Public Health Policy and Practice

Little has been documented about male sex work, leaving many questions unanswered about those involved: their identities and self-understandings, the practices involved, and the contexts in which they occur. This new book explores health, social, political, economic and human rights issues in male s..

This text is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of the main challenges and issues that health professionals may encounter, when providing mental health care and support for human beings from conception to end of life – whatever field they work in...

This text is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of the main challenges and issues that health professionals may encounter, when providing mental health care and support for human beings from conception to end of life – whatever field they work in...

Mobility, Sexuality and AIDS recognises the complex relationships between individual circumstances, different forms of migration and the different ways in which communities and states respond. It will be invaluable for students and academics of migration, development studies, anthropology, sociology..

This book presents an array of case examples from scholars of health-related topics, focusing on biographical narrative as a window into understanding key needs in trauma informed scholarship and medicine...

Amid intense debate over the consequences of decoding the human genome and the impact of such technology on our lives, these lucid, richly-textured, jargon-free case studies explore the diverse meanings and impacts of genetic diagnoses for patients enduring currently incurable, ultimately fatal neur..

Looking at how to effectively design, implement and evaluate organisational capacity building initiatives, this book is ideal for public health, health promotion and health management researchers, students and practitioners...

Looking at how to effectively design, implement and evaluate organisational capacity building initiatives, this book is ideal for public health, health promotion and health management researchers, students and practitioners...

This reference will bring readers up to date with chronic disease research and treatment practices. It focuses on health-related quality of life and patient perception of the impact of the diseases and health intervention, as well as psychological adaptation to the disease...

This book examines the evidence-base for incorporating mental health into the public health agenda by linking the research on population-based mental health with public health policy and practice, and sets out an innovative model for integrated care...

This book examines the evidence-base for incorporating mental health into the public health agenda by linking the research on population-based mental health with public health policy and practice, and sets out an innovative model for integrated care...

The benefits of practicing in different environments and learning healthcare methods from other global perspectives is invaluable. This bookoffers necessary insights into making the most of the experience, from pre-departure training through to return orientation. The book includes case studies that..