Adrian Bonner 
Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health [EPUB ebook] 

Foreword ~ Rhodri Williams QC

Prologue

Key Socio-political Changes Affecting the Health and Wellbeing of People ~ Adrian Bonner

Part 1: Health, Social Care and Community Wellbeing

Introduction ~ Adrian Bonner

Deaths of Despair: Probable Causes and Possible Cures ~ Harry Burns

The Role of English Local Authorities in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: A Public Health Perspective ~ Jeanelle de Gruchy and Jim Mc Manus

Health and Social Care Systems ~ Anna Coleman, Jolanta Shields and Tim Gilling

Strictly Come Partnering: Are Health and Wellbeing Boards the Answer? ~ David J Hunter

Part 2: The Role of Local Authorities in Promoting Health and Wellbeing in the Community

Introduction ~ Lord Graham Tope

Devolution and Localism: Metropolitan Authorities ~ Paul Dennett and Jacquie Russell

Wider Determinants of Health – Housing, Environment, Economy and Education more Important than Access to Healthcare: The Importance of Prevention and Early Intervention ~ Ruth Dombey and Adrian Bonner

Inequalities in Health and Wellbeing across the UK: A Local North East Perspective ~ Edward Kunonga, Gillian Gibson and Catherine Parker

Cultural Change and the Evolution of Community Governance: A North West England Perspective ~ Katie Arden, Keith Cunliffe and Penny Cook

Part 3: Local Authority Commissioning

Introduction ~ Mark Cook

The Changing Landscape of Local Authority Commissioning ~ Dave Ayre.

The Power and Value of Relationships in Local Authorities’ and Central Government Funding Encouraging Culture Change ~ Richard Smith

The Challenges Facing Local Authorities in Supporting Children and Families ~ Gayle Munro and Keith Clements

The Cost of Care if you Don’t Own your Home ~ Glenda Roberts

The Human, Learning, Systems approach to Commissioning in Complexity ~ Toby Lowe, Max French and Melissa Hawkins

Part 4: The Third Sector

Introduction ~ Alison Navarro

Commissioning and Social Determinants: Evidence and Opportunities ~ Chris Fox and Chris O’Leary

Future Generations: The Role of Community-based Organisations in Supporting Young People ~ Adam Bonner

Healthier Individuals and Reinvigorated Healthier Communities are Unachievable through the Hard and Soft Structures of the Commissioner/Provider Statutory approach without the Third Sector ~ Tony Thornton, Tony Chasteauneuf and Dean Pallant

Mutuality in the Public, Private and Third Sectors ~ Richard Simmons.

Part 5: Socio Economic Political Perspectives

Introduction ~ Lord Peter Hain

From Front-line Defence to Back-foot Retreat: The Diminishment of Local Government’s Role in Social Health Outcomes ~ Mike Bennett

The Health of Scottish Housing Policy ~ Isobel Anderson

Devolution of Cities and Local Communities ~ Catherine Farrell, Jennifer Law and Steve Thomas

Steadying the Swinging Pendulum: How Can we Combine the Best Aspects of Competing Approaches to Public Service Delivery? ~ Nigel Ball

Conclusion: Future Responses of Local Authorities to Socio Political Cultural Development ~ Adrian Bonner

Adrian Bonner is Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling, and a consultant in community-based research for The Salvation Army. He was formerly Director of the Addictive Behaviour Group, in the Centre for Health Service Studies at the University of Kent.