The public health system in England (Evidence for Public Health Practice)

Health systems everywhere are experiencing rapid change in response to new threats to health, including from lifestyle diseases, risks of pandemic flu, and the global effects of climate change but health inequalities continue to widen. Such developments have profound implications for the future direction of public health policy and practice. The public health system in England offers a wide-ranging, provocative and accessible assessment of challenges confronting a public health system, exploring how its parameters have shifted and what the origins of dilemmas in public health practice are. The book will therefore appeal to public health professionals and students of health policy, potentially engaging them in political and social advocacy. THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN ENGLAND Contents List of boxes and figures Acknowledgements List of acronyms About the authors 1. Introduction On the state of the public health system: genesis of review Plan of book 2. Public health and a public health system What is public health? The nature of the public health system Conclusion 3. The evolution of the public health function in England (1): 1974–97 Emergence of the new public health The organisation of the public health function in England post-1974 Conclusion 4. The evolution of the public health function in England (2): 1997–2009 The changing policy and organisational landscape in England Developments in the workforce: making a reality of multidisciplinary public health Some final reflections on the evolution of the public health function Conclusion 5. Current issues in the public health system in England The nature of policy formation relating to the health of the public Markets, competition and choice Commissioning for health and wellbeing Public health through partnership Public involvement Discussion and conclusion 6. Looking to the future Climate change, environmental degradation and health Growing health inequalities and a widening health gap The prospects for a new public health movement Appendix: NHS reorganisation – 1975–2009 Pre-1974 NHS: Medical Officer of Health 1974–82: community physicians based in district health authorities 1982–89: from community medicine to directors of public health 1989–97: purchasers and providers 1997–2009: from health authorities to primary care trusts 2005–present: more reconfiguration References Index Health Systems Everywhere Are Experiencing Rapid Change In Response To New Threats To Health, Including From Lifestyle Diseases, Risks Of Pandemic Flu, And The Global Effects Of Climate Change. At The Same Time, Health Inequalities Continue To Widen Despite Efforts To Halt And Reverse Them. Such Developments Have Profound Implications For The Future Direction Of Public Health Policy And Practice. The Public Health System In England Offers A Wide-ranging, Provocative And Accessible Assessment Of Challenges Confronting A Public Health System, Exploring How Its Parameters Have Shifted Over Time And What The Origins Of Long-standing Dilemmas In Public Health Practice Are. The Book Will Therefore Appeal To Public Health Professionals And Students Of Health Policy And May Also Encourage Them To Become Fully Engaged In Political And Social Advocacy Alongside The Traditional Skills Of Reasoned Analysis And Sound Evidence.--publisher's Description. Public Health And A Public Health System -- The Evolution Of The Public Health Function In England (1) : 1974-97 -- The Evolution Of The Public Health Function In England (2) : 1997-2009 -- Current Issues In The Public Health System In England -- Looking To The Future. David J. Hunter, Linda Marks, And Katherine E. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Health systems everywhere are experiencing rapid change in response to new threats to health, including from lifestyle diseases, risks of pandemic flu, and the global effects of climate change but health inequalities continue to widen.Such developments have profound implications for the future direction of public health policy and practice. The public health system in England offers a wide-ranging, provocative and accessible assessment of challenges confronting a public health system, exploring how its parameters have shifted and what the origins of dilemmas in public health practice are.The book will therefore appeal to public health professionals and students of health policy, potentially engaging them in political and social advocacy.

This timely and wide-ranging book offers an accessible assessment of challenges confronting a public health system, which will appeal to public health professionals and students.