Multidisciplinary Public Health : Understanding the Development of the Modern Workforce by Katie Ferguson, Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBristol University Press
ISBN-101447300327
ISBN-139781447300328
eBay Product ID (ePID)217087737
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameMultidisciplinary Public Health : Understanding the Development of the Modern Workforce
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectPublic Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMedical
AuthorKatie Ferguson, Fiona Sim, Jenny Wright
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Public health in England has moved into uncharted territory. This timely and important history of the changing workforce is an indispensable guide to the challenges and unfinished business ahead" , Public health in England has moved into uncharted territory. This timely and important history of the changing workforce is an indispensable guide to the challenges and unfinished business ahead., Recent developments in public health are poorly understood by the public. Multidisciplinary Public Health provides a readable history, based on the authors' own involvement, of one key change in modern public health--the incorporation of non-medical people into the mainstream public health workforce., "Recent developments in public health are poorly understood by the public. Multidisciplinary Public Health provides a readable history, based on the authors' own involvement, of one key change in modern public health--the incorporation of non-medical people into the mainstream public health workforce." , A key text, entertainingly and expertly written, for anyone who wants to be better informed about public health and the contemporary development of the workforce that delivers it. This book provides a welcome addition to the literature on public health in England., "Public health in England has moved into uncharted territory. This timely and important history of the changing workforce is an indispensable guide to the challenges and unfinished business ahead."
Dewey Decimal362.1
Table Of ContentIntroduction and methods Developing the specialty of public health The multidisciplinary public health movement of the 1990s Changes for specialists I: Setting up a multidisciplinary public health senior appointments process Changes for specialists II: The new regulatory system for specialists Changes for specialists III: The establishment of multidisciplinary higher specialist training in public health The focus on practitioners and the wider workforce Where we are now? The new public health system in England from April 2013 Experience across the other UK countries Conclusion
SynopsisIncluding the voices of key protagonists in the development of the public health workforce, this book is an important addition to the history of public health in England. It charts events leading to the unique achievement, from 2003, of specialist status, equivalent to public health medical consultants, for those from non-medical backgrounds. Setting these changes in context it discusses implications for practitioners and the wider UK public health workforce. A lively and comprehensive review of policy change, Multidisciplinary public health: Understanding the development of the modern workforce concludes with a reflection on the new public health system under way in England, making useful comparisons with the rest of the UK. This is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in public health, including public health academics and relevant postgraduate students., A lively and comprehensive review of policy change, Multidisciplinary public health: Understanding the development of the modern workforce concludes with a reflection on the new public health system under way in England, making useful comparisons with the rest of the UK., This book is the most comprehensive and detailed look ever taken at the development and makeup of the public health workforce in England. It traces the history of public health in England through to the present day, covering policy changes and alterations in status and public recognition, as well as offering a reflection on the newest changes to the public health system in England and making useful comparisons with the rest of the United Kingdom. The result will be of use to scholars and practitioners alike.