Public health nurse educators’ conceptualisation of public health as a strategy to reduce health inequalities: a qualitative study

Public health nurse educators’ conceptualisation of public health as a strategy to reduce health inequalities: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND Nurses have long been identified as key contributors to strategies to reduce health inequalities. However, health inequalities are increasing in the UK despite policy measures put in place to reduce them. This raises questions about: convergence between policy makers' and nurses' understanding of how inequalities in health are created and sustained and educational preparation for the...

Prioritising public health: a qualitative study of decision making to reduce health inequalities

BACKGROUND The public health system in England is currently facing dramatic change. Renewed attention has recently been paid to the best approaches for tackling the health inequalities which remain entrenched within British society and across the globe. In order to consider the opportunities and challenges facing the new public health system in England, we explored the current experiences of th...

Health inequalities as a foundation for embodying knowledge within public health teaching: a qualitative study

INTRODUCTION Recent U.K. health policies identified nurses as key contributors to the social justice agenda of reducing health inequalities, on the assumption that all nurses understand and wish to contribute to public health. Following this policy shift, public health content within pre-registration nursing curricula increased. However, public health nurse educators (PHNEs) had various backgro...

Perinatal Mental Health: A Public Health Concern

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Occupational health of Iranian farmworkers: A public health priority