Containing titles discussing topical issues such as alcohol, obesity, mental health and palliative care, the Routledge Studies in Public Health series offers resources for students and researchers in the field of public health.
Containing titles discussing topical issues such as alcohol, obesity, mental health and palliative care, the Routledge Studies in Public Health series offers resources for students and researchers in the field of public health.
Series: Routledge Studies in Public Health
Community development, planning and partnerships have become important terms in health promotion but, up until now, debate around these concepts have been discussed more in planning science than in public health literature. Roar Amdam draws on theories and new empirical evidence from local,...
Published September 27th 2010 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Public Health
Although drinking, smoking and obesity have attracted social and moral condemnation to varying degrees for more than two hundred years, over the past few decades they have come under intense attack from the field of public health as an ‘unholy trinity’ of lifestyle behaviours with apparently...
Published June 16th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Public Health
Over the last century public health efforts, such as immunization, safer food practices, public health education and promotion, improved sanitation, and water purification have been very successful in eradicating and controlling a host of diseases. The result has been a dramatic improvement in...
Published March 30th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Public Health
Public health approaches to palliative care have been growing in policy importance and practice acceptance. This innovative volume explores the major concepts, practice examples, and practice guidelines for this new approach. The goal of ‘comprehensive care’ – seamless support for patients as they...
Published September 7th 2011 by Routledge
