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"Evidence-based Public Health: Effectiveness and Efficiency continues the themes raised in Public Health Evidence: Tackling Health Inequalities. Written by the same author team, this book is a comprehensive reference to evidence-based approaches in public health. It covers the context and role of evidence-based public health in England, frameworks for evaluating the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of public health policies and interventions; diversity, vulnerability, and risk a a focus for understanding the role of social context in influencing health-related behaviors, approaches and methods to generate and synthesize evidence of what works to improve health and tackle health inequalities; current best available evidence on the effectiveness of a diverse range of interventions, and the role of evidence-based guidance and standards in changing policy and practice. This book is essential reading for all those concerned with advancing an evidence-based approach to public health and

ISBN 9780199563623Edition 01Binding Paper