Author : Robert Burke
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 31,86 MB
Release : 2011-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0763742910
This book covers the full spectrum of essential competencies required to manage public health organizations, from communication and cultural proficieny to leadership, relationship building, ethics, and program planning. --Book Jacket.
Author : Rowitz
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 25,96 MB
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1284111482
Essentials of Leadership in Public Health reflects the complexities of leadership in Public Health as well as the overall needs of effective leadership in a constantly changing social environment. In addition, the book examines the impact of health reform, with an expanding definition of public health and understanding of how our leaders will be affected by these new changes. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Author : L. Fleming Fallon (Jr.)
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 36,54 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0763756814
In the wake of 9/11, effective management of public health departments has become vitally important, as these organizations and agencies will be in the front line of any bioterror or chemical attack. Written by practitioners for other practitioners and students who want to pursue public health careers, this book provides a practical, non-theoretical approach useful for the hands-on management of these complex organizations and their daily operations. With accessible writing and many real life applications, this concise new volume serves departments at all levels--federal, state, city and county.
Author : James A. Johnson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 1284207064
Written for undergraduate students in public health, community health, and a range of other health disciplines, as well as beginning managers and supervisors working in public health, Essentials of Managing Public Health Organizations is a concise, yet comprehensive text that uniquely focuses on managing public health organizations by addressing key management topics, processes, and emerging issues. Beginning with an overview of public health and key public health organizations, the text moves onto explain public health management fundamentals and functions– from planning and decision making, organizing and managing change, to staffing, leading, budgeting, ethics, and more. By the end of the text, the reader will not only better understand public health organizations, but the skills and functions needed to effectively manage them.
Author : Bernard J. Healey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 11,28 MB
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1118089936
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.
Author : Barry S. Levy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199753970
Designed for new and seasoned public health workers alike, this user-friendly guide focuses on the day-to-day practical skills and competencies that are often not taught in educational or training programs. It is a how-to book with tools, techniques, tips, checklists.
Author : Louis Rowitz
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2009-10-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0763750506
Rowitz demonstrates how the skills and tools used to build effective leadership in the business world can be adopted by public health professionals. Exercises, case studies, and discussion questions are incorporated into detailed chapters on theories and principles of leadership, applications to public health, leadership skills, and evaluation and research. Rowitz supplements the definition of leadership with practical skills, including communication, delegation, public speaking, media advocacy, and cultural sensitivity
Author : Edward Baker
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 23,46 MB
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 0763763829
"A compilation of both new articles and articles previously published in the popular "Management Moment" column from the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, this collection of short essays explores the challenges related to managing people, partners, information, and finances in the public health setting." -- publisher.
Author : James A. Johnson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 42,1 MB
Release : 2013-07-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 1449657427
Under the direction of new lead editors Leiyu Shi and James Johnson, the new Third Edition of Public Health Administration examines the many events, advances, and challenges in the U.S. and the world since the publication of the last edition of the book. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Author : Kristina Y. Risley, DrPH, CPCC
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 24,17 MB
Release : 2021-12-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826145094
“The authors bring a passion for social justice, equity, and inclusivity to the dialogue about changing the unjust systems that create disparate population health outcomes.” ©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, Suzan C Ulrich, Dr.PH, MSN, MN, RN, CNM, FACNM (Resurrection University) Leading Systems Change in Public Health: A Field Guide for Practitioners is the first resource written by public health professionals for public health professionals on how to improve public health by utilizing a systems change lens. Edited by leaders from the de Beaumont Foundation and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health with chapters written by a diverse array of public health leaders, the book provides an evidence-based framework with practical strategies, processes, and tools for enacting meaningful change. Complete with engaging stories and tips to illustrate concepts in action, this book is the essential guide for current and future public health leaders working within and across individual, interpersonal, organizational, cross-sector, and community levels. The book addresses subjects such as change leadership, health equity, racial justice, power sharing, and readiness for change. It addresses best practices for enacting change at different levels, including at the personal, interpersonal, organizational, and team or cross-sector level, while describing the factors, the processes, skills, and tools required for leading complex change. It not only covers the process of leading systems change but also the importance of community organizing and coalition building, identifying a shared understanding of the problem, how to leverage the lessons of implementation science, and how to understand the relationship between sustainability and public health. Practical examples and stories highlight challenges and opportunities, systems change in action, and the importance of crisis leadership – including lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Key Features: Enables practitioners to improve public health by utilizing a systems change approach Applies systems change strategies to help discover solutions for improved community health equity and racial justice Integrates practical public health examples and stories from innovative leaders in the field Includes tools for how to implement internal processes that generate creative and effective system change leadership
