Understanding Health 4th edition introduces students to the core issues concerning individual and community health. It examines public health, health promotion, social determinants of health and primary health care as a means of achieving greater fairness, social justice and health equity.

The new edition provides an update of important new developments in determinants thinking with new material on how to take action on the social determinants of health giving practical strategies for improving health practice and health outcomes. In essence, the book presents the key trials influencing current clinical practice,