Introduction to Public Health: Promises and Practice - Tapa blanda

Updated and thoroughly revised, the second edition of this foundational text continues to cover all major topics of organization, financing, workforce, goals, initiatives, accountability, and metrics from the perspectives of academicians and officials in public health. This second edition is the only public health text to encompass the new legislation implemented by the Affordable Care Act, with its focus on prevention and increase in funding for prevention research. It also examines resulting job opportunities and expanded 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 ""public health services and systems research,"" better known as 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 (containing every major public health improvement initiative and introducing every major data system sponsored by the U.S. public health system), PowerPoint slides, and a test bank. New to the Second Edition: Completely updated and revised Addresses changes wrought by Obamacare Focuses on the workforce, job opportunities, and job training Discusses building healthy communities and the determinants of health Covers new developments in treating Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and other illnesses Considers variation in public health-globally and nationally by state 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 Includes a global health component Analyzes successful and unsuccessful aspects of health care delivery

Raymond Goldsteen, DrPH, is Director, MPH Program and Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, USA. He was founding Director of the Graduate Program in Public Health and Professor of Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine at SUNY Stony Brook, USA. Dr. Goldsteen has an extensive background in health care and was formerly a director of the health policy research centers at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, University of Oklahoma College of Public Health, and the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He is co-author of the first edition of Introduction to Public Health and the highly acclaimed An Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System, now in its seventh edition. Karen Goldsteen, PhD, is Research Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, MPH Program, University of North Dakota, USA. She was Professor of Health Technology and Management in the Graduate Program in Public Health at the SUNY in Stony Brook, NY, USA. She was a Pew Health Policy Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Goldsteen is co-author of the first edition of Introduction to Public Health and the highly acclaimed An Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System, now in its seventh edition. Terry L. Dwelle, MD, MPHTM, CPH, was appointed to the North Dakota Office of State Health Officer by Governor John Hoeven in October 2001, and previously served as Chief Medical Officer for the department. He was Chair of the National Board of Public Health Examiners (2010-2012) and also worked with the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Indian Health Service. Most recently, Dr. Dwelle headed development of the Community Health Evangelism Program in East Africa.