Public Health: Building Innovative Practice examines the main challenges facing public health today and fosters an informed and creative response by practitioners. It explores effectiveness in team working, communication, managing change and inter-agency working, ethics and reflective practice. It addresses the key areas of public health practice including:

PART ONE: THE SCOPE AND FOCUS OF PUBLIC HEALTHIntroduction Structure, focus, themes and learning in Part 1Public Health in Context The Public Health Challenge PART TWO: DEVELOPING WORKFORCE CAPABILITIESIntroduction Structure, focus, themes and learning in Part 2Working in Organisations: Skills and approachesDeveloping as a Reflective PractitionerEthical Issues in Public Health Building Evidence-Based Practice Statistics and epidemiology Building Evidence-Based Practice Qualitative approaches and triangulationUsing Evidence in Public Health PlanningUnderstanding and Using Theories and ModelsEducating for HealthPART THREE: WORKING AND PARTNERING FOR HEALTHIntroduction Structure, focus, themes and learning in Part 3Working at the Local LevelSettings for Promoting HealthBuilding Partnerships and Alliances Evaluating Public Health InterventionsPART FOUR: ADDRESSING THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC HEALTH Introduction Structure, focus, themes and learning in Part 4Understanding and Influencing Policy ChangeBuilding Healthy Futures Barriers and Enablers