Transforming Public Health Practice
Leadership and Management Essentials
Bernard J. Healey ; Cheryll D. Lesneski
- This
- 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.Transforming
- 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.
