Public health practice : what works /
edited by Jonathan E. Fielding, Steven M. Teutsch ; managing editor, Stephanie N. Caldwell.
- New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 374 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references.
Core Capacities -- Introduction and history of public health in Los Angeles county / Measuring population health : the Los Angeles County health survey / Strategic planning : visioning the new public health agency / Programs and policies that work : how evidence can drive action / From direct service to community orientation : transformation of nursing practice / Assuring competence : credentialing and privileging of public health physicians / Performance improvement : using rapid-cycle improvement techniques to improve public health services / The medium and the message : strategies for effective communication / Understanding birth outcomes and adverse birth events : LAMB and LA HOPE / Health Promotion -- Underlying determinants of health : putting local data to work / Tackling toxic food environments : a response to the obesity epidemic / Enticing people out of their cars : promoting active living / From health education to health policy : a paradigm shift in tobacco control / Reaching underserved populations : influenza vaccination in the African American community / The asthma coalition : effective prevention and control through collaboration / Health Protection -- 101 deadly days : Listeria monocytogenes associated with Mexican-style cheese / Infection control : public health outreach to hospitals / Reducing zoonoses : controlling animal importation / Safe food facilities : reestablishing public confidence through letter grades / Food product recalls : effective local response / Sewage discharge response : reforms in reporting and public notification / Contaminated fish : protecting communities through community education and reducing availability / Jonathan E. Fielding, Jonathan Freedman, and Stephanie N. Caldwell -- Susie B. Baldwin and Amy S. Lightstone -- Wendy K. Schiffer, Virginia Huang Richman, Joshua M. Bobrowsky, and Maxanne Hatch -- Steven M. Teutsch -- David Caley and Deborah Davenport -- Jeffrey D. Gunzenhauser and Kathleen N. Smith -- Dawn Marie Jacobson and Debra Lotstein -- Rose Anne Rodriguez and Sarah M. Kissell -- Shin Margaret Chao, Giannina Donatoni, Chandra Higgins, Marian Eldahaby, and Cynthia A. Harding -- Margaret Shih -- Paul Simon and Suzanne Bogert -- Jean Armbruster, Gayle Haberman, Louisa Franco, and Margot Ocanas -- Mark D. Weber and Linda M. Aragon -- Julia Heinzerling, Michelle T. Parra, Stephanie N. Caldwell, and Kim Harrison Eowan -- Robert A. Gilchick, Janet M. Scully, and Cynthia Harding -- Laurene Mascola and S. Benson Werner -- David E. Dassey, Sharon Sakamoto, and Dawn Terashita -- Karen Ehnert and Robert Kim-Farley -- Hector Dela Cruz, Terrance Powell, and Jonathan E. Fielding -- Hector Dela Cruz and Terrance Powell -- Bernard Franklin and Kenneth Murray -- Marita Santos, Janice Lewis, and Janet Scully. Emergency Response -- Emergency management : building an effective structure for local public health / Employees as first responders : a framework for emergency readiness / Responding to potential emergencies : the threat assessment unit / Radiation risk : development of a multi-agency radiation response plan / Dispensing emergency medications and supplies : points of dispensing / Real time information in emergencies : automating medication data collection / Service Delivery -- Reducing drug use among nonviolent offenders : the drug court program / Preventing opiate overdose deaths : legal challenges and effectiveness of prevention education and naloxone distribution / Increasing accountability among substance abuse treatment providers : development of a performance measurement system / Preconception health : a life course perspective for maternal and child health / Narrowing the infant mortality gap : data tools and strategies for improved birth outcomes / Assuring medical coverage : an effective outreach initiative for children and families / Partnering with families : a new service delivery model for pediatric physical and occupational theapy / Reducing cases of HIV : implementation of post-exposure prophylaxis / STDs/HIV in the adult film industry : public health, workplace hazards, and the need for worker protection / Michael Contreras, Benjamin Bristow, Alonzo Plough, and Kim Harrison Eowan -- Michelle Bosshard, Benjamin Bristow, Noël Barakat, and Ernesto Hinojos -- Benjamin Bristow, Dickson Diamond, Moon Kim, and Alonzo Plough -- Kathleen Kaufman -- Catherine Knox and Deborah Davenport -- Sinan Khan and Dee Ann Bagwell -- John Viernes, Jr. and Anna Long -- Elan Shultz -- Desiree Crevecoeur, Rachel A. Gonzales, Richard A. Rawson, Jonathan E. Fielding, and John Viernes, Jr. -- Cynthia Harding, Diana Ramos, Giannina Donatoni, Shin Margaret Chao, and Jeanne Smart -- Shin Margaret Chao, Giannina Donatoni, Angel Hopson, Deborah Davenport, and Cynthia A. Harding -- Wendy K. Schiffer, Suzanne Bostwick, Chandra Higgins, and Cynthia A. Harding -- Wesley L. Ford, Debra Ruge, Nancy Cappel, Tess Jens O'Hern, and Sidney Roth -- Jennifer Sayles, Mario Pérez, Gary Garcia, and Raphael Landovitz -- Jane Steinberg, Rebecca Butler, Mark Roy McGrath, and Peter Kerndt.
The leaders of LA County's Department of Public Health compile the lessons and best practices of working in a complex and evolving public health setting.
9780199892778 9780199301515
Public health--California--Los Angeles. National health services. Local government.