Understanding Wellbeing by Anneyce Knight

Understanding Wellbeing by Anneyce Knight

Understanding Wellbeing is an accessible introduction to the concept of wellbeing and its relevance to areas of health and social policy. Understanding Wellbeing provides students, professionals and practitioners of health and social care with the essential resources for understanding and promoting wellbeing. The book includes case studies, activities and reflection points to engage the reader with both the theory and its practical application. The book provides an overview of the concept of wellbeing and its relationship with and role in health, including: Psychological aspects of wellbeing — mind/body influences, psychology, spirituality Physical aspects of wellbeing — food, exercise, genetics, health promotion Social approaches to wellbeing — social policy, culture, environment, housing, education, information The Editors: The late Anneyce Knight, who died in 2021, had retired earlier that year from her role as Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, where she was also the Programme Leader for the Return to Nursing Practice course. The late Allan McNaught was Principal Lecturer at the University of Greenwich. The authors are a multi-professional group of health academics with considerable national and international experience across the statutory and non-statutory sectors.

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The late Anneyce Knight, who died in 2021, had retired earlier that year from her role as Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, where she was also the Programme Leader for the Return to Nursing Practice course. She qualified as a registered nurse in 1982 and worked in orthopaedics and oncology, then trained as a midwife. She continued to practise in a variety of nursing and midwifery clinical settings before moving into Higher Education in 2000. Prior to taking up her role at Bournemouth University in 2015, Anneyce was the Course Lead for the innovative Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (clinical) for Associate Practitioners, a joint NHS and Southampton Solent University collaboration. Previously she was at the University of Greenwich, where she held a number of positions. She was passionate about the need for compassionate care, thereby enhancing the quality of patient care, particularly at the end of life. Her primary research interests focused on public health and wellbeing, areas in which she has published and presented nationally and internationally.

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ISBN 13	9781908625007
ISBN 10	1908625007
Title	Understanding Wellbeing
Author	Anneyce Knight
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Lantern Publishing Ltd
Year published	2011-10-15
Number of pages	320
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