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Public
Health:
What It Is
And How It Works
Second Edition
by
Bernard Turnock
Additional
Resources
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Web
Resources
Course
Syllabus
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An example of a course
syllabus for Public Health:What It Is and How It Works, 2nd edition
is provided here.
Course
Modules (8)
Self-Assessment
Quizzes (8)
Group
Exercises
Case
Studies
PDF
Files
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(version 3.0 or higher) to view these files after you download them to your
computer. If you have an older version you may get the latest reader at
http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/readstep.html
| Large
files (these require considerable time to view or download using modems;
access through direct Internet link if possible!)
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| Smaller
files (access either through modems or direct Internet links)
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Interesting
Reading
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Assessment
Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEXPH). NACCHO, 1991
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Assessment
and Planning Excellence through Community Partners for Health (APEXCPH).
NACCHO, 2000
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A
Vision of Social Justice as the Foundation of Public Health: Commemorating
150 Years of the Spirit of 1848. AJPH Editorial
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Core
Function-Related Local Public Health Performance. Turnock BJ, Handler
AS, Miller CA
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Guide
to Implementing Model Standards: Eleven Steps Toward a Healthy Community.
American Public Health Association
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Community
Strategies for Health. American Public Health Association
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Determinants
of US Local Health Department Expenditures, 1992 through 1993 AJPH
Abstract
- Framework
for Program Evaluation in Public Health. CDC/MMWR Sept 17, 1999;
Vol 48:RR-11
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Healthy
People 2010 Toolkit: A Field Guide to Health Planning (Public Health
Foundation, 1999)
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Healthy
People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health (USDHHS, 2000)
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Improving
Health in the Community: A Role for Performance Monitoring. Institute
of Medicine Report, 1997
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Media
Relations. American Public Health Association
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National
Public Health Performance Standards Program. CDC Public Health Practice
Program Office, 2000.
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Principles
of Community Engagement. CDC/ATSDR Committee on Community Engagement
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Public
Health Innovation Exchange (descriptions of 8-10 innovative projects).
American Public Health Association
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Relative
Risk in the News Media: A Quantification of Misrepresentation. AJPH Abstract
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Translating
Data into Useful Information. American Public Health Association
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1998
Water Quality Report (Chicago Department of Water, 1999)
For
Your Viewing Pleasure
From time to time, we will make available
video clips and slide presentations for those of you with the technical capabilities
to view at your pleasure. These are neither required nor essential, but hopefully
they will reinforce themes and lessons from the course. To
view and hear these videos you will need a sound card on your computer and the
Real Player viewer which is available to download for free at http://www.real.com
Public
Health Web Sites Used in Course
| Public
Health Search and Gateway Sites |
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| Public
Health and Medical Organization Sites |
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| Federal
Health Agencies |
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| Selected
State and Local Public Health Agencies |
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| Health
Data and Information Sites |
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Sites |
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