From Public Health to Wellbeing

There has never been more awareness of the public health agenda, as policy-makers stress the importance of 'wellbeing' to the general public. Charting the history and evolution of the public health agenda, this insightful reader argues the place of wellbeing in local and national strategy. It identifies some of the critical events that have influenced the development of public health systems, and looks at the challenges for policymakers and professionals in the formulation and delivery of effective strategies for the future.This text explores the challenges of defining and promoting wellbeing across the lifespan, from childhood and youth to older age, through a range of approaches,  such as town planning and partnership working. It is a valuable resource for students of public health, health promotion, the social sciences and social policy, as well as for any practitioner supporting health promotion within the public, private or voluntary sector.

Foreword; M.Aylward Introduction; P.Walker On Public Health and Wellbeing; P.Walker Wellbeing Meaning, Definition, Measurement and Application; P.Walker Wellbeing: A Guiding Concept for Health Policy?; M.Longley Wellbeing and Spatial Planning; A.Joyner Wellbeing and Children and Young People; S.Lloyd-Jones & D.Holtom Wellbeing and Older People; M.John Wellbeing and Work; G.Pates Wellbeing and Community Action; D.Thomas Partnership Working the Lynchpin of Wellbeing; M.Ponton & M.John Drugs Policy -a Case Study for Applying the Wellbeing Framework; R.Pates A Greatest Wellbeing Principle its Time Has Come; P.Walker & M.Longley.