Public Health Evidence : Tackling health inequalities

ISBN-13: 9780198520832 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 608 str.

Amanda Killoran; Catherine Swann; Michael P. Kelly

Opis

This book outlines the policy context of research in the field of health inequalities, documents approaches to evidence-based public health practice in the UK, advances understanding and debate on methodological challenges and difficulties, and assesses progress in putting evidence into practice.

Recenzje

...this book provides a useful picture of the current level of development of evidence-based public health policy and practice, and specifically action to address health inequalities in the UK. It has a practical 'real life' focus and will be of interest primarily to academics and public health practitioners based in the UK. ...Overall, cause for optimism isprovided with some significant advances being made in public health research methods and creative ideas about future directions being displayed. s