Measuring Health and Wellbeing

Edited by:

John Harvey - Tiger Health Limited
Vicki Taylor - Shippensburg University

Series:
Transforming Public Health Practice Series

Other Titles in:
Health Policy | Health Services Research | Public Health

February 2013 | 152 pages | Learning Matters

Building on the core competences for public health, this book focuses on key areas of surveillance and assessment of the population's health and wellbeing. It is concerned with assessing and describing the needs, health and wellbeing of specific populations, communities and groups. The authors also look at how to monitor these aspects of public health and explore qualitative and quantitative methods for measuring, analysing and interpreting health and wellbeing, needs and outcomes. Case studies, activities and research summaries are used throughout the book to help the reader understand how to apply theory to practice.

Basic Concepts

Types of Measure

Measures of Health and Wellbeing

Doing a Needs Assessment

Doing a Service Review

Measuring Outcomes

Health Surveillance

Defining the 'So-Whats'

Addressing Inequalities

Very useful book for all MSc public health students and healthcare practitioners

Dr Krishna Regmi

School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London

July 16, 2013

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An useful reading for measuring (public) health interventions.

Dr Krishna Regmi

Clinical Education and Leadership, Faculty of Heath and Social Sciences

May 11, 2013

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This book will be of great use for the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses. There is a clear explanation of HNA and lots of Activities which students can undertake to link theory to practice. A really useful, user friendly book which is very practical in nature.

Kirsty Mason

School of Health, Northampton University

April 15, 2013

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An essential book towards meeting the competences of public health in the UK and abroad.

Dr Krishna Regmi

Clinical Education and Leadership, Faculty of Heath and Social Sciences

March 3, 2013

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An excellent book that 'does as it says' developing the reader's understanding of measuring health and well-being.

Mrs Suzanne Jones

Sch of Health,Community & Educ Studies, Northumbria University

February 28, 2013

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This books gives useful background to the concepts of health and well being. It will be useful for public health students developing their understadning of health and well being.

Dr Pat Colliety

Nursing and Midwifery, Surrey University

December 19, 2011

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