Second edition of social health textbook first published 1999. Revised edition retains the socioecological approach of the first, examining the way environmental problems restrict the health and growth of communities. Text is divided into sections focused on community healthcare, individual and family health care, and promoting community competence. Topics covered include health education, literacy, immunisation, occupational health and safety, men and women's health, remote and rural communities, and migrant and indigenous populations. Includes case studies, diagrams, reference lists and index. Author is Dean of the Faculty of Nursing and Health at Griffith University and fellow of the Royal College of Nursing and the Institute for Healthy Communities.