Research Methods for Public Health provides foundational knowledge
and practical guidance for all steps in the research process using
public health examples and real-world applications to reinforce all
concepts. It covers everything students need to have a firm basis
on how to design public health research, how to collect and manage
data using a variety of study designs and methods, and how to share
research results. Foundational topics such as searching the
literature, finding gaps, formulating research questions,
operationalization and measurement, sampling, budgeting for
research studies, summarizing and visualizing data, disseminating
results and more are explained in clear and accessible prose. The
textbook emphasizes skills including question development, survey
design and implementation, qualitative methodology, mixed methods
research, how to record and analyze quantitative and qualitative
data, and how to use secondary data.Regardless of whether you are
starting your scientific research career path, or are on track to
become a public health practitioner, or plan on becoming a health
policymaker, this textbook provides an authoritative introduction
to research and its importance on improving public health practice
for everyone entering the field. Richly illustrated and with an
abundance of helpful tables, boxes, and practical public health
case studies and examples, this textbook contains the core
principles, concepts, and knowledge of how to design, plan,
evaluate, and disseminate public health research. Research Methods
for Public Health comes with a full Instructor package including
PowerPoints, test banks, and an Instructor's Manual with detailed
classroom activities, CEPH competency mapping, and more. Key
Features: Provides the principles and best practices of general
research methods texts combined with specific public health
relevance Applicable to students who want to conduct research as
part of their career as well as those who need the skills to
understand how public health evidence is developed through research
Includes chapters on Developing Budgets and Timelines for Research
Studies and Disseminating Research Results, topics often overlooked
in other textbooks Aligns content with program competencies and
skills essential for those entering the public health field
Contains numerous illustrations, tables, boxes, and case studies
which provide important context to key concepts Comes with access
to the digital eBook
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