Features

Explains how public health permeates health and social care
Includes examples, definitions, and real-life applications
Encourages readers to consider not only the opportunities and impacts of working in public health, but also the gains that can be made by working collaboratively
Summary

Collaborative Practice for Public Health encourages individuals to consider the opportunities and impacts of working in public health as well as the gains that can be made by working collaboratively. Chapters explore some of the sociological issues that underpin the practice of public health and offer valuable insights into its complexities, addressing how different groups might work together effectively in the creation and delivery of public health policy.

The book also examines interprofessional education, and collaborative working in the non-profit sector and in primary care, and discusses why moving out of silos is an important factor in promoting collaborative working, not as a shared occasional endeavour, but as the underpinning experience for practice. Through examples, definitions, and a focus on real-life situations, this practical guide illustrates the different ways in which public health permeates health and social care in the UK and internationally.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Threads, Challenges and the Context of Working Collaboratively in Public Health
Dawne Gurbutt

Everybody's Business: Working and Learning Together for Public Health Practice
Dawne Gurbutt

Tackling Traffic Issues with a Public Health Focus
Hannele Weir

Interprofessional Education and Malawi
Lucy Kululanga and Patricia Donovan

Collaborative Working for Public Health in the Voluntary Sector
Dawne Gurbutt

Collaborative Practice for Public Health: Opportunities and Reflections from Primary Care
Jonny Currie and Liz Anderson

Using Technology to Enhance Learning and Practice in Collaborative Working in Public Health
Russell Gurbutt with Contributions from Canadian Colleagues: E. Riesen, M. Morley, D. Clendinneng, S. Ogilvie, M.A. Murray and P. Thompson

Conclusions: The Learning Continues
Dawne Gurbutt

Appendix 1 Professionalism

Appendix 2 Some Additional Resources

Appendix 3 Planning Models for Public Health Interventions

Appendix 4 CAIPE Collaborative Practice Series