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LEADING PUBLIC HEALTH
A COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK |
| By: |
James W. Begun, Jan Malcolm |
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Paperback |
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£85.02 |
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£70.14 |
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£14.88 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0826199062 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780826199065 |
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| Publisher: |
SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2014 |
| Pages: |
264 |
| Description: |
"Leading Public Health" is designed to empower students and public health practitioners with the leadership knowledge and competencies they need to mobilize people, organizations, and communities in successfully tackling tough public health challenges. It is the only competency-based leadership text designed specifically for graduate students and practitioners of public health, highlighting those aspects of leadership unique to this discipline. Drawing from several competency-based models, the text focuses on developing the leadership skills that will enable public health professionals to set bold future directions, enlist diverse populations, seek and use power, communicate effectively, and strive for excellence. It is based on research from leadership theory and practice and combines the viewpoint of a renowned scholar of public health leadership with that of a seasoned |
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This is a current, compact guide to the values, knowledge and competencies needed by public health professionals to mobilise people, organisations and communities to successfully tackle tough public health challenges. It is the only leadership text designed specifically for graduate students of public health, highlighting those aspects of leadership unique to this discipline. Drawing from the MPH Core Competency Model that guides accredited MPH curricula, the text focuses on developing the leadership skills that will enable public health professionals to set bold future directions, enlist diverse populations, seek and use power, communicate effectively and strive for excellence. It is co-authored by a highly respected scholar of public health leadership who is the recipient of prominent awards for excellence in teaching and scholarship. Based on the premise that public health is undervalued, the book addresses the need for more informed and proactive public health leadership and describes the knowledge and values required for such leadership. At its heart are detailed examinations of the five specific, evidence-based competencies required for leadership.It also includes content on future challenges, social media, intergenerational collaboration and quality improvement. Written in accessible language, the text is replete with multiple case examples. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Springer Publishing Co Inc |
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Returnable |
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