Transforming Public Health Practice
Leadership and Management Essentials
1st Edition
Published on 28. October 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-470-50895-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
671 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-50895-4 (9780470508954)
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Bernard J. Healey | Cheryll D. Lesneski
Transforming Public Health Practice
Leadership and Management Essentials
E-Book
08/2011
Jossey-Bass
€84.99
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Bernard J. Healey | Cheryll D. Lesneski
Transforming Public Health Practice
Leadership and Management Essentials
E-Book
08/2011
Jossey-Bass
€84.99
Available for download
Persons
Bernard J. Healey, PhD, is the director of the Graduate Program in Health Care Administration and professor of Health Care Administration, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He is a consultant epidemiologist with the Wilkes-Barre City Health Department and was an epidemiologist for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Cheryll D. Lesneski, DrPH, is a clinical assistant professor in the Public Health Leadership Program, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. She is a consultant to the Public Health System, Finance, and Quality Program in the Office of Healthcare Quality, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services. She was a public health officer in the Florida Department of Health for 10 years prior to joining the UNC faculty.
Cheryll D. Lesneski, DrPH, is a clinical assistant professor in the Public Health Leadership Program, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. She is a consultant to the Public Health System, Finance, and Quality Program in the Office of Healthcare Quality, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services. She was a public health officer in the Florida Department of Health for 10 years prior to joining the UNC faculty.
Content
Introduction xiii Acknowledgments xvii
The Authors xix
The Contributors xxi
Part One Issues and Methods of Public Health Practice
1 The Need for Change in the Practice of Public Health 3
Mission and Services of Public Health 3
Public Health's History and Its Impact on Current Services 10
Gap Between Mission and Current Public Health Practice 13
2 The Success of Public Health Programs: Critical Factors 27
Definition of Public Health 30
Public Health Systems 31
Community Health Workers 34
Population-Based Medicine 36
Problems in Our Health Care System 36
The Need for Improved Accountability of Public Health Professionals 39
Local Health Departments 39
Epidemic of Chronic Diseases 42
Information Management 44
Expansion of Health Education Programs 45
Public Health and the Legacy Concept 46
The Need for Leadership Development in Public Health 48
3 Critical Issues for the Future of Health Care in the United States 53
Why We Are Failing in Our Health Care Reform Efforts 57
Root Causes of the Failures of the Health Care System 60
Other Problem Areas 68
Solution to the Problems in Our Health Care System 70
New Model of Health Care Delivery 72
Public Health as a Potential Solution to the Health Care Crisis in America 75
4 Application of Epidemiological Concepts to Health Care Delivery 81
Descriptive Epidemiology 83
Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases 89
Epidemiology of Emerging Infections 91
Analytical Epidemiology 92
Epidemiology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 95
Data Management 95
Surveillance Systems 97
Managerial Epidemiology 99
Application of Epidemiological Concepts to Health Care 101
5 Shifting the Focus from Communicable to Chronic Diseases 105
Communicable Disease Threat 108
The Challenge of Chronic Diseases 111
The Need for Investment in Preventing Chronic Diseases 114
Health Education 116
The Need for Partnerships to Combat Chronic Diseases 118
Opportunity to Improve the Way Health Care Is Delivered 121
Part Two Issues and Methods of Public Health Leadership
and Management
6 Leadership and Politics in Public Health 129
Development of Power in Health Care Delivery 130
Leadership and Politics in Health Care Delivery 134
Public Health Leadership Styles 137
Transformational Leadership and Public Health 140
Public Health as a Change Agent 142
Public Health Leaders and Power 143
Public Health Leaders and Conflict Management 145
Can Political Appointees Lead Public Health Departments? 146
Communication Skills of the Leader 147
Leadership Development in Public Health 148
Culture of Public Health Workers 150
Public Health Leaders and Innovation 153
7 Empowering Public Health Workers 159
Leadership and Quality Improvement 161
The Public Health Employee 164
Transformational Leadership, Worker Empowerment, and Self-Managed Work Teams in Public Health 165
The Role of Culture 166
Culture and Change 169
Empowerment of Workers in Public Health 173
Disappearance of the Public Health Worker 176
8 Partnerships to Improve the Public's Health 179
Public Health Partners 179
Value of Partnerships for Public Health Organizations 181
Building Community-Wide Partnerships Using an Ecological Model of Health 183
Successful Partnerships 189
Assessing the Role of Partnerships in Improving Community Health 190
9 Leading and Managing Change in Public Health Organizations 193
Public Health and the Urgent Need for Change 193
Challenges Facing Local Public Health Leaders 194
Millennium Development Goals 195
Urgent Need for System Change 196
Visioning the New Public Health 200
Leadership for the New Public Health 201
Changing the Public Health System for the Future 206
Managing Change 207
10 Developing an Outcomes Orientation in Public Health Organizations 213
Quality Nexus of Public Health and Health Care 214
Focusing on Core Functions and Essential Public Health Services 216
Current Quality Improvement Efforts in Public Health Organizations 223
Gaps in the Quality of Public Health Services 226
Federal Leadership of Quality Improvement in Public Health 227
Road Map to Improve Public Health Outcomes 233
11 Opportunities for Improvement in Public Health Practice 239
Disruption and Change in Public Health 242
Public Health Education and Health Promotion Programs 244
The Need for a Chronic Care Model 247
Minimal Political Appreciation of Public Health Activities 248
Use of Technology in Risk Communication 250
Public Health Leadership Required 252
Value of Prevention Programs 254
The Process of Innovation 259
12 Local Solutions to Reduce Inequities in Health and Safety 263
Larry Cohen, Anthony Iton, Rachel Davis, Sharon Murriguez
13 Challenges in the New World of Public Health Practice 299
Determinants of Health 300
Obesity Epidemic 302
Climate Change 305
War and Armed Conflicts 309
Case Studies
Case Study 1 Innovation in Health Education Programs 315
Case Study 2 Disabilities 321
Jill D. Morrow-Gorton
Case Study 3 Formation of Community Partnerships to Prepare for H1N1 327
Marc C. Marchese
Case Study 4 Municipal Health Department Leadership Inside Out 331
Ted Kross
Case Study 5 The Power of Data: Osceola County Secures a Federally Qualified Health Center 337
Julia Joh Elligers
Case Study 6 Using MAPP to Get Up & Go! in St. Clair County 341
Lisa Jacobs
Case Study 7 Partnering for Improved Infant Health in Stanislaus County 345
Lisa Jacobs
Case Study 8 Innovation in Colorectal Cancer Education Programs 349
References 355
Index 375
The Authors xix
The Contributors xxi
Part One Issues and Methods of Public Health Practice
1 The Need for Change in the Practice of Public Health 3
Mission and Services of Public Health 3
Public Health's History and Its Impact on Current Services 10
Gap Between Mission and Current Public Health Practice 13
2 The Success of Public Health Programs: Critical Factors 27
Definition of Public Health 30
Public Health Systems 31
Community Health Workers 34
Population-Based Medicine 36
Problems in Our Health Care System 36
The Need for Improved Accountability of Public Health Professionals 39
Local Health Departments 39
Epidemic of Chronic Diseases 42
Information Management 44
Expansion of Health Education Programs 45
Public Health and the Legacy Concept 46
The Need for Leadership Development in Public Health 48
3 Critical Issues for the Future of Health Care in the United States 53
Why We Are Failing in Our Health Care Reform Efforts 57
Root Causes of the Failures of the Health Care System 60
Other Problem Areas 68
Solution to the Problems in Our Health Care System 70
New Model of Health Care Delivery 72
Public Health as a Potential Solution to the Health Care Crisis in America 75
4 Application of Epidemiological Concepts to Health Care Delivery 81
Descriptive Epidemiology 83
Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases 89
Epidemiology of Emerging Infections 91
Analytical Epidemiology 92
Epidemiology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 95
Data Management 95
Surveillance Systems 97
Managerial Epidemiology 99
Application of Epidemiological Concepts to Health Care 101
5 Shifting the Focus from Communicable to Chronic Diseases 105
Communicable Disease Threat 108
The Challenge of Chronic Diseases 111
The Need for Investment in Preventing Chronic Diseases 114
Health Education 116
The Need for Partnerships to Combat Chronic Diseases 118
Opportunity to Improve the Way Health Care Is Delivered 121
Part Two Issues and Methods of Public Health Leadership
and Management
6 Leadership and Politics in Public Health 129
Development of Power in Health Care Delivery 130
Leadership and Politics in Health Care Delivery 134
Public Health Leadership Styles 137
Transformational Leadership and Public Health 140
Public Health as a Change Agent 142
Public Health Leaders and Power 143
Public Health Leaders and Conflict Management 145
Can Political Appointees Lead Public Health Departments? 146
Communication Skills of the Leader 147
Leadership Development in Public Health 148
Culture of Public Health Workers 150
Public Health Leaders and Innovation 153
7 Empowering Public Health Workers 159
Leadership and Quality Improvement 161
The Public Health Employee 164
Transformational Leadership, Worker Empowerment, and Self-Managed Work Teams in Public Health 165
The Role of Culture 166
Culture and Change 169
Empowerment of Workers in Public Health 173
Disappearance of the Public Health Worker 176
8 Partnerships to Improve the Public's Health 179
Public Health Partners 179
Value of Partnerships for Public Health Organizations 181
Building Community-Wide Partnerships Using an Ecological Model of Health 183
Successful Partnerships 189
Assessing the Role of Partnerships in Improving Community Health 190
9 Leading and Managing Change in Public Health Organizations 193
Public Health and the Urgent Need for Change 193
Challenges Facing Local Public Health Leaders 194
Millennium Development Goals 195
Urgent Need for System Change 196
Visioning the New Public Health 200
Leadership for the New Public Health 201
Changing the Public Health System for the Future 206
Managing Change 207
10 Developing an Outcomes Orientation in Public Health Organizations 213
Quality Nexus of Public Health and Health Care 214
Focusing on Core Functions and Essential Public Health Services 216
Current Quality Improvement Efforts in Public Health Organizations 223
Gaps in the Quality of Public Health Services 226
Federal Leadership of Quality Improvement in Public Health 227
Road Map to Improve Public Health Outcomes 233
11 Opportunities for Improvement in Public Health Practice 239
Disruption and Change in Public Health 242
Public Health Education and Health Promotion Programs 244
The Need for a Chronic Care Model 247
Minimal Political Appreciation of Public Health Activities 248
Use of Technology in Risk Communication 250
Public Health Leadership Required 252
Value of Prevention Programs 254
The Process of Innovation 259
12 Local Solutions to Reduce Inequities in Health and Safety 263
Larry Cohen, Anthony Iton, Rachel Davis, Sharon Murriguez
13 Challenges in the New World of Public Health Practice 299
Determinants of Health 300
Obesity Epidemic 302
Climate Change 305
War and Armed Conflicts 309
Case Studies
Case Study 1 Innovation in Health Education Programs 315
Case Study 2 Disabilities 321
Jill D. Morrow-Gorton
Case Study 3 Formation of Community Partnerships to Prepare for H1N1 327
Marc C. Marchese
Case Study 4 Municipal Health Department Leadership Inside Out 331
Ted Kross
Case Study 5 The Power of Data: Osceola County Secures a Federally Qualified Health Center 337
Julia Joh Elligers
Case Study 6 Using MAPP to Get Up & Go! in St. Clair County 341
Lisa Jacobs
Case Study 7 Partnering for Improved Infant Health in Stanislaus County 345
Lisa Jacobs
Case Study 8 Innovation in Colorectal Cancer Education Programs 349
References 355
Index 375