Working in Public Health: An introduction to careers in public health

ISBN-13: 9780415624558 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 198 str.

Fiona Sim; Jenny Wright

Opis

What can you contribute to improving and protecting the health of your community? Public health is becoming an increasingly central area of healthcare practice and people working in public health come from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. This practical and accessible book maps out the range of exciting and varied options open to people considering a career in public health, and provides helpful information on how to get there, either as a fully fledged specialist or in an operational practitioner role. Designed especially for those wanting to learn about public heath, it looks at public health work in a range of settings, from health services to the commercial sector, and in a range of different roles, from health protection to public health intelligence. Numerous vignettes and case studies from highly experienced practitioners, as well as those new to their roles, illustrate what their roles involve and how have they had an impact. This is the ideal book for anyone interested in putting public health at the centre of their working lives.

Recenzje

"I thought the book was both interesting and inspiring, and i am sure readers new to the discipline will be energised about joining the profession...In conclusion, this book will inspire people to join public health and also maximise the talents of those already in the profession by enabling them to find their ideal role."- Paul Fisher, Public Health Today

Spis treści

Foreword  Duncan Selbie  Foreword  Martin McKee  Section 1: Introduction to this Book  Introduction  Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright  Section 2: Functions  Introduction  Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright  2.1 Health Improvement  Richard Parish and Em Rahman  2.2 Health Intelligence  Alison Hill  2.3 Healthcare Public Health  Diane Bell and Jan Yates  2.4 Health Protection  Peter Sheridan, Lorna Wilcox, Ian Gray and Surindar Dhesi  2.5 Academic Public Health  Katie Cole, Muireann Kelly, Jane Wills and Helen Hogan  2.6 Global Public Health  Mala Rao Section 3: Settings  Introduction  Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright  3.1 Local Government  Anita Parkin, Clare Ebberson, Martin Seymour and Rebecca Hams  3.2 National Health Service (NHS)  Frances Fairman  3.3 Health Policy  Mohit Sharma  3.4 International and Global  Jenny Amery, Manpreet Singh and Manuelle Hurwitz  3.5 UK Voluntary & Community  Paul Lincoln, Claire Everett and Sue Lloyd  Section 4: Getting into Public Health Introduction  Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright  4.1 Courses  Jane Wills and Helen Hogan  4.2 Public Health Specialist Training  Amy Potter  4.3 Personal and Professional Development  Em Rahman  Section 5: How to Proceed from Here  Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright  Advice from the PHORCaST team  Conclusion  Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright  Appendices  List of useful professional organizations for public health

O autorze

Fiona Sim is a Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a visiting chair at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. She is a former Head of Public Health Development at the Department of Health, where she was responsible for the national development of the public health workforce. Jenny Wright is executive director of Solutions for Public Health, the largest NHS public health agency in the UK. She has been involved with the development of the public health competence framework and led the project developing and running the UK-wide public health careers website, Phorcast.