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The definitive guide to the secret sauce of improving public and
population health Nontraditional collaborations have produced some
of the most sweeping, health-improving results in recent memory.
But whether it's public/private, cross-discipline, or interagency,
the formula for identifying these partnerships - not to mention
making them work - remains very much in progress. The Practical
Playbook II is the first resource to elucidate what works (and what
doesn't) when it comes to collaborating for change in and around
health. It brings together voices of experience and authority to
answer this topic's most challenging questions and provide
guideposts for applying what they've learned to today's thorniest
problems. Readers will find answers to common and advanced
questions around multisector partnerships, including: * Identifying
sectors and actors that can help to collaborate to improve health *
Best practices for initial engagement * Specifics related to
collaborations with government, business, faith communities, and
other types of partners * The role of data in establishing and
running a partnership * Scaling up to maximize impact and remain
sustainable * The role of financing * Implications for policy
Written in practical terms that will resonate with readers from any
background and sector, The Practical Playbook II is the resource
that today's helping professions need - and a roadmap for the next
generation of health-improving partnerships.
Health statistics have been an essential tool for improving the
health of populations for centuries, yet no single book covers the
key elements in developing, using, and improving them. This volume
fills that crucial gap by providing a comprehensive account of the
essential concepts and complex underpinnings of health statistics.
It gives a broad and detailed view of the sources and uses of
health statistics and explores contemporary issues confronting the
health statistics enterprise, including privacy, technology, and
the emergence of health data standards. It also proposes
fundamental changes needed to improve health statistics that can be
embraced by practitioners at all levels of government and the
private sector. The book is guided throughout by a comprehensive
model of population health that expands the traditionally held view
of what factors influence health. The chapters are grouped into
five sections: 1) defining health statistics-context, history, and
organization; 2) collecting and compiling health statistics; 3)
putting health statistics to use; 4) identifying current and
forthcoming issues and 5) transforming health statistics through
new conceptual frameworks. This logical organization helps make the
book suitable for graduate courses in public health and public
health surveillance, health services research, population health
statistics, or population health information systems. It will be
equally useful for the staff of the many organizations that
comprise the health statistics enterprise, for health professionals
seeking a broader context for their efforts, and for researchers
aiming to advance the field of health statistics and their
application to health policy or public health practice.
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