Informationen zum Autor Karen A. Luker is QNI Professor of Community Nursing in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, UK.Gretl A. McHugh is Professor of Applied Health Research in the School of Healthcare, The University of Leeds, UK.Rosamund M. Bryar is Professor Emeritus Community and Primary Care Nursing, School of Health Sciences, City University London, UK. Klappentext The fourth edition of this seminal text retains its focus on placing the health visitor at the forefront of supporting and working with children, families, individuals and communities. Health Visiting: Preparation for Practice has been fully revised and updated to reflect the changes and developments in health policy, public health priorities, and health visiting. It considers the public health role of the health visitor, and the important role and responsibilities the health visitor has with safeguarding children to ensure the child has the best possible start in life.Key features: Fully updated throughout, with new content on practice and policy developments Takes into account the challenges and changing role of the health visitor, and the need to ensure that their practice is evidenced-based Includes an additional chapter on working in a multicultural society with a discussion on some of the challenges faced by health visitors Discusses and debates the practice of public health and working with communities Examines the role of the health visitor with safeguarding and child protection, as well as working within a multi-professional team Features case studies and learning activitiesHealth Visiting: Preparation for Practice is essential reading for student health visitors, public health nurses, and those on community placements, as well as other health practitioners working with and in the community. Zusammenfassung The fourth edition of this seminal text retains its focus on placing the health visitor at the forefront of supporting and working with children, families, individuals and communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors ixIntroduction 1Karen A. Luker, Gretl A. McHugh and Rosamund M. BryarPrevention, public health, and health visiting 2Health visiting: preparation for practice 41 Managing Knowledge in Health Visiting 8Kate RobinsonIntroduction 8Defining health visiting practice 10What do health visitors do ± and where do they do it? 13Evidence-based practice 16The current landscape of EBP 21Managing knowledge and evidence in practice 26Case study 1.1: Introducing new technology 26Case study 1.2: Creating guidelines in primary care 27Case study 1.3: Protocol-based decision making in nursing 29Case study 1.4: Knowledge management in primary care 30Communities of practice 35Reflective practice 37Clients: what do they know and how do they know it? 40Social networking and the media 41The debate 44Summary 45References 46Activities 502 Health Visiting: Context and Public Health Practice 53Martin SmithIntroduction 53Public health 56Defining 'public' 56Defining 'health' 57Defining 'public health' 59Human rights and public health 60The principles of health visiting 63The search for health needs 65The stimulation of an awareness of health needs 65The influence on policies affecting health 66The facilitation of health-enhancing activities 67Summary 68Health inequalities 69Summary 76References 77Activities 823 The Community Dimension 85Rosamund M. BryarIntroduction 85Public health and communities 87Defining 'community' 89Impact of communities on health 91The role of health visitors in working with communities 96Gaining an understanding of the health of your local community 100Windshield survey 101Public health walk 101Health needs assessment 102Building community capacity 110Using health promotion models to support community working 113Summary 116...

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Karen A. Luker is QNI Professor of Community Nursing in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, UK. Gretl A. McHugh is Professor of Applied Health Research in the School of Healthcare, The University of Leeds, UK. Rosamund M. Bryar is Professor Emeritus Community and Primary Care Nursing, School of Health Sciences, City University London, UK.

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The fourth edition of this seminal text retains its focus on placing the health visitor at the forefront of supporting and working with children, families, individuals and communities. Health Visiting: Preparation for Practice has been fully revised and updated to reflect the changes and developments in health policy, public health priorities, and health visiting. It considers the public health role of the health visitor, and the important role and responsibilities the health visitor has with safeguarding children to ensure the child has the best possible start in life. Key features: Fully updated throughout, with new content on practice and policy developments Takes into account the challenges and changing role of the health visitor, and the need to ensure that their practice is evidenced-based Includes an additional chapter on working in a multicultural society with a discussion on some of the challenges faced by health visitors Discusses and debates the practice of public health and working with communities Examines the role of the health visitor with safeguarding and child protection, as well as working within a multi-professional team Features case studies and learning activities Health Visiting: Preparation for Practice is essential reading for student health visitors, public health nurses, and those on community placements, as well as other health practitioners working with and in the community.

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List of Contributors ix Introduction 1 Karen A. Luker, Gretl A. McHugh and Rosamund M. Bryar Prevention, public health, and health visiting 2 Health visiting: preparation for practice 4 1 Managing Knowledge in Health Visiting 8 Kate Robinson Introduction 8 Defining health visiting practice 10 What do health visitors do ± and where do they do it? 13 Evidence-based practice 16 The current landscape of EBP 21 Managing knowledge and evidence in practice 26 Case study 1.1: Introducing new technology 26 Case study 1.2: Creating guidelines in primary care 27 Case study 1.3: Protocol-based decision making in nursing 29 Case study 1.4: Knowledge management in primary care 30 Communities of practice 35 Reflective practice 37 Clients: what do they know and how do they know it? 40 Social networking and the media 41 The debate 44 Summary 45 References 46 Activities 50 2 Health Visiting: Context and Public Health Practice 53 Martin Smith Introduction 53 Public health 56 Defining 'public' 56 Defining 'health' 57 Defining 'public health' 59 Human rights and public health 60 The principles of health visiting 63 The search for health needs 65 The stimulation of an awareness of health needs 65 The influence on policies affecting health 66 The facilitation of health-enhancing activities 67 Summary 68 Health inequalities 69 Summary 76 References 77 Activities 82 3 The Community Dimension 85 Rosamund M. Bryar Introduction 85 Public health and communities 87 Defining 'community' 89 Impact of communities on health 91 The role of health visitors in working with communities 96 Gaining an understanding of the health of your local community 100 Windshield survey 101 Public health walk 101 Health needs assessment 102 Building community capacity 110 Using health promotion models to support community working 113 Summary 116 References 118 Activities 124 4 Approaches to Supporting Families 127 Karen I. Chalmers and Karen A. Whittaker Introduction 127 Models of intervention in family life 128 Three models relevant to health visiting practice in families with young children 129 Application of the models in practice 132 Policies 133 Evidence for interventions to support families 136 Characteristics of services and programmes to support families with young chil…