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New health policy study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Glasgow

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, September 26th, 2008

New investigation results, ''Doing' public health and 'making' public health practitioners: putting policy into practice in 'Starting Well',' are detailed in a study published in Social Science & Medicine. According to recent research published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, "Public health policy has arguably taken a new direction in the UK since 1997. This is typified by a review of the public health workforce."

"A key profession within this workforce is that of health visiting. Starting Well, a Scottish National Health Demonstration Project is one attempt to develop the public health role of health visitors. The project aimed to improve child...

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