Mastering Public Health Essential Skills for Effective Practice

by Levy, Barry S.; Gaufin, Joyce R.

• ISBN13: 9780199753970
• ISBN10: 0199753970
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Mastering Public Healthwill 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.

Author Biography

barry S. levy, M.D., m.p.h., is a physician and epidemiologist who has had extensive experience in public health practice, education, research, and consulting in the United States and more than 20 other countries. He is an Adjunct Professor of Public Health at Tufts University School of Medicine and a former president of the American Public Health Association. He has co-edited 15 other books and has written numerous articles and book chapters on a wide range of public health subjects. Joyce R. gaufin, B.s., is Executive Director of the Great Basin Public Health Leadership Institute, a member of the APHA Executive Board, a past president of the Utah Public Health Association, and a former chair of the National Public Health Leadership Development Network. Her career has focused on management and'leadership training, organization development, and consultation for state and local public health agencies. She has expertise in emergency preparedness, quality improvement, and creating new programs and collaborative efforts.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xv
Communication
Communicating with the Public	p. 3
Lessons Learned from Communicating with the Public	p. 26
How to Prepare for a Media Interview	p. 30
Persuading Others: How to Advocate	p. 34
Lessons Learned from Advocacy for Health Care Reform	p. 48
Lessons Learned from Advocacy for the Promotion of Peace and Public Health	p. 51
How Public Health Workers Can Be Directly Involved in Policymaking Processes	p. 55
Making a Presentation	p. 60
Using Active Learning to Make Presentations Memorable	p. 71
Making Presentations with Passion and Props	p. 73
An Example of How to Accept an Award with Humility, Authenticity, and Grace	p. 76
Writing for Publication	p. 79
Honing Your Writing Skills for Peer-Reviewed Publication	p. 92
21 Tips for Clearer Writing	p. 97
The Evolution of Writing a Book: My Experience	p. 100
Practicing Cultural Competence	p. 102
Two Examples of the Importance of Cultural Competence	p. 128
Administration and Management
Working Within an Organization	p. 133
Lessons Learned from Working in Organizations	p. 146
Planning and Budgeting	p. 151
How to Plan and Budget in an Emergency Situation	p. 164
Lessons Learned from Experience in Financial Management and Oversight	p. 171
Improving and Maintaining Quality	p. 174
Improving Quality in Your Organization	p. 194
Obtaining Funding
Fundraising from Individuals and Corporations	p. 212
Recruiting and Developing Employees	p. 217
Hiring and Retaining the Right Workers in the Right Jobs	p. 234
Leadership
Creating a Vision and Inspiring Others	p. 241
	p. 256
Transforming Organizations by Using Systems Thinking	p. 268
Lessons Learned in Transforming the Veterans Health System	p. 283
Creating and Sustaining Change	p. 292
Fluoridation: Bringing About and Maintaining Change	p. 305
Build the Stomach for the Journey	p. 311
Facilitating Negotiation and Mediation	p. 313
Lessons Learned About Negotiation from a Career in Public Health	p. 333
Collaborating with Others	p. 335
Lessons Learned from Establishing a Collaborative Graduate Program That Evolved into a Collaborative School of Public Health	p. 345
A Funder's Work to Facilitate and Nurture Collaboration	p. 349
Index	p. 355
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