- 232 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
People-centred public health examines how members of the public can be involved in delivering health improvement, primarily as volunteers or lay health workers. With a foreword by Professor Sir Michael Marmot and Dr Mike Grady, this timely book draws on a major study of lay engagement in public health, using case studies and real life examples to provide a comprehensive and accessible overview of policy, practice and research in this area. In an economic and political climate where there is renewed interest in the role of the citizen, the authors challenge old orthodoxies in public health and build a coherent argument for radical change in the way public agencies support lay action. The book is aimed at readers with an academic or professional interest in public health and/or community involvement, including practitioners and managers within public services and the voluntary sector, and post-graduate and undergraduate students studying public health, health promotion, public sector management, social policy and community work.
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Table of contents
- People-centred public health
- Contents
- List of tables, figures and boxes
- Glossary
- Notes on the authors
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Series editorsâ preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The policy context
- 3. Lay health workers in practice
- 4. Benefits and value
- 5. The lay perspective
- 6. Walking for Health â a case study
- 7. Sexual health outreach â a case study
- 8. Community Health Educators â a case study
- 9. Citizen involvement in neighbourhood health â a case study
- 10. Commissioning and delivery
- 11. Dispelling the myths
- 12. Future directions
- References
- Appendix: The People in Public Health study
- Index