Transforming Public Health Practice: Leadership and Management Essentials

The New World of Public Health Practice provides an introduction to the real world of public health practice and the profound changes it is experiencing. The major themes of this book are (1) the shift from management of communicable and infectious disease to management of chronic disease, and (2) managing and leading this change in the public health organization. According to the Institute of Medicine (2001), the extent to which we can address the complex challenges of the 21st century and improve the health of the public depends on the quality and preparedness of our public health workforce, which, in turn, depends on the relevance and quality of public health education and training.  More recently, the President and his Cabinet appointees have identified prevention as a key element for health care policy and reform. The books three sections cover issues and methods of public health, issues and methods of public health management, and issues and methods of public health leadership.                                                                                                    Part 1: PUBLIC HEALTH IN TRANSITION 1: At Risk: The Future of Health Care in the United States   2: Defining and Applying The Work of Public Health 3: Epidemiological Methods in Medical Care Delivery   4: Shifting The Focus From Communicable to Chronic Diseases Part 2: PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT 5: Organizational Policy and Politics 6: Empowering Public Health Workers   7: New Trends in Public Health Services Delivery Part 3: PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP 8: The Role of Partnerships 9: Collaborating For Community Health 10: Change Leadership and Change Management 11: Developing an Outcomes Orientation   12: Future and Long Term Challenges