Introduction to Public Health in Pharmacy

by Levin, Bruce Lubotsky; Hurd, Peter D.; Hanson, Ardis

• ISBN13: 9780763735395
• ISBN10: 0763735396
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-24
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to public health from a pharmacy perspective. Organized into three main sections, Part I presents concepts and issues that pharmacists need in order to develop a knowledge base in public health. Part II examines the connection between pharmacy and public health services, including an overview of the different health services, evaluation and outcome assessment, financing, managed care pharmacy, and pharmacoeconomics. Part III presents chapters that illustrate key applications of public health concepts to pharmacy practice, including law and ethics, cultural perspectives, informatics, emergency preparedness, and education and training. Each chapter is co-authored by a public health expert as well as a pharmacist. Chapter features include case studies, learning objectives, chapter questions, questions for further discussion, and key terms.

Table of Contents

Foreward : a pharmacy perspective
Foreword : a public health perspective
Introduction and overview of pharmacy and public health	p. 3
Applied epidemiology for pharmacists : basic concepts and principles	p. 17
Disease prevention and health promotion	p. 55
Environmental and occupational health	p. 77
Behavioral health	p. 101
Public health services	p. 131
Evaluation in pharmacy practice : evaluation and outcome assessment	p. 157
Financing	p. 175
Managed care pharmacy and public health	p. 205
Pharmacoeconomics	p. 227
Evolving issues in pharmacy practice, law, and ethics	p. 249
Cultural perspectives	p. 279
Public health informatics	p. 297
Health emergency preparedness and response	p. 321
Education and training	p. 337
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