Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 576 g
Essential Skills for Effective Practice
Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 576 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-975397-0
Verlag: OUP US
Mastering Public Health will enable you to improve your performance and productivity within your organization and with the people and the communities you serve. Designed for new and seasoned public health workers alike, this user-friendly guide focuses on the day-to-day practical skills and competencies that are often not taught in educational or training programs. It is a how-to book with tools, techniques, tips, checklists, and other resources that will assist you in
developing your competencies in the areas of communication, administration and management, and leadership.
Using this book will enable you to be more effective in many areas of your work, including:
- Communicating with the public
- Advocating for programs and policies
- Speaking and writing
- Being culturally competent
- Planning, budgeting, and obtaining funding
- Recruiting and developing employees
- Improving quality, and initiating and sustaining change
- Creating a vision and inspiring others
The 60 contributors to this book are experts in public health as well as in the fields of education and organizational management. They have worked in federal, state, and local government agencies as well as non-governmental organizations, academic and research institutions, and consulting organizations. In their chapters, commentaries, and textboxes, they share their expertise and experience and describe best practices. Their personal stories illustrate real-world challenges they faced and
successes they achieved.
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Foreword
Edward L. Baker
Part I: Communication
1. Communicating with the Public
Diana M. Bontá and Diana Halper
Commentary 1-1: Lessons Learned from Communicating with the Public
Jonathan E. Fielding
Commentary 1-2: How to Prepare for a Media Interview
Norman S. Hartman
2. Persuading Others: How to Advocate
Patricia A. Nolan
Commentary 2-1: Lessons Learned from Advocacy for Health Care Reform
Quentin D. Young, Margie Schaps, and Ida Hellander
Commentary 2-2: Lessons Learned from Advocacy for the Promotion of Peace and Public Health
Victor W. Sidel, John Loretz, and Robert M. Gould
Commentary 2-3: How Public Health Workers Can Be Directly Involved in Policy-making Processes
E. Richard Brown
3. Making a Presentation
Joyce R. Gaufin and Barry S. Levy
Commentary 3-1: Using Active Learning to Make Presentations Memorable
Vonna Henry
Commentary 3-2: Making Presentations with Passion and Props
Virginia A. Caine
Commentary 3-3: An Example of How to Accept an Award with Humility, Authenticity, and Grace
Robert García
Commentary 3-4: The Gettysburg Address as a PowerPoint Presentation
Barry S. Levy
4. Writing for Publication
Omar A. Khan and Tim Brookes
Commentary 4-1: Honing Your Writing Skills for Peer-reviewed Publication
Mary E. Northridge
Commentary 4-2: 21 Tips for Clearer Writing
Barry S. Levy and Joyce R. Gaufin
Commentary 4-3: The Evolution of Writing a Book: My Experience
Linda Landesman
5. Practicing Cultural Competence
Carol Easley Allen and Cheryl E. Easley
Commentary 5-1: Sexuality and Diet: Two Examples of the Importance of Cultural Competence
Carmen R. Nevarez
Part II: Administration and Management
6. How to Work Within an Organization
Tricia Todd and Shailendra Prasad
Commentary 6-1: Lessons Learned from Working in Organizations
J. Alan Baker
7. Planning and Budgeting
Walter Tsou
Commentary 7-1: How to Plan and Budget in an Emergency Situation
Esther D. Chernak
Commentary 7-2: Lessons Learned from Experience in Financial Management and Oversight
Melvin D. Shipp
8. Improving and Maintaining Quality
Ron Bialek and John W. Moran
Commentary 8-1: Improving Quality in Your Organization
Paul Halverson
9. Obtaining Funding
Fern Percheski and Robyn Powers
Commentary 9-1: Fundraising from Individuals and Corporations
Lyndon Haviland
10. Recruiting and Developing Employees
Donna R. Dinkin, Sylvester Taylor, and Joyce R. Gaufin
Commentary 10-1: Hiring and Retaining the Right Workers in the Right Jobs
Kristine M. Gebbie
Part III: Leadership
11. Creating a Vision and Inspiring Others
Robert S. Lawrence and Barry S. Levy
Commentary 11-1: People Who Have Inspired Us
James (Jim) Grant, Helene Gayle, Helen Rodriguez-Trias, and William (Bill) Foege
12. Transforming Organizations by Using Systems Thinking
Charlotte Roberts and Frankie Byrum
Commentary 12-1: Lessons Learned in Transforming the Veterans Health System
Kenneth W. Kizer
13. Creating and Sustaining Change
Magda G. Peck
Commentary 13-1: Fluoridation: Bringing About and Maintaining Change
Myron Allukian, Jr.
Commentary 13-2: Build the Stomach for the Journey
Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow, and Martin Linsky
14. Facilitating Negotiation and Mediation
Giorgio A. Piccagli
Commentary 14-1: Lessons Learned About Negotiation from a Career in Public Health
David J. Sencer
15. Collaborating With Others
Darrin K. Hicks and Carl E. Larson
Commentary 15-1: Lessons Learned from Establishing a Collaborative Graduate Program that Evolved into a Collaborative School of Public Health
Audrey Gotsch and Michael Greenberg
Commentary 15-2: A Funder's Work to Facilitate and Nurture Collaboration
Martin D. Cohen
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