Summary
Contents
Subject index
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.
Measuring Health Outcomes
Measuring Health Outcomes
Meeting the Public Health Competences
This chapter will help you to evidence the following competences for public health (Public Health Skills and Career Framework):
- Level 5(5): Interpret data on health and wellbeing within own area of expertise or practice;
- Level 5(d): Understanding of the relevance and use of measures of socioeconomic deprivation in population health and wellbeing analysis;
- Level 6(c): Understanding of strengths, uses, interpretation and limitations of various types of data relating to health and wellbeing, needs and outcomes;
- Level 7(2): Measure, analyse, compare and interpret the health and wellbeing and needs of various populations, communities and groups;
- Level 7(6): Interpret and apply indicators for monitoring the population's health and wellbeing;
- Level 7(a): Understanding of qualitative and quantitative sources and methods for measuring, analysing ...
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