Public Health And Epidemiology For Pharmacy

This practical textbook covers key areas like the foundations of public health, concepts and tools of policy, and models of public health programs run by pharmacists. Unlike other books, it includes real-life cases that highlight pharmacists who are starting or getting involved in public health efforts.

Public Health and Epidemiology for Pharmacy provides students with a concise overview of concepts relevant to public health and epidemiology through the lens of pharmacy practice. The text focuses on topics including health determinants, study design, health literacy, cultural competency, health promotion, and drug safety. Pharmacists are increasingly being called to integrate public health into their practice across community, health systems, and other settings. This text is designed to provide learners with a survey of topics relevant to this intersection of professions. Chapters discuss the history and structure of public health within the United States, basic aspects of the underlying science of epidemiology and study design, and the contributions of biology, behaviors, environment, and healthcare as key determinants of health. Further sections provide learners with an exploration of the impact of cultural influences and health literacy, social and behavioral aspects of health promotion, and mechanisms to enhance drug safety and reduce harm from adverse drug reactions, medication errors, overdoses, and shortages. Designed to provide learners with practical, approachable information, Public Health and Epidemiology for Pharmacy is an ideal text for introductory courses in pharmacy and public health.

Public Health and Epidemiology for Pharmacy provides students with a concise overview of concepts relevant to public health and epidemiology through the lens of pharmacy practice. The text focuses on topics including health determinants, study design, health literacy, cultural competency, health promotion, and drug safety. Pharmacists are increasingly being called to integrate public health into their practice across community, health systems, and other settings. Th

Public health & pharmacy in the United States / Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Peter D. Hurd -- Framing public health & pharmacy / Ardis Hanson, Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Peter D. Hurd -- Global health / Ardis Hanson, Peter D. Hurd, Bruce Lubotsky Levin -- Epidemiology / Ardis Hanson, Bruce Lubotsky Levin -- Disease prevention and health promotion / Peter D. Hurd, Justinne Guyton, Ardis Hanson -- Cultural perspectives in public health / Barry A. Bleidt, Carmita A. Coleman, Peter D. Hurd -- Pharmacists' roles in the increase of health literacy among patients / Barry A. Bleidt, Carmita A. Coleman, Silvia E. Rabionet, Peter D. Hurd -- Behavioral health / Ardis Hanson, Carol A. Ott, Bruce Lubotsky Levin -- Public health nutrition / Lauri Wright, Melody Chavez -- Financing & insurance / Samuel H. Zuvekas, Earle Buddy Lingle, Ardis Hanson, Bruce Lubotsky Levin -- Pharmacoeconomics / Scott K. Griggs, Peter D. Hurd -- Evidence-based practice, public health, and pharmacy / Patrick J. Bryant, Peter D. Hurd, Ardis Hanson -- Informatics / Ardis Hanson, Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Aimon Miranda -- Emergency preparedness / Peter D. Hurd, Stephanie Lukas, Ardis Hanson -- Education & training / Angela S. Garcia, Daniel Forrister, Krystal Bullers, Peter D. Hurd

"Public Health in Pharmacy Practice: A Casebook is a collaboration of over thirty-five experts in public health pharmacy. The twenty-one chapters cover a broad array of topics relevant to pharmacy applications of public health: cross-cultural care, health literacy and disparities, infectious disease, health promotion and disease prevention, medication safety, women's and rural health and more. Each chapter contains learning objectives and an introduction to the topic, followed by a case and questions. The chapter closes with commentary from the authors and patient-oriented considerations for the topic at hand"--Publisher's description

The not-to-be-missed, benchmark volume on the growing area of stud in the PharmD pharmacy curriculum. Provides a foundation for assessing the nature and extent of drug-taking behaviors. Text is adapted from the author's self-paced learning modules, developed for the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.

Review: "Now in its Fourth Edition, this best-selling text offers comprehensive coverage of all the major topics in introductory epidemiology. With extensive treatment of the heart of epidemiology - from study designs to descriptive epidemiology to quantitative measures - this reader-friendly text is accessible and interesting to a wide range of beginning students in all health-related disciplines. A unique focus is given to real-world applications of epidemiology and the development of skills that students can apply in subsequent course work and in the field. The text is also accompanied by a complete package of instructor and student resources available through a companion Web site."--Jacket

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Since it first appeared in 1996, the open-source programming language R has become increasingly popular as an environment for statistical analysis and graphical output. In addition to being freely available, R offers several advantages for biostatistics, including strong graphics capabilities, the ability to write customized functions, and its extensibility. This is the first textbook to present classical biostatistical analysis for epidemiology and related public health sciences to students using the R language. Based on the assumption that readers have minimal familiarity with statistical concepts, the author uses a step-bystep approach to building skills. The text encompasses biostatistics from basic descriptive and quantitative statistics to survival analysis and missing data analysis in epidemiology. Illustrative examples, including real-life research problems and exercises drawn from such areas as nutrition, environmental health, and behavioral health, engage students and reinforce the understanding of R. These examples illustrate the replication of R for biostatistical calculations and graphical display of results. The text covers both essential and advanced techniques and applications in biostatistics that are relevant to epidemiology. This text is supplemented with teaching resources, including an online guide for students in solving exercises and an instructor's manual. KEY FEATURES: First overview biostatistics textbook for epidemiology and public health that uses the open-source R program Covers essential and advanced techniques and applications in biostatistics as relevant to epidemiology Features abundant examples and exercises to illustrate the application of R language for biostatistical calculations and graphical displays of results Includes online student solutions guide and instructor's manual

The New Public Health has established itself as a solid textbook throughout the world. Translated into 7 languages, this work distinguishes itself from other public health textbooks, which are either highly locally oriented or, if international, lack the specificity of local issues relevant to students' understanding of applied public health in their own setting. This 3e provides a unified approach to public health appropriate for all masters' level students and practitioners—specifically for courses in MPH programs, community health and preventive medicine programs, community health education programs, and community health nursing programs, as well as programs for other medical professionals such as pharmacy, physiotherapy, and other public health courses. Changes in infectious and chronic disease epidemiology including vaccines, health promotion, human resources for health and health technology Lessons from H1N1, pandemic threats, disease eradication, nutritional health Trends of health systems and reforms and consequences of current economic crisis for health Public health law, ethics, scientific d health technology advances and assessment Global Health environment, Millennium Development Goals and international NGOs