People-Centred Public Health
South, Jane,author.
Gamsu, Mark,author.
White, Judy(Lecturer in health promotion),author.
People-centred public health provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of policy, practice and research in how members of the public can be involved in delivering health improvement as volunteers or lay health workers, drawing on a major study of lay engagement in public health, and using case studies and real life examples.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
One. Introduction -- Two. The policy context -- Three. Lay health workers in practice -- Four. Benefits and value -- Five. The lay perspective -- Six. Walking for Health -- a case study -- Seven. Sexual health outreach -- a case study -- Eight. Community Health Educators -- a case study -- Nine. Citizen involvement in neighbourhood health -- a case study -- Ten. Commissioning and delivery -- Eleven. Dispelling the myths -- Twelve. Future directions.
People-centred public health provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of policy, practice and research in how members of the public can be involved in delivering health improvement as volunteers or lay health workers, drawing on a major study of lay engagement in public health, and using case studies and real life examples.
Description based on print version record.
Public health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
MEDICAL
MEDICAL
MEDICAL
MEDICAL
HEALTH & FITNESS
HEALTH & FITNESS
Volunteers.
Patient-Centered Care.
Public Health.
Public health.

Includes bibliographical references and index.