Public health administration : principles for population-based management /
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| Imprint: | Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen Publishers, 2001. |
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| Description: | xxv, 806 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4467758 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Chapter 1. Defining Public Health: Historical and Contemporary Developments
- Defining Public Health
- Early Collective Action in Great Britain and the United States
- Social and Environmental Factors and Organized Public Health Action
- The New Public Health Impact of Bacteriology
- Accomplishments of Public Health in the 20th Century
- Public Health in the 21st Century
- The Contemporary Concept of Health: The Basis for Action
- Population-Based Prevention Strategy: Theory into Action
- Chapter 2. A Framework for Public Health Administration and Practice
- Public Health Functions
- Core Public Health Functions
- Health Care Reform and Public Health
- Essential Health Services
- Core Functions and Essential Health Services: Implementation
- The Future of the Public's Health
- National Health Objectives
- Public Health Infrastructure
- Governmental and Nongovernmental Aspects of Public Health
- A Community Perspective
- Medicine and Public Health
- Chapter 3. Organization of the Public Health Delivery System
- Governmental Public Health Organizations
- Nongovernmental Public Health Organizations
- Interorganizational Efforts in Public Health
- Chapter 4. Public Health Law
- A Theory and Definition of Public Health Law
- Public Health in the Constitutional Design
- Federal Public Health Powers
- The Modern Public Health Agency
- Public Health Law Reform
- The Future of Public Health Law
- Chapter 5. Ethics in Public Health Practice and Management
- What Is Ethics?
- Approaches to Ethics in Public Health
- With Whom to Partner?
- Ethical Analysis in Public Health Practice
- Newborn Screening and Parental Consent
- Chapter 6. Legislative Relations in Public Health
- Overview
- The Federal Budget Process
- The Appropriations Process and Health Programs
- Creating Health Programs-Authorizing Committee Jurisdictions
- How a Bill Becomes a Law-Really
- Legislation and Regulation
- The Department of Health and Human Services
- Bioterrorism Preparedness Functions of the HHS
- Block Grants and Funding Programs
- Medicaid
- Long-Term Care
- State-Federal Interface in Public Health
- State Legislation
- The Role of Advocates
- Chapter 7. Financing the Public's Health
- Why Look at Public Health Financing?
- Public Health Verses Personal Health Expenditures
- History of Public Health Financial Data Collection
- Benefits and Challenges in Collecting Public Health Finance Data
- Organization of Public Health Financing
- Key Financial Operations in LHDs
- Expenditure and Revenue Monitoring
- Revenue Generation
- Public Health Financing Challenges
- Information Technology Innovations
- Chapter 8. The Public Health Workforce
- Who Are Public Health Workers?
- How Many and What Kind of Workers Are Needed?
- How Many and What Kind of Workers Are There Now?
- What Strategies Can Enhance Workforce Capacity?
- Considerations for the Future of the Public Health Workforce
- Chapter 9. Human Resources Management
- Workforce Planning
- Job Analysis and Job Description
- Recruitment
- Selection of Applicants
- Socialization and Motivation
- Training and Development
- Coaching and Performance Appraisal
- Transfer, Promotion, and Termination
- Personnel Policies
- Chapter 10. Leadership for Public Health
- The Nature vs. Nurture Debate
- Essential Skills and Competencies for Public Health Leadership
- Situational Leadership
- Management vs. Leadership
- Transformational Leadership
- Measuring Leadership Growth and Development
- The Importance of Mentoring
- Chapter 11. Public Health Data Acquisition
- Historical Perspective on Data Collection
- Present National Uses of Data
- Federal Sources of Data
- State Sources of Data
- Local Sources of Data
- Other Sources of Data
- Using the Internet to Access Data Sources
- Issues in Data Interpretation
- Legal Issues Regarding Data Release and Security
- Chapter 12. Geographic Information Systems for Public Health
- History of GIS in Public Health
- Features of GIS
- Public Health GIS Applications
- Lessons Learned and Challenges
- Getting Started with GIS
- Future of GIS and the Role of Public Health Officials
- Chapter 13. Using Information Systems for Public Health Administration
- Contemporary Concepts and Applications
- Information Systems Architectures
- Sources of Data for Information Systems
- HIS Applications in Public Health Administration
- Privacy Issues
- Chapter 14. Public Health Surveillance
- Function and Form of Public Health Surveillance Systems
- Surveillance System Design and Operations
- Chapter 15. Assessment and Strategic Planning in Public Health
- Definition and Overview of Assessment
- Historical Roots of Public Health Assessment
- The Role of Public Health Organizations in the Assessment Process
- Public Participation in Assessment
- Methods Used for Assessment
- Collaborative Assessment Partnerships
- Strategic Planning
- MAPP
- Activities across Organizational Boundaries: The Public Health Systems Approach
- Chapter 16. Building Constituencies for Public Health
- Who Is Public Health's Constituency?
- Incentives for Constituency Participation
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Health Constituencies
- Proven Interventions Improve Health and Build Constituencies
- Initiating the Constituency Building Process
- Chapter 17. Performance Management: The Evolution of Standards, Measurement, and Quality Improvement in Public Health
- The Elements of Performance Management
- Applications Using Public Health Standards
- Critical Issues for Success
- Accreditation of Public Health Organizations
- Chapter 18. Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
- Evaluation Methods
- Economic Analyses
- Measurement
- Practical Aspects of Program Evaluation
- Performance Measurement and Improvement Process
- Chapter 19. Community-Based Prevention
- Defining Key Terms: Community and Coalition
- Evidence-Based Planning in Community Settings
- Chapter 20. Communication and Media Relations
- Communication in Public Health
- Building Constituency and Visibility
- Media Relations
- Media Interaction Guidelines
- Risk Communication During Public Health Emergencies
- Building a Model Public Information Office
- Chapter 21. Public Health Education and Health Promotion
- Public Health Education
- Health Promotion
- Health Promotion Includes Health Education
- Chapter 22. Using Marketing in Public Health
- What Is Marketing?
- Why Integrate Marketing into Public Health Practice?
- Key Marketing Concepts
- Challenges of Public Health Marketing
- The Marketing Process
- Building Marketing Capacity
- Using Marketing Approaches on Limited Budgets
- Chapter 23. Roles and Responsibilities of Public Health in Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Definitions
- History of Public Health's Role
- Public Health's Role
- What Is Public Health's Responsibility in Disaster Response?
- Functional Model of Public Health's Response in Disasters
- Structure and Organizational Makeup of Disaster Response
- Assessment in Disasters
- Data Collection
- Mental Health Considerations in Disasters
- Public Health Aspects of Environmental Services During Disasters
- Bioterrorism, Influenza, and Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Pandemic Influenza
- Chapter 24. Evidence for the Future
- The Role of Research in Public Health Improvement
- Intervention Research vs. Systems Research
- What Can Be Learned from Public Health Systems Research?
- Research Opportunities and Priorities
- Building Capacity for Public Health Systems Research
- Protecting Human Subjects in Public Health Research
- Research and the Future of Public Health Systems
- Index
