Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, is home to 10 million people and 88 municipalities. It is larger than 41 of the 50 states. Comprising urban centers, extensive suburbs, and low-income, rural, and agricultural communities, it poses complex public health challenges that are diverse in scope and unmatched in scale. In Public Health Practice: What Works, 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. Through stories of success (and challenges) from practice, this book offers a practical guide to effective
health policy and program interventions for individuals, teams, practitioners, and departments on any scale. All facets of public health practice are illustrated through case-specific chapters, including coverage of core capacities, health promotion and protection, emergency response, and service delivery. Techniques and themes addressed here include:· cross-cutting interventions and intersectoral actions to improve population
health· environmental problems and influences on health outcomes· policy as a public health tool· targeted and tailored programs and services, policies, and
partnershipsEmploying a casebook method to provide real-life teaching tools for practitioners and students, Public Health Practice: What Works is a new benchmark for practical, contemporary public health practice.
Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, is home to 10 million people and 88 municipalities. It is larger than 41 of the 50 states. Comprising urban centers, extensive suburbs, and low-income, rural, and agricultural communities, it poses complex public health challenges that are diverse in scope and unmatched in scale. In Public Health Practice: What Works, 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. Through stories of success (and challenges) from practice, this book offers a practical guide to effective
health policy and program interventions for individuals, teams, practitioners, and departments on any scale. All facets of public health practice are illustrated through case-specific chapters, including coverage of core capacities, health promotion and protection, emergency response, and service delivery. Techniques and themes addressed here include:· cross-cutting interventions and intersectoral actions to improve population
health· environmental problems and influences on health outcomes· policy as a public health tool· targeted and tailored programs and services, policies, and
partnershipsEmploying a casebook method to provide real-life teaching tools for practitioners and students, Public Health Practice: What Works is a new benchmark for practical, contemporary public health practice.
Foreword
1. Introduction & History of Public Health in Los Angeles
County
J. Fielding, J. Freedman, S. Caldwell
Core Capacities
2. Measuring Population Health: The Los Angeles County Health
Survey
S. Baldwin, A. Lightstone
3. Strategic Planning: Visioning the New Public Health Agency
W. Schiffer, G. Huang-Richman, J. Bobrowsky, M. Hatch
4. Programs and Policies that Work: How Evidence Can Drive
Action
S. Teutsch
5. From Direct Service to Community Orientation: Transformation of
Nursing Practice
D. Caley, D. Davenport
6. Assuring Competence: Credentialing and Privileging of
Physicians
J. Gunzenhauser, K. Smith
7. Performance Improvement: Using Accountability and Rapid-Cycle
Techniques to Improve Services
D. Jacobson, D. Lotstein
8. The Medium and the Message: Strategies for Effective
Communication
R. Rodriguez, S. Kissell
9. Understanding Birth Outcomes and Adverse Birth Events: LAMB and
LA HOPE
M. Chao, G. Donatoni, C. Higgins, M. Eldahaby, C. Harding
Health Promotion
10. Underlying Determinants of Health: Putting Local Data to
Work
M. Shih
11. Tackling Toxic Food Environments: A Response to the Obesity
Epidemic
P. Simon, S. Bogert
12. Enticing People Out of Their Cars: Promoting Active Living
J. Armbruster, G. Haberman, L. Franco, M. Ocanas
13. From Health Education to Health Policy: A Local Paradigm Shift
in Tobacco Control
M. Weber, L. Aragon
14. Reaching Underserved Populations: Influenza Vaccination in the
African American Community
M. Parra, J. Heinzerling, S. Caldwell, K. Harrison
15. The Asthma Coalition: Effective Prevention and Control through
Collaboration
R. Gilchick, J. Scully, C. Harding
Health Protection
16. 101 Deadly Days: Listeria Monocytogenes Associated with Mexican
Style Cheese
L. Mascola, B. Werner
17. Infection Control: Public Health Outreach to Hospitals
D. Dassey, D. Terashita, S. Sakamoto
18. Reducing Zoonoses: Controlling Animal Importation
K. Ehnert, B. Kim-Farley
19. Safe Food Facilities: Reestablishing Public Confidence Through
Letter Grades
H. Dela Cruz, T. Powell, J. Fielding
20. Food Product Recalls: Effective Local Response
H. Dela Cruz, T. Powell
21. Sewage Discharge Response: Reforms in Reporting and Public
Notification
B. Franklin, K. Murray
22. Contaminated Fish: Protecting Communities Through Community
Education and Reducing Availability
M. Santos, J. Lewis, J. Scully
Emergency Response
23. Emergency Management: Building an Effective Structure for Local
Public Health
M. Contreras, B. Bristow, A. Plough, K. Harrison
24. Employees as First Responders: A Framework for Emergency
Readiness
M. Bosshard, B. Bristow, N. Barakat, E. Hinojos
25. Responding to Potential Emergencies: The Threat Assessment
Unit
B. Bristow, D. Diamond, M. Kim, A. Plough
26. Radiation Risk: Development of a Multi-Agency Radiation
Response Plan
K. Kaufman
27. Dispensing Emergency Medications and Supplies: Points of
Dispensing Models
C. Knox, D. Davenport
28. Real Time Information in Emergencies: Automating Medication
Data Collection
S. Khan, D. Bagwell
Service Delivery
29. Reducing Drug Use Among Non-violent Offenders: The Drug Court
Program
J. Viernes, A. Long
30. Preventing Opiate Overdose Deaths: Legal Challenges and
Effectiveness of Prevention Education and Narcan Distribution
E. Shultz
31. Increasing Accountability Among Substance Abuse Treatment
Providers: Development of a Performance Measurement System
D. Crevecoeur, R. Gonzales, R. Rawson, J. Fielding, J. Viernes
32. Preconception Health: A Life Course Perspective for Maternal
and Child Health
C. Harding, G. Donatoni, M. Chao, J. Smart, D. Ramos
33. Narrowing the Infant Mortality Gap: Data Tools and Strategies
for Improved Birth Outcomes
M. Chao, G. Donatoni, A. Hopson, D. Davenport, C. Harding
34. Assuring Medical Coverage: An Effective Outreach Initiative for
Children and Families
W. Schiffer, S. Bostwick, C. Higgins, C. Harding
35. Partnering with Families: A New Service Delivery Model for
Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy
W. Ford, D. Ruge, N. Cappel, T. O'Hern, S. Roth
36. Reducing Cases of HIV: Implementation of Post Exposure
Prophylaxis
J. Sayles, M. Perez, G. Garcia, R. Landovitz
37. STDs/HIV in the Adult Film Industry: Workplace Practices and
the Need for Regulation
J. Steinberg, R. Butler, M. McGrath, P. Kerndt
Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, MA, MBA, is the Director of the Los
Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MPH, is Chief Science Officer for the Los
Angeles County Department of Public Health.
"This text is compact yet comprehensive, covering a wide range of public health issues and conveying a systematic approach to address the full range of factors that contribute to the health and health disparities of communities. This is a must-read for all of those with an interest in population health improvement." -- Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
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