Introduction to Public Health
The only public health text to incorporate new Affordable Care Act legislation
Praise for the first edition:
More than just another preliminary textbook, this comprehensive introduction for those who are new to the field of public health weaves together its values, goals, and practices into a lucid introductory text."
Sally Guttmacher, PhD
Professor, Director, Master's in Community Public Health Program
New York University
This second edition of Introduction to Public Health is the only text to encompass the new legislation implemented by the Affordable Care Act, with its focus on prevention and its increase in funding for prevention research. Updated and thoroughly revised, this foundational resource surveys all major topics related to the U.S. public health system, including organization on local and national levels, financing, workforce, goals, initiatives, accountability, and metrics. The text is unique in combining the perspectives of both academicians and public health officials, and examines new job opportunities and the growing interest in the public health field.
Comprehensive and accessible, the text discusses a variety of new trends in public health, particularly regarding primary care and public health partnerships. The second edition also includes information about new accountability initiatives and workforce requirements to contribute to health services research and clinical outcomes research in medical care. The text stresses the increasing emphasis on efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in achieving population health improvements, and goes beyond merely presenting information to analyze the question of whether the practice of public health achieves its promise. Each chapter includes objectives, review questions, and case studies. Also included are an instructor's manual with test questions (covering every major public health improvement initiative and introducing every major data system sponsored by the U.S. public health system) and PowerPoint slides. The book's nine chapters address the history of U.S. public health from its inception and offer a sweeping examination of topics in organization and financing, infectious disease control, injury and noninfectious diseases, system performance, system improvement, public health leadership, building healthy communities, and the future of public health.
New to the Second Edition:
- Completely updated and revised
- Addresses changes brought about by Obamacare
- Discusses building healthy communities and the determinants of health
- Adds new chapter on public health leadership
- Covers new developments in treating Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and other illnesses
- Investigates intentional injuries such as suicide, homicide, and war
Key Features:
- Provides information that is holistic, comprehensive, and accessible
- Covers all major topics of organization, financing, leadership, goals, initiatives, accountability, and metrics
- Relates current public health practice to the field's history and mission
- Analyzes successful and unsuccessful aspects of health care delivery
Preface
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
THE PROMISE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Prevention: The Cornerstone of Public Health
Summary
THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
How Do We Define Health?
The Determinants of Health
Relationship Among the Determinants of Health
HEALTH IMPACT PYRAMID
THE PROSPECTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 2: ORIGINS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CLASSIFICATION OF HEALTH PROBLEMS
LIFE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Living Conditions
Factory Life
Child Labor
Health Problems of the Times
MODERN PUBLIC HEALTH IS BORN
Public Outcry
Public Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Public Response to Injuries and Noninfectious Diseases
SUCCESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES
Ten Great Achievements of Public Health Since 1900
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 3: ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Organization of the Public Health System
Ten Essential Services
FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Health Resources and Services Administration
Food and Drug Administration
National Institutes of Health
Indian Health Service
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Administration for Community Living
Administration for Children and Families
Other Federal Agencies
STATE PUBLIC HEALTH
Organization and Governance
Services and Activities
Priorities
Relationship to Ten Essential Health Services
LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Organization and Governance
Workforce
Services and Activities
FUNDING PUBLIC HEALTH
Federal
State
Local
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 4: INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Case Study: Pandemic Influenza and Avian Influenza
Case Study: Perinatal Hepatitis B
Case Study: Tuberculosis
Case Study: Unvaccinated Children
Case Study: Measles
Immunization Successes
FOODBORNE DISEASES
Signs and Symptoms of Foodborne Illness
Prevention Policies and Practices
Case Study: Contaminated Rice
INVESTIGATION OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK OR EPIDEMIC
Verify Diagnosis
Establish Existence of Outbreak
Characterize Distribution of Cases by Person, Place, and Time
Develop and Test the Hypotheses
Institute Control Measures
Case Studies: Two Investigations of Salmonella Outbreaks
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 5: INJURIES AND NONINFECTIOUS DISEASES
MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIES
Surveillance and Research
Prevention Policies and Practices
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Surveillance and Research
Prevention Policies and Practices
Improving Access to Medical Care
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 6: PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH
Population-Level Outcomes
Sources of Evidence-Based Public Health
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
Accreditation and Credentialing
Report Card Initiatives
Effectiveness and Equity of Public Health System
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 7: PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP
What Is Leadership?
Technical/Management Leadership
Adaptive/Extreme Leadership
Leadership and Culture
Leadership by Example
Beliefs and Values
CASE STUDY: AUDACITY AND COURAGE
Delegation
Judgment and Compromise
CASE STUDY: JUDGMENT AND COMPROMISE
Casualties
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 8: BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Community Engagement and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Community Engagement and Social Marketing
Principles of Community Engagement
Case Studies: Community Engagement
COMPREHENSIVE WORKSITE WELLNESS: THE ENGAGED WORKPLACE
Seven Steps to Successful Worksite Wellness Programs
Meaningful Use and Comprehensive Worksite Wellness
Case Study: Johnson & Johnson Worksite Wellness Program
Building Healthy Communities by Integrating Primary Care and Public Health
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 9: PUBLIC HEALTH: PROMISE AND PROSPECTS
HAS PUBLIC HEALTH LIVED UP TO ITS PROMISE?
What Are the Barriers to Public Health’s Success?
HOW WILL HEALTH CARE REFORM AFFECT THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH?
The Affordable Care Act and the Prevention and Public Health Fund
The Affordable Care Act and Comparative Effectiveness Research
WHAT ARE THE EMERGING GLOBAL THREATS TO THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH?
Population Growth, Climate Change, and Food and Water Scarcity
Case Study: Oil Boom in North Dakota
CHALLENGES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES
REFERENCES
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- Release Date: July 17, 2014
- Paperback / softback
- 288 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- Number of Illustrations: 15
- Features: 15 Illustrations
- ISBN: 9780826196668
- eBook ISBN: 9780826196675
