Kimberly S. Davey – författare

Written for undergraduate students in public health, community health, and a range of other health disciplines, as well as beginning managers and supervisors working in public health, Essentials of Managing Public Health Organizations is a concise, yet comprehensive text that uniquely focuses on managing public health organizations by addressing key management topics, processes, and emerging issues. Beginning with an overview of public health and key public health organizations, the text moves onto explain public health management fundamentals and functions– from planning and decision making, organizing and managing change, to staffing, leading, budgeting, ethics, and more. By the end of the text, the reader will not only better understand public health organizations, but the skills and functions needed to effectively manage them.This one-of-a kind text also provides:- Experiential activities, discussion questions, web-based assignments, and public health interviews that offer a real-world perspective and practice to engage and challenge students.- Full-color tables, exhibits, and illustrations to illuminate and clarify management concepts.- Content that is linked to core competencies expected by APHA and public health accrediting commissions- Invaluable instructor's resources that include PowerPoint slides, Test Bank, and Instructor's Manual with summaries, teaching tips, and suggested classroom activities.This text has been written specifically for undergraduate public health, community health, and health professions courses in public health leadership and management, but will also be useful for beginning managers and supervisors working in public health.

Combining historical perspective with analysis of current trends, Sultz & Young's Health Care USA, Tenth Edition charts the evolution of modern American health care, providing a complete examination of its organization and delivery while offering critical insight into the issues that the U.S. health system faces today.Building on the legacy of its prior successful editions, new co-authors James Johnson, Kim Davey, and Richard Greenhill lend their deep expertise in health services planning, administration, quality assessment, and teaching to the Tenth Edition by providing an updated, wide-ranging, and timely view of today's health care delivery system.Key Features: - New! Health systems thinking perspective is used as the organizing framework throughout, addressing a core Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) competency. - New chapters address important aspects of the U.S. health system such as Public Policy and the Role of Government in Health Care (3) Health Services and System - Research (12) Preparedness and Emergency Management (13) and Rural Health (14).- New assignments, cases, and interviews engage learners and encourage better comprehension of concepts and issues.- New appendix provides an in-depth analysis of the Canadian health system to help learners compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the U.S. and Canadian health systems.- All chapters were revised and updated to reflect current developments and trends in the field such as the COVID-19 pandemic, diversity, equity, and inclusion, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and much more.- A final chapter explores innovation in technology, workforce trends, and other challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. health system.