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Summary
Summary
Written in conjunction with an international team of editors, Mastering Public Health is a revision text that will be of use to candidates of post-graduate public health examinations across the world. The book follows the UK Faculty's Part A examination syllabus (also used by the Australian Faculty of Public Health). This consists of five areas of public health knowledge plus a sixth section relating to public health skills. The appendices offer the reader revision strategies, essay frameworks and lists of public health names and concepts. As well as those sitting post-graduate exams and those revising for professional examinations in public health, this book will also be of use for continual professional development and as a quick, practical reference text for practitioners of the speciality.
Author Notes
Geraint H Lewis MA MB BChir MSc MRCP MFPH
Specialist Registrar in Public Health, LondonDeanery
Jessica Sheringham MA MSc MFPH
Specialist Trainee in Public Health, LondonDeanery
Kanwal Kalim MB ChB MSc
Specialist Registrar in Public Health, LondonDeanery
Tim JB Crayford MB BS MSc FFPH
Director of Public Health, Croydon PCT; President, UKAssociation of Directors of Public Health
Table of Contents
| ForewordMartin McKee CBE MD DSc MSc FRCP FRCPI FFPH FMedSci |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgements |
| Abbreviations |
| Section 1 Research Methods |
| Epidemiology |
| Statistics |
| Assessment and Evaluation |
| Principles of Qualitative Methods |
| Section 2 Disease Causation And Prevention; Health Promotion |
| Epidemiological Paradigms |
| Epidemiology of Specific Diseases |
| Diagnosis and Screening |
| Genetics |
| Health and Social Behaviour |
| Environment |
| Communicable Diseases |
| Principles and Practice of Health Promotion |
| Disease Prevention and Models of Behaviour Change |
| Section 3 Health Information |
| Populations |
| Sickness and Health |
| Applications of Health Services Information |
| Section 4 Medical Sociology, Social Policy And Health Economics |
| Health and Illness |
| Health Care |
| Equality, Equity and Policy |
| Health Economics |
| Section 6 Organisation And Management Of Health Care And Health-Care Programmes |
| Individuals, Teams and Groups |
| Understanding Organisations, Their Function and Structure |
| Management and Change |
| Understanding the Theory and Process of Strategy Development |
| Finance, Management Accounting and Relevant Theoretical Approaches |
| Section 6 Skills Tested At Part A |
| Research Design and Critical Appraisal |
| Drawing Conclusions from Data |
| Written Presentation Skills |
| Formulae Required to Pass Part A |
| Appendix A Revision Tips |
| Appendix B Answer Frameworks |
| Appendix C Top Fives |
| Further Reading |
| References |
| Index |
