Fundamentals for Public Health Practice

Amanda Holland, Kate Phillips, Michelle Moseley , Lorraine Joomun

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English

Sage Publications Ltd
14 October 2022

Public health & preventive medicine; Community nursing

A comprehensive textbook providing a complete overview of the multifaceted nature of public health practice. It explores all aspects of public health from communities and wider society, child development and early relationships, inequalities in health, safeguarding, the rapidly changing nature of society and the significance of culture, equality and diversity.

The book takes a life-span approach and makes direct links to the UK health and social care context and has been written for an interprofessional audience. It will be essential reading for health and social care students including nurses and midwives, allied health care professionals, social care workers, qualified health and social care practitioners and anyone who plays a role in understanding, promoting, and protecting public health.

Key features:

Comprehensive, wide-ranging coverage Addresses the realities of public health in a globalised world

Applied to the UK four nation context but also considers the global dimension of public health practice

Edited by: Amanda Holland, Kate Phillips, Michelle Moseley, Lorraine Joomun
Imprint: Sage Publications Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 170mm,
Weight: 810g
ISBN: 9781526496263
ISBN 10: 1526496267
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 14 October 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction: Overview of Global Health Policy and Health Policy Across the Four UK Nations - Amanda Holland The COVID-19 Pandemic – Lessons Learnt and Future Practice - John Watkins & Dianne Watkins Health Promotion And Prevention Health Promotion - Lorraine Joomun Health Literacy - Lynette Harland Shotton & Emma Senior Early Intervention Healthy Child Development - Amanda Holland The Influence of Early Relationships on Child Development and Long-Term Health and Wellbeing - Amanda Holland & Kate Phillips Perinatal Mental Health - Jane Hanley Inequalities in Public Health Inequalities In Health - Linda Mages The Obesity Epidemic - Linda Mages & Nadine Littler Public Health and the Older Person - Shirley Willis & Cathryn Smith Substance Use and Public Health - Iain McPhee & Ian Bond Mental Health - Alex Nute Oral Health - Kate Phillips Sexual Health is Public Health - David Evans Safeguarding Safeguarding Adults, 21st Century Issues - Susan Greening & Philip Tremewan Safeguarding Children and Young People - Michelle Moseley Domestic Abuse - Caroline Bradbury Jones & Dana Sammut Honour Based Violence - A Public Health Issue: Protection, Promotion and Provision of Services - Joanne McEwan & Michelle Moseley Culture, Equality And Diversity Homelessness - Lorraine Joomun Gypsies and Travellers - Deb McNee Culture Competence in Care: Working with Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Faith Families - Fatima Husain Public health and the LGBTQ+ Community - Professor Dave Clarke

Amanda Holland is a senior lecturer at the School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, and joined the University in 2015. She teaches undergraduate nurses and midwives and postgraduate healthcare students. Her specialist area is in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, Health Visiting. Amanda is programme manager of the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Programme (SCPHN) for Health Visiting, a role she has held since 2018. Amanda was awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2021. Amanda leads SCPHN programme modules and has led health promotion modules in Oman. She is the Community Practitioner and Health Visitor Association Executive Chair for Wales, and previous Vice Chair, roles she has held since 2016. Amanda co-developed the all Wales Health Visitor Observation and Assessment of the Infant (HOAI) and is currently undertaking a PhD exploring this aspect of health visitor practice. Amanda is a published author, she has spoken at national and international conferences. Kate Phillips is an NMC registered Adult & Child Nurse, as well as a professionally NMC registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor). Her clinical experience includes practicing as a Flying Start Health Visitor in Wales for 8 years where she promoted the health and wellbeing of families and communities. Her career moved into higher education at Cardiff University in 2015 due to her passion for teaching and supporting the development of the future nursing workforce. She currently works as a Child Nursing lecturer at the University of Leeds. Her subjects of interest are public health, health promotion and the importance of fathers and their engagement in health services. She is also a member of the Community Practitioner and Health Visitor Association Executive Committee. Michelle Moseley is the Education and Lifelong Learning Adviser at RCN Wales. Michelle is registered general nurse, sick children’s nurse, health visitor, and nurse educator. Her specialist area of teaching and learning is associated with public health nursing where she managed the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) programme (health visiting) within the School of Healthcare Sciences (HCARE), at Cardiff University as well as undertaking other roles including under-graduate education lead and director of learning in practice. Michelle is passionate about safeguarding and was awarded the RCN Wales Nurse of the year Award for Safeguarding in 2018. Also in 2019, the SCPHN team at HCARE were awarded the SNTA Post-registration educators of the year. In 2020 Michelle was awarded Senior Lecturer and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Michelle continues to write and teach, delivering public health and safeguarding sessions at Cardiff University. Michelle commenced a PhD in 2018 on a part-time basis and is exploring how supportive safeguarding supervision is for health visitors. Michelle’s portfolio within RCN Wales covers Education, lifelong learning, CYP nursing, safeguarding, RTP, Healthcare support workers and students. Dr Lorraine Joomun is a qualified nurse and health visitor and has been working in healthcare education at Cardiff University for 24 years. During this time Lorraine managed and led the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) Programme, while also undertaking an additional role as Professional Head of Primary Care and Public Health Nursing. Lorraine currently leads the health promotion module within the SCPHN programme, she has previously led the global public health modules within the school and health promotion modules in Oman. Lorraine has a special interest in homelessness which developed while undertaking her PhD.