Population health a primer / Richard Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Health Policy, and Founding Dean, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, D.C.

Author/creator Riegelman, Richard K.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBurlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2020]
Descriptionv, 110 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction : It takes a Community to Improve the Population's Health -- The Population Health Perspective -- Systems-Thinking and Systems-Doing -- Tools of Population Health.
Abstract "Population health is rapidly becoming an overarching umbrella for connecting the clinical health professions, traditional public health, and health administration and policy. Population Health: A Primer for the Health Professions provides an overview of population health including key concepts and approaches needed to build an educational foundation for this rapidly emerging field.The text begins with an overview of population health and why it matters before providing a step-by-step approach to thinking in systems and covering the basic tools of population health. Case studies throughout illustrate the application of approaches for addressing population health issues. A helpful instructor's guide suggests options for using the Primer in short courses, as part of a larger course, or as individual units"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018049424
ISBN9781284152227 (paperback : alk. paper)

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