Written for undergraduate students in public health, community health,
and a range of other health disciplines, as well as beginning managers
and supervisors working in public health, Essentials of Managing Public
Health Organizations is a concise, yet comprehensive text that uniquely
focuses on managing public health organizations by addressing key
management topics, processes, and emerging issues. Beginning with an
overview of public health and key public health organizations, the text
moves onto explain public health management fundamentals and functions-
from planning and decision making, organizing and managing change, to
staffing, leading, budgeting, ethics, and more. By the end of the text,
the reader will not only better understand public health organizations,
but the skills and functions needed to effectively manage them. This
one-of-a kind text also provides: - Case studies, experiential
activities, discussion questions, web-based assignments and public
health interviews that offer a real-world perspective and practice to
engage and challenge students. - Full-color tables, exhibits, and
illustrations to illuminate and clarify management concepts. -
Invaluable instructor's resources that include PowerPoint slides, Test
Bank, and Instructor's Manual with summaries, teaching tips, and
suggested classroom activities. This text has been written specifically
for undergraduate public health, community health, and health
professions courses in public health leadership and management, but will
also be useful for beginning managers and supervisors working in public
health.
