{"product_id":"transforming-public-health-practice-leadership-and-management-essentials-paperback-softback-9780470508954","title":"Transforming Public Health Practice; Leadership and Management Essentials (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470508954","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTransforming Public Health Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLeadership and Management Essentials\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBernard J. Healey (Author), Cheryll D. Lesneski (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470508954, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 17.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.671 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text provides students a foundation in public health practice and management, focusing on developing the knowledge and skills required by the real world of public health. The authors of Transforming Public Health Practice explain the drivers of change in public health practice, key success factors for public health programs, dealing with the chronic disease burden, the impact of national health policy on public health practice, and tools for understanding and managing population health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransforming Public Health Practice covers core leadership and management skills, covering areas such as politics, workforce, partnership and collaboration, change management, outcomes orientation, opportunities for improvement, health equity, and future challenges. Case studies highlight innovations in health education, working with people with disabilities, partnerships in response to disease outbreaks, and health programs. Learning objectives, chapter summaries, key terms, and discussion questions enhance each chapter. A downloadable instructors' supplement is available on the companion Web site for the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e xiii  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Authors\u003c\/b\u003e xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Contributors\u003c\/b\u003e xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Issues and Methods of Public Health Practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 \u003cb\u003eThe Need for Change in the Practice of Public Health\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMission and Services of Public Health 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health’s History and Its Impact on Current Services 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGap Between Mission and Current Public Health Practice 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 \u003cb\u003eThe Success of Public Health Programs: Critical Factors\u003c\/b\u003e 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition of Public Health 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Systems 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity Health Workers 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation-Based Medicine 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems in Our Health Care System 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Improved Accountability of Public Health Professionals 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal Health Departments 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemic of Chronic Diseases 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Management 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpansion of Health Education Programs 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health and the Legacy Concept 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Leadership Development in Public Health 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 \u003cb\u003eCritical Issues for the Future of Health Care in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy We Are Failing in Our Health Care Reform Efforts 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoot Causes of the Failures of the Health Care System 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Problem Areas 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolution to the Problems in Our Health Care System 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Model of Health Care Delivery 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health as a Potential Solution to the Health Care Crisis in America 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 \u003cb\u003eApplication of Epidemiological Concepts to Health Care Delivery\u003c\/b\u003e 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescriptive Epidemiology 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemiology of Communicable Diseases 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemiology of Emerging Infections 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytical Epidemiology 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemiology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Management 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurveillance Systems 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagerial Epidemiology 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Epidemiological Concepts to Health Care 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 \u003cb\u003eShifting the Focus from Communicable to Chronic Diseases\u003c\/b\u003e 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicable Disease Threat 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge of Chronic Diseases 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Investment in Preventing Chronic Diseases 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Education 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Partnerships to Combat Chronic Diseases 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpportunity to Improve the Way Health Care Is Delivered 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Issues and Methods of Public Health Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eand Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 \u003cb\u003eLeadership and Politics in Public Health\u003c\/b\u003e 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Power in Health Care Delivery 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership and Politics in Health Care Delivery 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Leadership Styles 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransformational Leadership and Public Health 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health as a Change Agent 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Leaders and Power 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Leaders and Conflict Management 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Political Appointees Lead Public Health Departments? 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication Skills of the Leader 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership Development in Public Health 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture of Public Health Workers 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Leaders and Innovation 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 \u003cb\u003eEmpowering Public Health Workers\u003c\/b\u003e 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership and Quality Improvement 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Public Health Employee 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransformational Leadership, Worker Empowerment, and Self-Managed Work Teams in Public Health 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Culture 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture and Change 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpowerment of Workers in Public Health 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisappearance of the Public Health Worker 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 \u003cb\u003ePartnerships to Improve the Public’s Health\u003c\/b\u003e 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Partners 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValue of Partnerships for Public Health Organizations 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Community-Wide Partnerships Using an Ecological Model of Health 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccessful Partnerships 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing the Role of Partnerships in Improving Community Health 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 \u003cb\u003eLeading and Managing Change in Public Health Organizations\u003c\/b\u003e 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health and the Urgent Need for Change 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges Facing Local Public Health Leaders 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMillennium Development Goals 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrgent Need for System Change 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisioning the New Public Health 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership for the New Public Health 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the Public Health System for the Future 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Change 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 \u003cb\u003eDeveloping an Outcomes Orientation in Public Health Organizations\u003c\/b\u003e 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality Nexus of Public Health and Health Care 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on Core Functions and Essential Public Health Services 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent Quality Improvement Efforts in Public Health Organizations 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGaps in the Quality of Public Health Services 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederal Leadership of Quality Improvement in Public Health 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoad Map to Improve Public Health Outcomes 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 \u003cb\u003eOpportunities for Improvement in Public Health Practice\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisruption and Change in Public Health 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Education and Health Promotion Programs 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for a Chronic Care Model 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinimal Political Appreciation of Public Health Activities 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Technology in Risk Communication 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Leadership Required 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValue of Prevention Programs 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Process of Innovation 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 \u003cb\u003eLocal Solutions to Reduce Inequities in Health and Safety\u003c\/b\u003e 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry Cohen, Anthony Iton, Rachel Davis, Sharon Murriguez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 \u003cb\u003eChallenges in the New World of Public Health Practice\u003c\/b\u003e 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeterminants of Health 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObesity Epidemic 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Change 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar and Armed Conflicts 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCase Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 1 \u003cb\u003eInnovation in Health Education Programs\u003c\/b\u003e 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 2 \u003cb\u003eDisabilities\u003c\/b\u003e 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJill D. 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Marchese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 4 \u003cb\u003eMunicipal Health Department Leadership Inside Out\u003c\/b\u003e 331\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTed Kross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 5 \u003cb\u003eThe Power of Data: Osceola County Secures a Federally Qualified Health Center\u003c\/b\u003e 337\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulia Joh Elligers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 6 \u003cb\u003eUsing MAPP to \u003ci\u003eGet Up \u0026amp; Go!\u003c\/i\u003e in St. Clair County\u003c\/b\u003e 341\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa Jacobs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 7 \u003cb\u003ePartnering for Improved Infant Health in Stanislaus County\u003c\/b\u003e 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa Jacobs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 8 \u003cb\u003eInnovation in Colorectal Cancer Education Programs\u003c\/b\u003e 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e 375\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Medicine: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medicine: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medicine:%20general%20issues%20%5BMB%5D%22\"\u003eMB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52276337770776,"sku":"9780470508954","price":76.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470508954.jpg?v=1781366773","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/transforming-public-health-practice-leadership-and-management-essentials-paperback-softback-9780470508954","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}