title: Public health and its implications for practice.
abstract: In this article Neil Brocklehurst encourages all nurses, regardless of workplace or discipline, to develop their public health role. This involves working with patients and clients to promote healthier lifestyles as well as working with others to tackle some of the underlying causes of poor health, particularly of those least well off.
authors.affiliation: neil@brocklehurst.fsbusiness.co.uk
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brocklehurst
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018672:Community Health Planning; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom