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Building Strategic Skills for Better Health: A Primer for Public Health Professionals

AUTHOR Fraser, Michael R.; Castrucci, Brian C.; Fraser
PUBLISHER Oxford University Press (11/01/2023)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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While academic programs prepare public health graduates for the technical challenges of practice, many professionals new to the field also need training in the cross-cutting strategic skills required for successful leadership and management of health agencies. Successful practitioners blend subject matter expertise with administrative and leadership acumen to ensure that improvements in public health reach the communities they serve.

Building Strategic Skills for Better Health: A Primer for Public Health Professionals offers a dynamic guide for implementing and developing leadership, management, and advocacy skills to transform public health work across disease-focused services toward integrated population health initiatives. Authored by key leaders in public health, this professional primer defines the nine essential strategic skills for effective public health practice across public health specialties:

- Systems and Strategic Thinking
- Change Management
- Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Effective Communication
- Resource Management
- Data-Based Decision-Making
- Policy Engagement
- Community Engagement
- Cross-Sectoral Partnerships

Building Strategic Skills for Better Health equips professionals at all levels with the workforce-readiness tools and knowledge needed to thrive in today's public health agencies.

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ISBN-13: 9780197744604
ISBN-10: 0197744605
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 328
Carton Quantity: 28
Product Dimensions: 5.70 x 1.20 x 7.90 inches
Weight: 0.75 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Medical | Health Care Delivery
Medical | General
Medical | Public Health
Dewey Decimal: 362.106
Library of Congress Control Number: 2023017241
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While academic programs prepare public health graduates for the technical challenges of practice, many professionals new to the field also need training in the cross-cutting strategic skills required for successful leadership and management of health agencies. Successful practitioners blend subject matter expertise with administrative and leadership acumen to ensure that improvements in public health reach the communities they serve.

Building Strategic Skills for Better Health: A Primer for Public Health Professionals offers a dynamic guide for implementing and developing leadership, management, and advocacy skills to transform public health work across disease-focused services toward integrated population health initiatives. Authored by key leaders in public health, this professional primer defines the nine essential strategic skills for effective public health practice across public health specialties:

- Systems and Strategic Thinking
- Change Management
- Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Effective Communication
- Resource Management
- Data-Based Decision-Making
- Policy Engagement
- Community Engagement
- Cross-Sectoral Partnerships

Building Strategic Skills for Better Health equips professionals at all levels with the workforce-readiness tools and knowledge needed to thrive in today's public health agencies.

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Author: Fraser
Antonia Fraser is editor of the best-selling updated edition of "The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England" (California, 1999), as well as several other best-selling histories including "The Gunpowder Plot." Text by Neville Williams.
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