Nursing for Public Health, 1st Edition

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By Pauline M. Craig and Grace Lindsay, BSc(Hons), RGN, SCM, RN, MN
WHO and UK government initiatives have been pushing primary care practitioners to closely consider the wider health needs of populations. This book directly addresses issues of everyday importance to practitioners, and covers core elements of specia ...view more
WHO and UK government initiatives have been pushing primary care practitioners to closely consider the wider health needs of populations. This book directly addresses issues of everyday importance to practitioners, and covers core elements of specialist courses for post-graduate students. 

The book has 14 chapters, split into three sections :
Core elements of Public Health
Nursing Elements of Public Health
Policy Issues in Public Health
Each chapter has a coherent structure of theory, application and role in practice. Practical or case examples are used and further reading offered. Subject specialists have written specific chapters such as health economics and informatics.
ISBN :
9780443059421
Publication Date :
25-10-2000
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WHO and UK government initiatives have been pushing primary care practitioners to closely consider the wider health needs of populations. This book directly addresses issues of everyday importance to practitioners, and covers core elements of specialist courses for post-graduate students. 

The book has 14 chapters, split into three sections :
Core elements of Public Health
Nursing Elements of Public Health
Policy Issues in Public Health
Each chapter has a coherent structure of theory, application and role in practice. Practical or case examples are used and further reading offered. Subject specialists have written specific chapters such as health economics and informatics.

Key Features
  • Links to specialist courses therefore will have a sound post-registration market.
  • This is the first comprehensive text on public health at the level of post-registration
  • Grace Lindsay has an increasingly prominent profile in the field of public health.

  • Author Information
    By Pauline M. Craig, Research Fellow, Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University of Glasgow, UK and Grace Lindsay, BSc(Hons), RGN, SCM, RN, MN, Lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK