Measuring population health status
Chapter 18Measuring population health status Assessing health status of a population The health of a population can be described in general terms and in relation to specific conditions. A health…
Health and illness
Chapter 15Health and illness Definition of health The World Health Organization (WHO 1948) has defined health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the…
Health needs assessment
Chapter 24Health needs assessment Why should we assess health needs? Health services have usually developed in response to a perceived need for them by either service users (i.e. the public)…
