Developing Public Health Interventions
eBook - ePub

Developing Public Health Interventions

A Step-by-Step Guide

  1. 264 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Developing Public Health Interventions

A Step-by-Step Guide

About this book

A highly practical guide to public health intervention development. This book has been developed to assist anyone involved with effective health promotion project design. It cuts through the complex theories and technical frameworks to provide a 6 step formula for creating effective and sustainable interventions.

Key features
  • Adopts a pragmatic approach that addresses barriers and challenges to project delivery
  • Utilises the Six Steps in Quality Intervention Development framework - a unique model designed specifically to improve intervention planning
  • Combines the theory and concepts behind intervention development with practical methods of delivery on the ground
  • Includes detailed case studies that provide examples of how the six steps can be used for successful intervention design
As the health needs of an increasingly globalised world continue to evolve and shift, effective planning and intervention work will only become more important. Written by leading researchers and experts who draw on a wealth of experience in the field, this book will be essential reading for any student, practitioner or policy maker requiring an understanding of practical intervention design.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. About the Authors
  10. 1 Introduction to the book
  11. 2 Principles of intervention development
  12. 3 Causality, systems and complexity
  13. 4 6SQuID Step 1: Understanding the problem and its causes
  14. 5 6SQuID Step 2: Identifying modifiable causal factors
  15. 6 6SQuID Step 3: Identifying how to bring about change – theory of change
  16. 7 6SQuID Step 4: Identifying how to deliver change mechanisms – theory of action
  17. 8 6SQuID Step 5: Testing and adapting the intervention
  18. 9 6SQuID Step 6: Collecting sufficient evidence of effectiveness to proceed to a rigorous evaluation
  19. 10 Case studies
  20. 11 Conclusion
  21. Glossary
  22. Index

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