Includes bibliographical referencs (pages 174-213) and index.

CONTENTS

Advocacy
Behaviour change
Causality
Climate change (and sustainable development)
Community
Demography
Deprivation and poverty
Determinants of health
Economic and human development
Education
Epidemiology
Ethics
Evaluation
Evidence
Global health and globalization
Health
Health education
Health literacy
Health needs
Health promotion and the 'new public health'
Inequalities in health
Lifecourse perspectives
Lifestyle
Medicine
Official statistics
Partnerships and partnership working
Place
Policy
Prevention
Primary health care
Risk
Screening
Settings
Social capital
Social marketing
Socialization
The welfare state.

"Key Themes in Public Health consists of introductory short essays exploring fifty key themes and concepts in public health. Ranging from political and economic concern with improving population health and reducing health inequalities, to debates about how to protect the population from new health threats, as well as a concern with individual responsibility for lifestyles and behaviour, the themes discussed include: determinants of health; globalisation; evidence; risk and population. Presenting provocative ways of thinking about key ideas in a concise fashion, each essay provides a basic grounding in the relevant theme as well as a departure point for further study by: Defining the theme in an accessible way, Illustrating its application and significance in the field, Identifying and exploring issues surrounding each of the themes, Providing several references for further reading. This text provides an accessible overview for students new to public health who want to get to grips with the full range and complexity of this diverse and multidisciplinary field"--