Public Health for Children (2^nd Ed.)

This re-titled new edition of Public Health Practice and the School-age Population has been updated and expanded to include children of all ages. Following radical changes in public health provision, Public Health for Children, Second Edition examines the implications for children and young adults as well as for those who provide care, prevention, and health promotion services. It also explores the challenges created by these significant structural and functional changes.

Written by experts in the field, each chapter takes a practical approach to support learning and teaching. The book examines the health and well-being of children by revisiting the full range of public health practice from analysis to action, including the work of epidemiology and community interventions that seek to improve health. The book does this by examining the three locations that children inhabit as they grow and develop into adulthood: home, school, and the community.

This edition includes new chapters on various topics including policy changes, childhood poverty, pre-school children, health and social care services for school-age children, challenges in adolescent health and well-being, neurosciences, complex health needs, and long-term conditions.

Demystifying the planning and delivery of public health services for children, the book provides authoritative insights into the needs of the children and how professionals can best attend to those needs. It includes case studies, key issues, and discussion points in each chapter to reinforce understanding.

The Child in 21st Century Britain. Background and Context. A changing policy landscape for child public health. What are the health consequences of childhood poverty . Legal issues and young people’s health. Difference and diversity as determinants of health: ethnicity, gender and disability. The changing landscape of child protection? The Child in the Family. Focus on the pre-school child. Approaches to parenting. The Child in School. The school as location for health promotion. Health and social care services for school-age children. Adolescent health: Health and wellbeing challenges. The Child in the Community. Young people. leisure capital and health. Vulnerable children. Health questions. What are we learning from the neurosciences? Developments in child and adolescent mental health. Complex healthcare needs and long-term conditions. Focus on the public health implications of non-infectious diseases. The child’s perspective and service delivery.

Diane DeBell, Emeritus Professor, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge UK