The Potential for Health
Published on 2. July 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
292 pages
978-0-19-262944-9 (ISBN)
Description
Can health be improved? Can the quality of health care be delivered more effectively? Can doctors and other health professionals be better at their job and deliver higher quality of care? The answer to these three questions is yes, and this book develops ways in which, using existing knowledge the potential for health can be achieved.
Reviews / Votes
...will attract a wide audience within Britain...relevant to all levels of student nurses. * Health Education Journal * Public health doctors... always waiting for guidance...This collection of essays is what they might be waiting for. * Health Matters * Because Kenneth Calman was England's chief medical officer, he has a unique experience of topics related to the practice of public health. These are the best part of the book. Particularly interesting are his ideas on communicating health related risks to the public and the chapter on the health of the nation strategy ("from health for all to health by all"). I also like his suggestion that a major aspect of medicine is to constantly redefine disease and health. He is convincing when he promotes the importance of medical humanities. * BMJ Bookshop, Fred Paccaud *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-262944-9 (9780192629449)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Introduction - Summary and Conclusions ; 1. Equity, poverty and health for all ; 2. The health of the nation ; 3. Patient and public involvement in health and health care ; 4. Ethical issues in public health ; 5. The humanities in clinical practice ; 6. The medical detective ; 7. Art and science of public health ; 8. International aspects of health ; 9. Health care ; 10. Special issues in health ; 11. Professional issues ; 12. Looking at the future: some big issues ahead ; 13. Making it happen ; 14. Envoi