Dr Angela Morgan and Dr Doaa Oraby in association with the Public Health and Wellbeing academic subject team.
In the 21st century many of the issues which impact on health and wellbeing of individuals have broader consequences for the communities and groups that make up a society. The remit of public health is to monitor patterns of health and social welfare within populations to inform service planning and predict care needs. In doing so, it simultaneously contextualises and reflects success in managing individual needs, making decisions about care and addressing shared concerns about the consequences of health and illness on individual or group wellbeing. This theme is concerned with studies that recognise that managing and supporting people to maintain and improve their health and wellbeing requires close integration of services and approaches to fit with the needs of individuals, families and communities. Many of the studies under this theme are located in the places where health and social welfare intersect, reflecting the science and art of combining philosophies, methodologies and public health management to ensure the best outcomes for individuals, communities and societies. The theme of Public Health and Wellbeing provides an ideal platform from which to present to current and future partners the research and enterprise activities of SHaW/CHSCI, and provide a resource for future PhD student recruitment, marketing and business engagement.
Festival of Public Health UK, University of Manchester, Thursday 4 July 2013. Delegates can register and submit abstracts for poster and oral presentations at http://www.festivalofpublichealth.co.uk/ Queries? Please contact Gary Clough, Festival of Public Health UK Coordinator, Tel: 0161 306 0691
