Key Topics in Public Health

Key Topics is a short, easy-to-read text that provides basic information about twelve key topics in public health, such as diabetes, cancer, smoking and teenage pregnancy, and how prevention and health promotion should be tackled at community and one-to-one levels.

The twelve topics are the 'must-dos' of public health action. They have been selected because they are those addressed in current national public health strategies such as Saving Lives: our healthier nation, and comparable strategies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many are the subject of National Service Frameworks and other national policies and plans; they are often accompanied by targets which health workers are expected to meet.

Topics often relate to each other (e.g. smoking and cancer) so cross-references will be provided.

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"Linda Ewles edits with a 'no jargon' approach that serves to demystify public health. All the chapters are written by experts and focus on specific disseases or behaviours recognnised as contributing to poor health." Gill Watson; Nursing Standard

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Catherine Dennison PhD BSc is Research Manager for the Sexual Health and Substance Misuse Business Area, Department of Health. Her background is in adolescent health research. From 2000 - 2004 Catherine provided research support to the Teenage Pregnancy Unit, now in the Department for Education and Skills. As part of this role Catherine instigated a large programme of research and evaluation to inform implementation of the government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy for England. Before joining government Catherine was involved in research on a wide range of issues relating to young people, including mental health, youth justice and teenage parenthood. Gail Errington BSc is a Research Associate in the Centre for Health Services Research at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and a collaborator on the Health Development Agency's Evidence and Guidance Centre - Unintentional Injury to Children and Young People. She has a background in health promotion and education, developing an interest in injury prevention while working as coordinator on a local accident prevention programme. Gail joined the University in 1994 and was Evaluation Officer on the Safer Primary Schools Project, a 5-year randomised controlled trial. Her research interests include the evaluation of intervention programmes, engaging target groups and consolidating the evidence base. David Evans MA BA DFPH is Reader in Applied Health Policy Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol. His background is in social science, health promotion and nursing, and from 2002 - 2003 David was Director of Public Health for Bristol North Primary Care Trust. His research interests include the evaluation of initiatives to tackle inequalities in health, user involvement and the development of multi-disciplinary public health. He is also a Non-Executive Member of the Board of NHS Direct, the telephone and internet-based clinical advice and health information service. Linda Ewles MSc MA BSc RD is a public health and health service writer, editor and trainer, recently combining this with front-line practice as a dietitian in primary care. After initial training and practice in nutrition and dietetics, she worked for over 30 years in broader fields of health education, health promotion and public health, within the NHS and in higher education. She is co-author (with Ina Simnett) of Promoting Health - a practical guide, first published in 1984 and now in its fifth edition and translated into five languages. Elizabeth Gale BA is the Chief Executive of mentality, the national mental health promotion charity. Elizabeth is one of the founding members of the organization, established in 2000. Elizabeth has worked in mental health for over 12 years and for 8 of those she has concentrated on the promotion of mental health and well-being and the broader public mental health agenda. She has worked in the statutory, voluntary and commercial sectors and is an experienced presenter, trainer, writer, broadcaster and advocate. Her academic background is in law and sociology and she has a keen interest in the human rights and civil liberties agenda. Selena Gray MBChB MD FFPH FRCPCH is currently Reader in Public Health and Director of the Centre for Applied Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, Bristol. After qualifying in medicine in Leeds, she worked in paediatrics in the UK and Saudi Arabia before training in public health medicine in the south-west. She worked for almost 10 years as Clinical Adviser for the Regional NHS R&D programme, and was a founding Director of the South West Public Health Observatory before taking up an academic post. She has had a longstanding involvement in public health training, and has published research on a variety of public heath issues. Alison Hadley SRN HV works in the government's Teenage Pregnancy Unit as Programme Manager of the 10-year Teenage Pregnancy Strategy for England. Alison joined the Teenage Pregnancy Unit in 2000 afte

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1. Cancer

2. Coronary heart disease and stroke

3. Diabetes

4. Smoking

5. Obesity

6. Physical activity

7. Injury prevention

8. Teenage pregnancy

9. Sexually transmitted infections

10. Alcohol use and misuse

11. Drug use and misuse

12. Mental health and mental health promotion

13. Tackling inequalities in health

14. Helping individuals to change behaviour

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