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How can society most effectively prevent disease and promote health? This is the challenge addressed by this textbook.. Public health has been defined as the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society. The ‘science’ is concerned with making a diagnosis of a population’s health problems, establishing their cause, and determining effective interventions. The ‘art’ is to address these problems creatively. The aim of this book is to capture both the art and the science of the field. Essential Public Health – Theory and Practice is divided into two major sections. The first part provides a toolkit of skills the practitioner must acquire, including coverage of all the disciplines underpinning public health. Part two describes the challenges faced, and explains how to go about the task. This section takes a life-course approach, considering the challenges of child public health, before moving on to the health of adults and older people. The section concludes with consideration of health inequalities, quality measurement techniques and global public health before examining opportunities to improve public health for the future. This will be essential reading for these training in health care, social care and related disciplines such as environmental health.
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