Contents // Introduction to the fourth edition xi Contributors xiii // Part 1 Assessment // 1.1 Scoping public health problems 2 // 1.2 Priorities and ethics in population-based healthcare 12 // 1.3 Assessing the health of populations 28 // 1.4 Assessing health needs 42 // 1.5 Assessing health impacts 54 // 1.6 Economic assessment 66 // Part 2 Data and information // 2.1 Understanding data, information, // and knowledge 78 // 2.2 Information technology and informatics 92 // 2.3 Questions, design, and analysis in // qualitative research 100 // 2.4 Epidemiological approach and design 112 // 2.5 Statistical understanding 122 // 2.6 Inference, causality, and interpretation 132 // 2.7 Finding and appraising evidence 142 // 2.8 Monitoring disease and risk factors: surveillance 154 // 2.9 Investigating alleged clusters 164 // 2.10 Assessing longer-term health trends: // disease registers 176 // CONTENTS // Part 3 Direct action // 3.1 Communicable disease epidemics 184 // 3.2 Environmental health risks and assessment 196 // 3.3 Safeguarding and promoting health in // the workplace 208 // 3.4 Engaging communities in participatory // research and action 218 // 3.5 Disasters 232 // 3.6 Assuring screening programmes 246 // 3.7 Genomics 256 // 3.8 Health communication 268 // 3.9 Public health practice in primary care 282 // 3.10 Translating research into practice- // implementation science 2921 // Part 4 Policy arenas // 4.1 Developing healthy public policy 304 j // 4.2 Translating evidence
to policy 312 // 4.3 Translating policy into indicators and targets 320 j // 4.4 Translating goals, indicators, and targets into // public health action 3301 // 4.5 Media advocacy for policy influence 340 // 4.6 Influencing international policy 348 // 4.7 Improving public health in low-and // middle-income countries 358 // 4.8 Regulation 372 // 4.9 Health, sustainability, and climate change 382 // Part 5 Healthcare systems // 5.1 Sustainability of healthcare systems // 5.2 Planning health services // 394 // 402 // CONTENTS jx // 5.3 Comparing healthcare systems 412 // 5.4 Commissioning healthcare 424 // 5.5 Controlling expenditures 434 // 5.6 Using guidance and frameworks 442 // 5.7 Healthcare process and patient experience 452 // 5.8 Health technology assessment 464 // 5.9 Improving equity 476 // 5.10 Improving quality 488 // 5.11 Evaluating healthcare systems 498 // 5.12 Value-based healthcare 510 // Part 6 Personal effectiveness // 6.1 Developing leadership skills 520 // 6.2 Effective meetings 528 // 6.3 Effective writing 534 // 6.4 Working with the media 542 // 6.5 Communicating risk 550 // 6.6 Consultancy in a national strategy 560 // 6.7 Effective negotiating 568 // Part 7 Organizations // 7.1 Governance and accountability 576 // 7.2 Programme planning and project management 588 // 7.3 Business planning 598 // 7.4 Working in teams in public health 604 // 7.5 Partnerships 612 // 7.6 Getting research into practice 626 // 7.7 Workforce 636 // Index 645