Principles and Application of Evidence-Based Public Health Practice helps clinicians who conduct population-based studies in the community be aware of the principles and ethics involved in public health research. Further, the book helps social scientists involved in public health, especially regarding the medical implication of public health practice. Community-based epidemiological research studies are vital for any public health activities, be it evaluation of health programs, health systems strengthening, surveillance or preventive/promotive trials in the community. While hospital/clinic-based research is conducted in a very controlled setting, community trials are more practical. Community-based studies require a fairly different set of ethical and epidemiological principles to be followed. The same has been reiterated in the ethical guidelines for biomedical research on human subjects released by various national research organizations.
1. Section I: Introduction to public health practice - p. xxii 2. Chapter 1. Principles and approaches in public health practice - p. 3 3. Chapter 2. Principles of public health research and writing - p. 23 4. Chapter 3. Evidence-based public health practice - p. 41 5. Chapter 4. Applying evidence-based strategies for public health preparedness and emergency management - p. 49 6. Section II: Case studies of public health practice - p. 68 7. Chapter 5. Public health practice and clinical practice - p. 73 8. Chapter 6. Effect of public health research on policy and practice - p. 85 9. Chapter 7. Public health policy for social action to ensure better population health - p. 101 10. Chapter 8. Democratization of health care in hospital settings—An integral part of public health practice - p. 127 11. Chapter 9. Community participation for improving the coverage and quality of evidence-based public health practice - p. 141 12. Chapter 10. Intersectoral coordination for concerted efforts to improve the population health using evidence-based public health practice - p. 153 13. Chapter 11. Public health approaches to address substance use: An urgent need of multisectoral engagement - p. 165 14. Chapter 12. Healthy aging and quality of life of the elderly - p. 187 15. Section III: Future of public health practice - p. 208 16. Chapter 13. The need for a paradigm shift to ensure adequate skilled human resources for effective public health practice - p. 215 17. Chapter 14. Effective use of information technology for the quality of public health practice - p. 239 18. Chapter 15. Sustaining population benefit using evidence-based public health - p. 259 19. Chapter 16. Precision medicine and public health practice - p. 273 20. Chapter 17. Public health practice—A futuristic perspective - p. 287 21. Index - p. 323
Principles and Application of Evidence-Based Public Health Practice helps clinicians who conduct population-based studies in the community be aware of the principles and ethics involved in public health research. Further, the book helps social scientists involved in public health, especially regarding the medical implication of public health practice. Community-based epidemiological research studies are vital for any public health activities, be it evaluation of health programs, health systems strengthening, surveillance or preventive/promotive trials in the community. While hospital/clinic-based research is conducted in a very controlled setting, community trials are more practical. Community-based studies require a fairly different set of ethical and epidemiological principles to be followed. The same has been reiterated in the ethical guidelines for biomedical research on human subjects released by various national research organizations.
1. Section I: Introduction to public health practice - p. xxii 2. Chapter 1. Principles and approaches in public health practice - p. 3 3. Chapter 2. Principles of public health research and writing - p. 23 4. Chapter 3. Evidence-based public health practice - p. 41 5. Chapter 4. Applying evidence-based strategies for public health preparedness and emergency management - p. 49 6. Section II: Case studies of public health practice - p. 68 7. Chapter 5. Public health practice and clinical practice - p. 73 8. Chapter 6. Effect of public health research on policy and practice - p. 85 9. Chapter 7. Public health policy for social action to ensure better population health - p. 101 10. Chapter 8. Democratization of health care in hospital settings—An integral part of public health practice - p. 127 11. Chapter 9. Community participation for improving the coverage and quality of evidence-based public health practice - p. 141 12. Chapter 10. Intersectoral coordination for concerted efforts to improve the population health using evidence-based public health practice - p. 153 13. Chapter 11. Public health approaches to address substance use: An urgent need of multisectoral engagement - p. 165 14. Chapter 12. Healthy aging and quality of life of the elderly - p. 187 15. Section III: Future of public health practice - p. 208 16. Chapter 13. The need for a paradigm shift to ensure adequate skilled human resources for effective public health practice - p. 215 17. Chapter 14. Effective use of information technology for the quality of public health practice - p. 239 18. Chapter 15. Sustaining population benefit using evidence-based public health - p. 259 19. Chapter 16. Precision medicine and public health practice - p. 273 20. Chapter 17. Public health practice—A futuristic perspective - p. 287 21. Index - p. 323
