TY - BOOK AU - Sim, Fiona [Editor] AU - Wright, Jenny [Editor] TI - Working in public health: choosing the right career SN - 9781032169743 U1 - 362.102341 PY - 2024/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Public Health--Medical Sociology KW - Health--Social Care N1 - Table of contents: Foreword by Christopher Whitty 1. Introduction to the book and to public health Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright 2. Health Improvement and Promotion Future challenges and opportunities – a vision for public health improvement Kevin Fenton, Regional Director London, Office of Health Improvement and Disparities Overview of the health improvement function Dona Milne, Director of Public Health, NHS Lothian and Cathy Steer, Head of Health Improvement, NHS Highland, Scotland Career Stories a) Ashley Gould, Public Health Consultant, NHS Wales b) Yeyenta Osasu, National Pharmacy Integration Lead, NHS England 3. Health Intelligence: The Centrality of Information Future challenges and opportunities – a vision for health intelligence Myer Glickman, Head of Epidemiology, Climate and Global Health, Office for National Statistics Overview of the health intelligence function John Battersby, Consultant in Public Health, Public Health Analysis Unit, Office for Health Improvement Career Stories a) Matt Hennessey, Chief Intelligence and Analytics Officer for NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care b) Natalie Adams, Public Health Intelligence Practitioner and Specialty Registrar in Public Health 4. Healthcare Public Health Future challenges and opportunities – enhancing the role of healthcare public health Mahendra G. Patel – Professor and Pharmacy and Inclusion and Diversity Lead, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford Overview of the healthcare public health function Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director for Public Health, NHS England Overview of the healthcare function in providers Anita Parkin, Director of Population Health, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust Career Story Laura Bridle, Public Health Consultant Midwife 5. Health Protection Future challenges and opportunities – vision for the health protection function Tracy Daszkiewicz, Executive Director of Public Health, Aneurin Bevan University Hospital Board, Gwent, Wales Overview of the health protection function Andrew Jones, Deputy National Director of Health Protection and Screening Services, Public Health Wales and Giri Shankar, Director of Health Protection, Public Health Wales Career Stories a) David Roberts, Consultant in Health Protection, UK Health Security Agency b) Oluwakemi Olufon, Principal Health Protection Practitioner, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) 6. Academic Public Health Challenges and opportunities – vision for academic public health Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Overview of the academic public health function John Ford, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Health Equity, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University, London Career Story Clare Bambra, Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University 7. International and Global Health Challenges and opportunities – vision for international and global public health David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Head of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House Overview of international and global public health Mala Rao, Director, Ethnicity and Health Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College, London and Leena Inamdar, Global Health Lead, Head of Programme, New Variant Assessment Platform, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency Career Story Manuelle Hurwitz, Director of Global Programmes, International Planned Parenthood Federation 8. Sustainability and Climate Change Challenges and opportunities – vision for public health’s contribution to this major issue Jenny Griffiths, Public Health and Climate Change Activist Overview of public health’s contribution to climate change and sustainability David Pencheon, Honorary Professor, Health and Sustainable Development, Exeter University Career Story Isobel Braithwaite, National Institute of Health and Care Research Academic Clinical Fellow in Public Health, University College of London 9. Public Health Functions Useful Resources 10. Local Government Challenges and opportunities – vision for public health in local government Sarah Price, Chief for Population Health and Inequalities and Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Overview of local government as a public health setting Greg Fell, Director of Public Health, Sheffield City Council Career Story Shakiba Habibula, Consultant in Public Health, Oxfordshire County Council 11. Health Policy and System Leadership Challenges and opportunities – vision for system leadership and system leadership Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive, The Health Foundation Championing public health policy and system leadership – two perspectives from The King’s Fund David Buck, Senior Fellow in Public Health and Health Inequalities Durka Dougall, Public Health Consultant and Population Health Specialist Career Story Anne Johnson, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of Centre of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University College, London and President of the Academy of Medical Sciences 12. UK Voluntary and Community Sector Challenges and opportunities – vision for the voluntary and community sector’s contribution to public health Shirley Cramer, former Chief Executive, the Royal Society for Public Health Overview of the voluntary and community sector as a public health setting Andrew Evans, Chief Executive of the charity METRO Career Story Joanne Bosanquet, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation of Nursing Studies 13. Settings for Public Health Practice Useful Reading 14. Undergraduate and postgraduate education a) Degree level courses Susie Sykes, Professor of Public Health and Health Promotion, London South Bank University b) Postgraduate Education Jennifer Gosling, Assistant Professor in Management, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Dalya Marks, Associate Professor of Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 15. UK higher specialist training scheme The UK training programme and personal perspectives Amy Potter, Consultant in Public Health, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Katie Ferguson, Consultant in Public Health, London Borough of Islington 16. Personal and professional development for practitioners and specialists Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright with specific help from Jan Yates, Consultant in Public Health (focus on specialists) and Em Rahman Head of Public Health Workforce Development Programmes, School of Public Health, Health Education England, Wessex (focus on practitioners) 17. Getting Into Public Health Useful Web-Based Resources 18. How to Proceed from Here Fiona Sim and Jenny Wright [https://www.routledge.com/Working-in-Public-Health-Choosing-the-Right-Career/Sim-Wright/p/book/9781032169743?srsltid=AfmBOopLF6wIbmRPJ8E0b_HbyWuD4slGACzEo2UN0UKeFA3nodzScSWv] N2 - Public health has always been central to the population’s health and wellbeing, and people working in public health come from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. This practical and accessible book maps out comprehensively the range of exciting and varied options open to those considering a career in public health. Uniquely, it provides helpful information on how to become either a fully-fledged specialist or to work in an operational practitioner role. This second edition provides an update on the variety of public health roles and the settings from which the workforce operates, with the inclusion of new material on climate change and sustainability. Written from a UK perspective, it nevertheless includes a chapter on working in international and global health. Each chapter is illustrated by career case studies and vignettes from people currently working in public health, illustrating their impact on improving or protecting the health of communities, as well as reducing inequalities. In an era when the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the spotlight on just how important public health roles are, this book should be essential reading for anyone aspiring to put public health at the heart of their own working life. (https://www.routledge.com/Working-in-Public-Health-Choosing-the-Right-Career/Sim-Wright/p/book/9781032169743?srsltid=AfmBOopLF6wIbmRPJ8E0b_HbyWuD4slGACzEo2UN0UKeFA3nodzScSWv) ER -