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Alcohol and Drug Misuse: A Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals 2ed
Paperback,
11/12/2017,
£35.99
Health Communication: A Media and Cultural Studies Approach
Paperback,
02/12/2014,
£29.99
Using a unique cultural studies approach to assess the world of health promotion and public health policy, and with clear links between media theory and health communication in practice, this timely book examines the influence of both traditional and emerging forms of media on international public health.
Public Health: Power, Empowerment and Professional Practice 4ed
Paperback,
02/03/2019,
£25.99
This highly anticipated new edition of Glenn Laverack's Public Health: Power, Empowerment and Professional Practice has been fully revised throughout to provide readers with a practical understanding of how to help others to empower themselves in public health practice.
Models and Frameworks for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Linking Evidence to Action
Paperback,
23/04/2010,
£39.50
The Evidence-Based Nursing Series is co-published with Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). The series focuses on implementing evidence-based practice in nursing and mirrors the remit of Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, encompassing clinical practice, administration, research and public policy.
Health, Ethnicity and Diabetes: Racialised Constructions of 'Risky' South Asian Bodies
Hardback,
19/05/2016,
£63.00
Evidence-based Policy A Realist Perspective
Paperback,
07/04/2006,
£37.99
Looking at the spread of evidence-based policy making across the Western world, this book examines the methodological assumptions that lie behind this drive for government departments, academic research projects and NGOs to adopt an 'evidence-based' approach, when so little has been done to ask what works in an evidence-based context.
Theory and Research in Promoting Public Health
Paperback,
20/03/2007,
£34.99
What, exactly, is promoting public health activity? How should we promote public health? Whose values are most important? Which theories can help inform health promoting practice? This text addresses these questions, exploring the key concepts, debates and issues involved in multi-disciplinary public health.
Economics of Health Care Financing
Paperback,
26/08/2004,
£53.99
This edition examines the economics of health care systems in a non-technical manner. It is written in a highly accessible manner for economists and non-economists alike. It is very timely and includes the latest evidence of health care reforms and their implications from a number of countries with different systems.
Public Health in History: Public Health, Policy and Practice
Paperback,
01/10/2011,
£28.99
Offers an exploration of the history of public health and the development of health services over the centuries. This book surveys the rise and redefinition of public health since the sanitary revolution of the mid-nineteenth century, assessing the reforms in the post World War II years and the coming of welfare states.
Social Marketing and Public Health
Paperback,
09/02/2017,
£32.99
The last ten years have seen tremendous advances in the theoretical and practice base of social marketing globally. This book provides up to date thinking on social marketing theory and practice, introducing new conceptual models and approaches to influencing behaviour to promote health and prevent disease.
Key Themes in Health and Social Care
Paperback,
03/09/2010,
£31.99
Suitable for students in health and social care, this book provides an overview of foundational issues and core themes in the field and introduces key areas of debate. It addresses introductory psychology and sociology, social policy, equality and diversity, skills for practice, and working with people.
Interprofessional Working in Health and Social Care: Professional Perspectives 2ed
Paperback,
19/03/2014,
£31.99
An appreciation of interprofessional working is required knowledge for anyone undertaking a course in health, education and social care. Illustrated with case studies throughout, this glowing new edition provides pre-qualifying students with an accessible overview of the role, work and skills of a wide range of professionals.
Health Promotion: Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity 3ed
Paperback,
17/09/2001,
£46.99
The authors have joined forces again to reflect upon the ever changing world of health promotion. As a result, their highly respected textbook has been substantially rewritten to document both theoretical and practical developments within this important sphere of professional activity.
Key Concepts in Health Studies
Paperback,
18/02/2010,
£26.99
As with the other popular Key Concepts titles from SAGE, this book provides an accesible introduction which covers all the major themes and topics of health.
Health Policy In Britain
Paperback,
25/06/2009,
£37.99
Systematically updated throughout, the 6th edition of this leading text takes the story of health policy to the end of the Blair era and into the early years of the Brown premiership. It offers a clear and thorough introduction to the history of the NHS, its funding and priorities, and to the process of policy making.
Psychology of Physical Activity: Determinants, Well-Being and Interventions 3ed
Paperback,
06/02/2015,
£54.99
Reflection: Principles and Practice for Healthcare Professionals
Paperback,
01/05/2010,
£19.99
Discusses the need for skillful facilitation, high quality mentoring and the necessity for good support networks. This book describes the 12 principles of reflection and the many ways it can be facilitated. It attempts to support the claims that reflection can be a catalyst for enhancing clinical competence, and professional self-confidence.
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