Health Promotion for Pharmacists

by Blenkinsopp, Alison; Panton, Rhona; Anderson, Claire

• ISBN13: 9780192630445
• ISBN10: 019263044X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book is an excellent review of health promotion in the context of the pharmacy practice. Since the publication of the first edition, major changes have taken place in the involvement of pharmacists in health promotion. Health promotion is now a core role for community (retail) pharmacistand health promotion is now taught as a core-subject in all schools of pharmacy. The misuse of drugs is now a greater problem than ever before and pharmacists need updating in this area. Pharmacists have the monopoly on sales of nicotine replacement therapy and are now the key group involved inopportunistic advice to those who want to stop smoking. The book aims to inform pharmacists about all major health issues such as the effects of smoking; nutrition; exercise; oral health; family planning; woman's' health; child health; travel health; alcohol and mental health. The authors showpharmacists what they can achieve in health promotion stressing the social and behavioural aspects. There are key chapters on the major health challenges facing the 21 Century, the social inequalities of health and health care, problems in achieving behavioural change, and the importance of goodcommunication especially about risks. From reviews of the first edition: 'Pharmacists interested in health promotion - which should be all pharmacists -could hardly make a better start to updating their knowledge than to read this book and pass its messages onto their patients.' CommunityPharmacy Quotable comments from cards: 'This book is ideal reading for pharmacists intending to expand their business in this area or students studying pharmacy practice'. Terry McGuire, Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast 'An excellent book for giving a review ofareas of health promotion in which pharmacists can be actively involved.' Dr M Aslam, Director of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Nottingham

Table of Contents

What is health promotion?	1	(28)
What is health?	1	(1)
What is health promotion?	2	(6)
Competencies for health promotion	8	(1)
The public health movement in Victorian England (1840--1900)	9	(6)
Factors in better health 1900--47	15	(1)
Current inequalities in health	16	(6)
Causes of disease	22	(7)
Public policy and health	29	(10)
The changed NHS	30	(1)
The rise of consumerism	31	(1)
The media and health consumerism	32	(1)
Consumers and health professionals	33	(1)
Policy changes towards holistic health care	34	(5)
Major health challenges facing the 21st century	39	(20)
Heart disease and stroke	41	(5)
Cancers	46	(8)
Mental health	54	(2)
Accidents	56	(3)
How can behaviour be changed?	59	(17)
Why do people pursue unhealthy lifestyles?	59	(1)
The influence of health beliefs	60	(1)
Understanding of risk	61	(1)
Risk--benefit assessments	62	(1)
Models of behaviour change	63	(1)
Counselling and advice-giving	64	(3)
Which communication skills are required?	67	(9)
Health promotion in pharmacy practice and primary care	76	(23)
Historical development of the pharmacist's role in health	76	(6)
What is the pharmacist's role?	82	(5)
The pharmacy setting	87	(3)
The future---emerging infrastructure for the pharmacist's contribution to health promotion	90	(4)
Realizing the potential of community pharmacists as health promoters---the challenges that remain	94	(5)
Concordance in medicine-taking	99	(17)
The difference between compliance and concordance	99	(2)
Information---the gap between what patients want and what health professionals think they should receive	101	(1)
Unintentional and intentional non-compliance	101	(9)
What patients want to know about their medicines	110	(2)
Coronary heart disease and stroke	112	(1)
Mental health	113	(2)
Osteoporosis and accidents	115	(1)
Smoking	116	(17)
Epidemiology	116	(2)
Health risks from smoking	118	(3)
Influences on tobacco consumption	121	(1)
Smoking cessation	122	(7)
Case studies	129	(4)
Nutrition	133	(17)
Diet and disease	134	(5)
Health risks	139	(3)
Dietary advice from the pharmacist	142	(2)
Over-the-counter and prescription products	144	(2)
Case studies	146	(4)
Physical activity	150	(12)
Definition of physical activity	150	(2)
The benefits of physical activity	152	(7)
Risks of increased physical activity	159	(1)
Case studies	160	(2)
Oral health	162	(9)
The problems	162	(2)
Dental health promotion	164	(5)
Case studies	169	(2)
Contraception and sexual health	171	(14)
Contraceptive methods	171	(11)
Pregnancy and ovulation testing	182	(3)
Women's health	185	(8)
Cystitis	185	(1)
Vaginal thrush	186	(1)
Menstrual problems	187	(1)
Folic acid and neural tube defects	188	(1)
Menopausal problems	188	(3)
Case studies	191	(2)
Baby and child health	193	(15)
Vaccination and immunization	194	(2)
Infant feeding	196	(5)
General dietary advice	201	(1)
Head lice	202	(2)
Threadworms	204	(1)
Bedwetting	204	(1)
Childhood infections and antibiotics	205	(1)
Case studies	206	(2)
Travel health	208	(11)
Malaria prophylaxis	208	(2)
Immunization	210	(1)
Traveller's diarrhoea	210	(2)
Diabetics and travel	212	(1)
Sunscreens and skin cancer	213	(3)
Case studies	216	(3)
Drug misuse and harm reduction programmes	219	(18)
What is drug misuse?	219	(1)
Illicit drug use	220	(4)
The move to harm reduction services	224	(8)
Misuse of prescribed medicines	232	(1)
Over-the-counter products	233	(4)
Index	237