Public health administration : principles for population-based management / edited by Lloyd F. Novick, Cynthia B. Morrow, Glen P. Mays.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Defining public health : historical and contemporary developments / Lloyd F. Novick, Cynthia B. Morrow -- A framework for public health administration and practice / Lloyd F. Novick, Cynthia B. Morrow -- Organization of the public health delivery system / Glen P. Mays -- Public health law / Lawrence O. Gostin -- Ethics in public health practice and management / Ruth Gaare Bernheim -- Legislative relations in public health / Stephanie A. Kennan -- Financing the public's health / Perri S. Leviss -- The public health workforce / Margaret A. Potter, Kristine M. Gebbie, Hugh H. Tilson -- Human resources management / Janet E. Porter, Tausha D. Robertson, Lee Thielen -- Leadership for public health / Tausha D. Robertson, Claudia S.P. Fernandez, Janet E. Porter -- Public health data acquisition / C. Virginia Lee -- Geographic information systems for public health / Alan L. Melnick -- Using information systems for public health administration / James Studnicki, Donald J. Berndt, John W. Fisher -- Public health surveillance / Benjamin Silk, Theresa Hatzell Hoke, Ruth Berkelman.

Assessment and strategic planning in public health / Lloyd F. Novick, Cynthia B. Morrow, Glen P. Mays -- Building constituencies for public health / Michael T. Hatcher, Ray M. Nicola -- Performance management : the evolution of standards, measurement, and quality improvement in public health / Laura B. Landrum [and others] -- Evaluation of public health interventions / Michael A. Stoto, Leon E. Cosler -- Community-based prevention / Elizabeth A. Baker, Ross C. Brownson -- Communication and media relations / Cynthia B. Morrow, Douglas Hirano, Brad Christensen -- Public health education and health promotion / Judith M. Ottoson, Lawrence W. Green -- Using marketing in public health / Lynne Doner Lotenberg, Michael Siegel -- Roles and responsibilities of public health in disaster preparedness and response / Linda Young Landesman, Cynthia B. Morrow -- Evidence for the future / Glen P. Mays.

This reference gives full coverage of traditional public health responsibilities--assessing the burden of disease, preventing and controlling health threats, and developing policies and constituencies to improve health--in a contemporary framework that fully reflects the ongoing transition from a public to a population health perspective. Public Health Administration covers the basics of administration, including organizational design law, human resources, budgeting and financing, marketing, and communications; discusses newly defined and emerging areas, such as health information management, geographic information systems, performance measurement and improvement, ethics, leadership, and community partnerships; expert contributors draw on first hand experience and leading-edge research, assembling the information required for effective managerial decision-making.