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Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management, Second Edition

Author(s): Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH, Commissioner, Onandaga County Health Department, Assistant Professor of Medicine , SUNY Upstate Medical University
Glen P. Mays, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Vice Chair, Director of Research, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763738426
  • ISBN-10:0763738425
  • Hardcover    797 pages      © 2008
Price: International Sales $140.95 US List
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Public health has undergone enormous change in recent years – the growing epidemics of obesity and diabetes; the events of September 11, 2001; devastating natural disasters such as the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina; and the threats of emerging infectious diseases have redefined the field, making the role of the public health administrator more important than ever before.

With contributions from top leaders in areas ranging from workforce to community-based prevention to emergency preparedness, the second edition of Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management offers detailed, comprehensive coverage of current, relevant issues for new as well as seasoned public health administrators.

The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and features:

  • A new chapter on the emerging field of public health systems research.   
  • A new chapter on ethics in public health.
  • A new emphasis on preparedness at both the global and national levels throughout all chapters.
  • A thoroughly revised chapter on disaster preparedness and response, with extensive references to the lessons learned from the events of 9/11, the 2004 tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina.
  • New sections on planning for emerging disease.
  • A new section on strategic planning for community health improvement and the use of MAPP—Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership.
  • Extensive updates to the chapter on using information systems to reflect the most recent technology innovations.
  • A new section focusing on cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of public health interventions.
  • The findings and recommendations of the Institute of Medicine’s seminal report, The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century incorporated throughout.
  • Updated information on the progress of Healthy People 2010 woven throughout.  
  • Updates on trends in local health organization are defined including regionalization and the new definition and standards for a local health department.
  • New information of major changes in organization of health agencies at the federal level including changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Updated information on advances in surveillance and notably the use of syndromic surveillance and methods for ascertaining risk behaviors.
  • New information on local and state public health finance through special never-before-published studies.
  • Up-to-date information on the extent of health status disparities.
  • New developments in community health assessment particularly accessing state data through web resources.
  • New information on the advances in prevention of chronic disease through behavioral and environmental interventions.

ShowTable of Contents

Chapter 1:  Defining Public Health: Historical and Contemporary Developments
   Lloyd F. Novick, Cynthia B. Morrow
Chapter 2: A Framework for Public Health Administration and Practice
  Lloyd F. Novick, Cynthia B. Morrow
Chapter 3: Organization of the Public Health Delivery System
  Glen P. Mays
Chapter 4:  Public Health Law
  Lawrence O. Gostin
Chapter 5: Ethics in Public Health Practice and Management
 Ruth Gaare Bernheim
Chapter 6: Legislative Relations in Public Health
  Stephanie A. Kennan
Chapter 7: Financing the Public’s Health
  Perri S. Leviss
Chapter 8:  The Public Health Workforce
  Margaret A. Potter, Kristine M. Gebbie, Hugh Tilson
Chapter 9: Human Resources Management
  Janet Porter, Tausha D. Robertson, Lee Thielen
Chapter 10: Leadership for Public Health
 Tausha D. Robertson, Claudia P. Fernandez, Janet Porter
Chapter 11: Public Health Data Acquisition
  C. Virginia Lee
Chapter 12: Geographic Information Systems for Public Health
 Alan L. Melnick
Chapter 13: Using Information Systems for Public Health Administration
  James Studnicki, Donald J. Berndt, John W. Fisher
Chapter 14: Public Health Surveillance
  Benjamin Silk, Theresa Hatzell Hoke, Ruth Berkelman
Chapter 15: Assessment & Strategic Planning in Public Health
  Lloyd Novick, Cynthia Morrow, Glen P. Mays
Chapter 16: Building Constituencies for Public Health
  Michael T. Hatcher, Ray M. Nicola
Chapter 17: Performance Management: The Evolution of Standards, Measurement and Quality Improvement in Public Health
 Laura B. Landrum, Leslie M. Beitsch, Bernard J. Turnock,
Arden S. Handler
Chapter 18: Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
  Michael A. Stoto, Leon E. Cosler
Chapter 19: Community-Based Prevention
  Elizabeth A. Baker, Ross C. Brownson
Chapter 20: Communication and Media Relations
  Cynthia Morrow, Douglas Hirano, Brad Christensen
Chapter 21: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
  Judith M. Ottoson, Lawrence W. Green
Chapter 22: Using Marketing in Public Health
 Lynne Doner Lotenberg, Michael Siegel
Chapter 23: Roles and Responsibilities of Public Health in Disaster Preparedness and Response
 Linda Young Landesman, Cynthia Morrow
Chapter 24: Evidence for the Future
 Glen P. Mays


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Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH-Director, Division of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University

Lloyd F. Novick is Director of the Division of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.

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Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH-Commissioner, Onandaga County Health Department, Assistant Professor of Medicine , SUNY Upstate Medical University

Cynthia Morrow, MD, MPH is Commissioner of Health at the Onondaga County Health Department and Assistant Professor of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Glen P. Mays, PhD, MPH-Associate Professor, Vice Chair, Director of Research, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Glen P. Mays, PhD, MPH is Associate Professor, Vice Chair, and Director of Research at the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

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  • "Public health is a diverse field, and the pathways to managing public health departments are varied. Gifted physicians, dedicated epidemiologists, and skilled managers can find themselves tapped to lead large, complex departments. No one person can have all the skills necessary to meet the challenges that confront our local health departments. This book would serve as a practical reference for any manager who wishes to become more knowledgeable and productive."

    —Journal of the American Medical Association, Jan. 2, 2008 (JAMA. 2008;299(1):100-101.)

  • "This book provides an excellent conceptual framework for contemporary public health practice while contributing to a broad understanding, for managers and leaders, of the public health enterprise. A historical context and a flow of logic are presented using the language of current public health reforms. ... This second edition is essential reading for public health managers and leaders."

    —Doody's Book Review Service, October 2008, Doody's Weighted Numerical Score: 94 - 4 Stars!

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