This volume provides a new and innovative overview of the key debates relatingto public health policy in the UK and sets out the policy implications for thefutu... » 

This volume provides a new and innovative overview of the key debates relatingto public health policy in the UK and sets out the policy implications for thefuture offering a way forward based on the concept of managing for health. Atimely and innovative overview of the key debates relating to public healthpolicy in the UK. explains that healthcare services are not the principaldeterminants of health and asks why therefore they absorb the bulk ofresources and attention of policymakers. Argues that a paradigm shift isneeded if current health policy biases are to be confronted. Uses examplesfrom Europe and Canada where a similar policy imbalance exists. Sets out thepolicy implications for the future and offers a way forward based on theconcept of managing for health. «