Public Health Intelligence : Issues of Measure and Method

Ivan Gee

ISBN 10: 3319283243 / ISBN 13: 9783319283241

Published by Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing, 2016

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The first textbook on public health intelligence presents indepth the key concepts, methods, and objectives of this increasingly importantcompetency. It systematically reviews types of evidence and data that compriseintelligence, effective techniques for assessment, analysis, andinterpretation, and the role of this knowledge in quality health service delivery.The book's learner-centered approach gives readers interactive context formastering the processes of gathering and working with intelligence as well asits uses in informing public health decision-making. And its pragmaticframework will help establish standards for training, practice, and policy,leading to continued improvements in population health.This path-breaking resource:Offers a comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to public health intelligence, a core area of public health competency.Is suitable for both graduates' and healthcare professionals' training and development for national and international contexts.Helps readers apply theory to real-life scenarios, from multi-professional perspectives. Features activities, case studies, and discussion tasks for easy reader engagement. Anticipates and examines emerging developments in the field.Public HealthIntelligence - Issues of Measure and Method is bedrock reading for postgraduateand advanced undergraduate students in public health, global health, healthpolicy, health service management, nursing, medicine, statistics, epidemiology,quantitative methods, health intelligence, health inequality, and other alliedhealthcare fields. It is also a salient text for public health practitionersand health policymakers.'This bookis a 'must-read' for students contemplating a career in Public Health or foranyone who is already in practice. The breadth of chapters from respectedauthors provide a detailed overviewand critique of issues related to publichealth intelligence. A key strength of the book is that it is written with bothstudents and practitioners in mind.'GurchRandhawa, PhD, FFPH, Professor of Diversity in Public Health & Director,Institute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, UK.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Health Intelligence : Issues of Measure and Method
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319283243
• ISBN 13: 9783319283241
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 21D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 571 grams

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Synopsis

The first textbook on public health intelligence presents in depth the key concepts, methods, and objectives of this increasingly important competency. It systematically reviews types of evidence and data that comprise intelligence, effective techniques for assessment, analysis, and interpretation, and the role of this knowledge in quality health service delivery. The book’s learner-centered approach gives readers interactive context for mastering the processes of gathering and working with intelligence as well as its uses in informing public health decision-making. And its pragmatic framework will help establish standards for training, practice, and policy, leading to continued improvements in population health.

This path-breaking resource:

• Offers a comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to public health intelligence, a core area of public health competency.
  
• Is suitable for both graduates’ and healthcare professionals’ training and development for national and international contexts.
  
• Helps readers apply theory to real-life scenarios, from multi-professional perspectives.
• Features activities, case studies, and discussion tasks for easy reader engagement.
• Anticipates and examines emerging developments in the field.

Public Health Intelligence - Issues of Measure and Method is bedrock reading for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students in public health, global health, health policy, health service management, nursing, medicine, statistics, epidemiology, quantitative methods, health intelligence, health inequality, and other allied healthcare fields. It is also a salient text for public health practitioners and health policymakers.

"This book is a 'must-read' for students contemplating a career in Public Health or for anyone who is already in practice. The breadth of chapters from respected authors provide a detailed overviewand critique of issues related to public health intelligence. A key strength of the book is that it is written with both students and practitioners in mind."

Gurch Randhawa, PhD, FFPH, Professor of Diversity in Public Health & Director, Institute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, UK

About the Author

Krishna Regmi, PhD, MPH, SFHEA, RSRM, FRSPH, has worked in the field of public health (epidemiology) for over 20 years. Currently he is employed as a Principal Lecturer in Public Health and Academic Public Health Portfolio Lead at the Department of Clinical Education and Leadership, University of Bedfordshire, UK, where he is responsible for public health teaching, research, and related administration, including supervision of postgraduate research students’ projects. Dr. Regmi has also written several academic publications in peer-reviewed journals, many papers in professional journals, editorials, and some books and book chapters.