Policy and practice in promoting public health / edited by Stephen Handsley [and others]. - 404 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Promoting public health : skills, perspectives and practice . - Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice. .

Published in association with the Open University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Promoting public health in a global context / The development of healthy public policy / Making and changing healthy public policy / Organisations and settings for promoting public health / Partnerships and alliances for health / Addressing poverty and health / The potential for promoting public health at a local level / Community involvement and civic engagement in multidisciplinary public health / Developing local alliance partnerships through community collaboration and participation / Working with communities to promote public health / Gauging the effectiveness of community-based public health projects / Promoting mental health and social inclusion / Sarah Earle -- Jenny Douglas, Linda Jones and Cathy E. Lloyd -- Kythe Beaumont, Jenny Douglas, Tom Heller and Linda Jones -- Mark Dooris and David J. Hunter -- John Kenneth Davies and Pam Foley -- Tom Heller, Kythe Beaumont, Sarah Earle, Jenny Douglas and Linda Jones -- Stephen Handsley -- Stephen Handsley -- Angela Scriven -- Stephen Handsley, Moyra Sidell and Pat Thornley -- Stephen Handsley, Anita Noguera and Kythe Beaumont -- Stephen Handsley. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12.

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Health promotion.
Public health.
Medical policy.
Poverty.

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