Health Studies 2e is the revised new edition of Naidoo & Wills' popular student text. It provides a single comprehensive volume of all the major disciplines, perspectives and methodologies in health studies and relates them to the real world through applied examples and coverage of contemporary health issues.

'I recommend this book as essential reading for a first year undergraduate nursing programme entitled Health and Health Studies, which includes subjects like health, health promotion, social policy, psychology and sociology…this book is very relevant as it gives a good introduction to the key subjects taught in our first year foundation programme.'
Olivia Brittian, Formerly Undergraduate Programme Director for Nursing and Health Care, University of Glasgow, UK

'…The book as it stands is generally very popular with students and staff. It is easy to work from and covers all the basics.'
Stephen Brindle, Programme Director for BSC Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK

Contents:
Introducing Health Studies
Human Biology and Health
History of Health and Illness
Epidemiology and Health
Sociology and Health
Health Psychology
Cultural and Anthropological Studies
Social Policy and Health
Politics and Health
Organization and Management and Health
Health Economics
Ethics and Law and Health

JENNIE NAIDOO is Principal Lecturer in Public Health and Health Promotion at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

JANE WILLS is Reader in Public Health and Health Promotion at London South Bank University, London, UK.

Naidoo & Wills are a very well-regarded and prolific writing team, with a history of developing exceptionally strong student-oriented texts. They have also published Health Promotion: Foundations for Practice 2000 and Public Health and Health Promotion 2004