Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Written with undergraduate students in mind, this concise text combines the scope and context of public health while also addressing key management topics, processes, and emerging issues. Organized in four parts, the text covers: 1) Public Health Organizations; 2) Public Health Management Fundamentals; 3) Public Health Management Functions; and 4) Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health Management. Each of these contain key chapters that address foundations, practical applications, and new directions in the respective domains. The goal is to enhance the student's knowledge, skills and abilities in ways that help them become more effective in their careers in public health.
This text has been written specifically for undergraduate public health, community health, and health professions courses, but will also be useful for beginning managers and supervisors working in public health.
.
Synopsis
Written for undergraduate students in public health, community health, and a range of other health disciplines, as well as beginning managers and supervisors working in public health, Essentials of Managing Public Health Organizations is a concise, yet comprehensive text that uniquely focuses on managing public health organizations by addressing key management topics, processes, and emerging issues.
Beginning with an overview of public health and key public health organizations, the text moves onto explain public health management fundamentals and functions " from planning and decision making, organizing and managing change, to staffing, leading, budgeting, ethics, and more. By the end of the text, the reader will not only better understand public health organizations, but the skills and functions needed to effectively manage them.
This one-of-a kind text also provides:
CASE STUDIES, EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, WEB-BASED ASSIGNMENTS and PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVIEWS that offer a real-world perspective and practice to engage and challenge students.
FULL COLOR TABLES, EXHIBITS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS to illuminate and clarify management concepts.
Content that is LINKED TO CORE COMPETENCIES expected by APHA and public health accrediting commissions
INVALUABLE INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES that include PowerPoint slides, Test Bank, and Instructor (TM)s Manual with summaries, teaching tips, and suggested classroom activities.
This text has been written specifically for undergraduate public health, community health, and health professions courses in public health leadership and management, but will also be useful for beginning managers and supervisors working in public health.