Recent health and social policy developments / Stephen Peckham and Alison Hann -- Developments in primary care / Stephen Peckham -- Innovation and change in public health / David Fone, Shantini Paranjothy, and Rhianwen Elen Stiff -- Epidemiology and its application to practice / John Watkins -- Social capital and health / Sarah Cowley -- Needs assessment, public health, and commissioning of services / Nigel Monaghan -- Public health and health promotion : frameworks for practice / Dianne Watkins -- Developments in promoting workplace health / Denis D'Auria -- The family : a sociological perspective / Graham Allan and Graham Crow -- The family : a psychological perspective / Neil Frude -- Violence within the family / Neil Frude -- Safeguarding children from physical abuse / Dianne Watkins and Judy Cousins --

Practice nursing / Judith Carrier -- District nursing / Carol Alstrom and Pat McCamley -- Specialist community public health nurse : health visiting / Dianne Watkins and Lorraine Joomun -- Specialist community public health nurse : school nursing / Ros Godson -- Specialist community public health nurse : occupational health nursing / Bashyr Aziz -- Community mental health nursing / Ben Hannigan -- Community learning disability nursing / Ruth Wyn Williams and David Coyle -- Community children's nursing / Anna Sidey and David Widdas -- Partnership working in health and social care / Judy Cousins -- Alternative ways of working / Helen Beswick ... [et al.] -- Advancing public health in nursing practice / Dianne Watkins and Judy Cousins.