Evidence for population health / Richard F. Heller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heller, Richard F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence-based medicine.

Population--Health aspects.

Population.

Public health--Research--Methodology.

Public health.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Epidemiologic Measurements.

Public Health.

Public Policy.

Medical Subjects:

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Epidemiologic Measurements.

Public Health.

Public Policy.

Physical Description:

xii, 126 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

This well-structured text provides the tools to achieve this aim. Mindful of the varying needs of students, practitioners, and policy makers, the author highlights key take-home messages for each and provides practical methods, and their theoretical basis, for applying evidence to the field of public health. Some of the methods are well established; others are newly developed by the author and colleagues. The book is aimed at all health students and practitioners, at whatever level, so that the reader will be able to apply these methods to their thinking, research, and practice.

Contents:

What is evidence for population health?

The population or the individual in public health?

Shifting the distribution

Measuring the population impact

Evaluating population-based risks and interventions

Getting the outcome measure right

Public health informatics : the role of e-science in building the evidence base

Perceptions of risk among policy-makers and the public

Managing knowledge for population health

Applying evidence to inform public health practice and health policy decision-making

Individual or population priorities for population health: involving the public

Evidence into action : population impact assessment and population health decision support.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198529740

OCLC:

57431220

Publisher Number:

9780198529743