Health Education Research, Vol. 17, No. 2, 267,
April 2002
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BOOK REVIEW |
Newly published books
Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice, D. Pencheon, C. Guest, D. Melzer and J. A. Muir Gray (eds), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001, 609 pp, ISBN 0-19-263221-3. This pocket reference resource contains chapters from 93 contributors. Part 1 outlines skills needed to assess and monitor the health of the population; Part 2 covers technical skills to decide on feasible methods and actions; Part 3 covers influencing and implementing policy; Part 4 considers the effects of methods of direct action or immediate determinants of public health; Parts 5 and 6 cover the tasks and skills necessary to assess quality in health care; Parts 7 and 8 personal and organization skills needed to effect change; and Part 9 provides some practical examples.
Promoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Research, B. Smedley and S. L. Syme (eds), National Academy Press, Washington, 2001, 493 pp, ISBN 0-309-071175-5. Relates to the