approaching this area for the first time, including students considering embarking on a degree, apprenticeship or other course in Public Health, careers teachers at schools, colleges and universities, or interested general readers.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, General, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sim, Fiona

Wright, Jenny

Inhaltsverzeichnis

0 Introducing Public Health PART 1: Development and Evolution of Public Health from the Mid Nineteenth Century 1 The Emergence of the Modern Public Health Era in the Western World 2 Public Health in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) 3 International and Global Approaches to Public Health PART 2: Demystifying Public Health 4 Explaining Public Health Terms 5 The Tools and Knowledge available to be Used for Public Health Action  6 The Public Health Workforce and the Underpinning Infrastructure to Support It PART 3: Challenges to Health  7 The COVID-19 Pandemic 8 Bodyweight 9 Tobacco Control – Halting the Pandemic 10 The Future – Challenges and Opportunities 11 In Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Fiona Sim qualified in medicine before training, first in family medicine and then public health. Much of her career has been in senior roles in public health, with particular interest in building capacity to improve health and tackle inequalities. She is a former chair of the Royal Society for Public Health and was joint editor in chief of the journal, Public Health, for twenty years.  Jenny Wright spent most of her career working for, or within, the NHS in England, as a researcher and planner then, as a specialist in public health, leading an NHS public health consultancy delivering project work for the health service, local government, the Faculty of Public Health and Department of Health. In recent years, she has completed a doctorate on public health women doctors.  This will be the fourth book on public health that Fiona and Jenny have co-authored.