Public Health in Practice
Paul C. Erwin, MD, DrPH
Ross Charles Brownson, Ph.D
Bridge theory and practice with a forward-looking guide to modern public health challenges and solutions
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This compelling text about public health practice describes and explores the evolving and emerging challenges facing the field. It prepares students and practitioners with real-world case studies, career insights, and content that is aligned with accreditation standards from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), equipping them to think critically and act competently to address health equity, climate change, data systems, and public health law. With applied frameworks and tools, learners gain the skills and confidence to make a meaningful impact.
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Key Features:
- Reimagines public health practice in an age of polarization, including opportunities to strengthen structure, function, services, and roles
- Prepares students for career readiness to lead, analyze, and respond to complex public health challenges with confidence
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- Edited and written by renowned experts blending academic excellence with extensive real-world public health leadership experience
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Dedication
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Videos
Resource Page
Chapter 1. Governmental Public Health Structure and Organizations
Chapter 2. Commonly Provided Public Health Services
Chapter 3. The Context for Public Health Practice: Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
Chapter 4. Public Health, Politics, and the Law
Chapter 5. The Financing of Public Health
Chapter 6. The Public Health Workforce: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 7. Epidemiological Applications and Data Science in Public Health Practice
Chapter 8. Public Health Department Accreditation
Chapter 9. Health Communication
Chapter 10. Building Collaborative Partnerships for Population Health and Health Equity
Chapter 11. Evidence-Based Public Health: Making Public Health Practice More Effective
Chapter 12. Implementation Science in Public Health
Chapter 13. Climate Change and Human Health: A Fundamental Issue for Public Health Practice
Chapter 14. Public Health Preparedness
Chapter 15. Leadership in Public Health
Index
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- Release Date: October 28, 2026
- Paperback / softback
- 365 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- Number of Illustrations: 70
- ISBN: 9780826160973
- eBook ISBN: 9780826151377



