A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2014! That health has many
social determinants is well established and a myriad range of
structural factors - social, cultural, political, economic, and
environmental - are now known to impact on population well-being.
Public health practice has started exploring and responding to a
range of health-related challenges from a structural paradigm,
including individual and population vulnerability to infection with
HIV and AIDS, injury-prevention, obesity, and smoking cessation.
Recognising the inadequacy of public health responses that focus
solely on individual behaviour change to improve population health
outcomes, this text promotes a more holistic approach. Discussing
the structural factors related to health and well-being that are
both within and outside of an individual's control, it explores
what form structural approaches can take, the underlying theory of
structure as a risk factor and the local realities, environments,
and priorities that public health practitioners need to take into
consideration. Anchored in empirical evidence, the book provides
case studies of innovative and influential interventions - from the
100% condom program, to urban planning, injury prevention, and the
provision of adequate clean drinking water and sanitation systems -
and concludes with a section on implementing and evaluating
structural public health programs. This comprehensive text brings
together a selection of internationally-recognised authors to
provide an overview for students and practitioners working in or
concerned with public health around the globe.
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