Principles and Application of Evidence-Based Public Health Practice
- 1st Edition - August 4, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Soundappan Kathirvel, Amarjeet Singh, Arun Chockalingam
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 3 5 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 3 5 5 - 9
Public health is a multidisciplinary field and is practiced in a complex environment. Various cadres like epidemiologists, policymakers, implementors, program managers, economists,… Read more
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Request a sales quotePublic health is a multidisciplinary field and is practiced in a complex environment. Various cadres like epidemiologists, policymakers, implementors, program managers, economists, social scientists, nutritionists, clinicians, administrators/executives, data or information managers, and others practice public health. However, the understanding and practice of public health vary across the human resource spectrum, further aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, there is a need for standardized and comprehensive guidelines to teach and practice public health especially catering to public health practitioners who are not formally trained in public health and scholars of public health bachelors. Evidence-based public health practice (EBPHP) is one of the important solutions for the ethical and effective implementation of public health interventions.
Principles and Application of Evidence-based Public Health Practice helps build the capacity and enhances the quality of services delivered as part of public health practice. It will provide a basic understanding of various determinants (e.g., psycho-social, environmental, and political) of health and public health approaches (from policy to local practice level) applicable to EBPHP. The core areas of public health, namely epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences/health promotion, health management, health economics, environmental and occupational health, nutrition, and public health research, are covered in this book comprehensively in a manner to cross-learn from each other.
Principles and Application of Evidence-based Public Health Practice helps build the capacity and enhances the quality of services delivered as part of public health practice. It will provide a basic understanding of various determinants (e.g., psycho-social, environmental, and political) of health and public health approaches (from policy to local practice level) applicable to EBPHP. The core areas of public health, namely epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences/health promotion, health management, health economics, environmental and occupational health, nutrition, and public health research, are covered in this book comprehensively in a manner to cross-learn from each other.
- Facilitates an in-depth understanding of basic principles of public health practice and its practical application.
- Includes the basic principles of public health research and ethics.
- Uses case studies to discuss the public health strategies and approaches to be considered during routine day-to-day practice and a public health emergency.
- Helps build the capacity of public health practitioners with a futuristic view, including technology-based and precision public health practice.
Researchers, Scientists, Practitioners, Undergraduate and Graduate Students in the areas of Public Health and Community Medicine, International and national level developmental, non-governmental organizations working in public health programs and research
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- Section I. Introduction to public health practice
- Chapter 1. Principles and approaches in public health practice
- Public health and its practice
- Principles of public health practice
- Domains and functions of public health
- Public health interventions
- Public health practice approaches
- Public health—A multidisciplinary field
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2. Principles of public health research and writing
- Introduction
- Principles of public health research
- Research methodologies in public health research
- Public health ethics
- Principles of public health writing
- Influence of public health research on public health policy or practice
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Evidence-based public health practice
- Evolution of EBPH
- Definition of EBPH
- Why should EBPH be practiced?
- Levels of evidence in EBPH
- Who should practice EBPH?
- Tools that are required to generate and implement EBPH
- Framework to implement EBPH
- Challenges in the adoption and implementation of EBPH
- Future of EBPH
- Chapter 4. Applying evidence-based strategies for public health preparedness and emergency management
- Introduction
- Evolution of public health preparedness and emergency management [5]
- Principles and components of public health preparedness and emergency management
- Role of various government and other stakeholders in risk mitigation and management in public health emergencies
- Public health preparedness and emergency management during the COVID-19 pandemic [13,14]
- Challenges and barriers to public health preparedness and emergency management [21]
- Role of communication during public health emergencies
- Evaluation of evidence to inform public health preparedness and emergency management practices
- Evidence-based decision criteria according to GRADE [40]
- How to review PHEPR evidence [40]
- Developing and expanding the evidence for public health preparedness and emergency management
- Bridging the gap between research and practice in the context of public health preparedness and emergency management
- Conclusion
- Section II. Case studies of public health practice
- Chapter 5. Public health practice and clinical practice
- Public health practice and clinical practice–The definitions
- Public health practice and clinical practice—The dichotomy
- Healthcare from different points of view
- Need for integration of public health and clinical practice
- How to facilitate the integration between clinical and public health practice?
- Challenges in integration of public health and clinical practice
- Way forward for the integration
- Chapter 6. Effect of public health research on policy and practice
- Introduction
- Definition of research effect or impact
- Policy and practice
- Models of research translation to policy or practice
- Research and policy/practice change: Is there a disconnect? [9]
- Operational research: A successful example in public health research translation
- Case studies on research impact on policy and practice beyond tuberculosis
- Case studies on research impact on policy and practice management of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Case studies where public health research failed to impact the policy or practice
- Summary
- Chapter 7. Public health policy for social action to ensure better population health
- Introduction
- Role of public policies or social action on population health
- Case studies on the impact of public policies or social action on population health
- Factors that can undermine social actions
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8. Democratization of health care in hospital settings—An integral part of public health practice
- Introduction
- Changes in the dynamics of doctor–patient interactions in hospitals
- Democratization of health care through advanced technology
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9. Community participation for improving the coverage and quality of evidence-based public health practice
- Introduction
- Public health practice and community participation
- Models of community participation
- Scope of community participation in health
- Success stories and challenges in community participation
- Community participation in India
- Way forward
- Chapter 10. Intersectoral coordination for concerted efforts to improve the population health using evidence-based public health practice
- Introduction
- Intersectoral coordination (ISC)
- The guiding principles for ISC
- The imperative for intersectoral approaches
- Advantages of ISC
- Use of evidence-based approaches in intersectoral coordination
- A vision for the future
- Chapter 11. Public health approaches to address substance use: An urgent need of multisectoral engagement
- Introduction
- The magnitude of the problem and the science of addiction
- Global public health challenges and barriers
- Treatment and prevention
- Public policies
- Final thoughts
- Chapter 12. Healthy aging and quality of life of the elderly
- Introduction
- Effect of aging
- Global burden of diseases
- Healthy aging and healthy living
- COVID-19 and the elderly
- Conclusion
- Section III. Future of public health practice
- Chapter 13. The need for a paradigm shift to ensure adequate skilled human resources for effective public health practice
- Definition of human resources for health
- Various cadres of HRH
- Global situation and management of HRH
- Intervention and challenges in ensuring the skilled HRH
- Conclusion
- Chapter 14. Effective use of information technology for the quality of public health practice
- Introduction
- Integration of health and information technology
- Importance of health information technology in public health
- Various available information technologies
- Role of information technology in public health
- Health technology assessment and evidence-based adoption of information technology in public health practice
- Issues and way forward in using health information technology
- Chapter 15. Sustaining population benefit using evidence-based public health
- Introduction
- Factors influencing sustainability
- Planning or evaluation of sustainability
- Case studies on the sustainability of population benefit
- Conclusion
- Chapter 16. Precision medicine and public health practice
- Introduction
- Precision medicine
- Convergence of precision medicine and public health
- Role of big data in achieving health for all through precision medicine
- Summary
- Chapter 17. Public health practice—A futuristic perspective
- Introduction
- The COVID-19 pandemic exposed global public health vulnerabilities
- Adopting a new understanding of global health security
- Repositioning public heath practice
- Improving public health practice in the future
- Building resilient health systems
- The critical role of essential public health functions
- Detecting outbreaks and health risks early
- ‘Do no harm’: The role of pharmacovigilance in implementing countermeasures
- Addressing the interrelation between communicable diseases and NCDs and injuries
- Redefining primary healthcare
- Reforming public health and medical education
- Leveraging new technologies
- Addressing bottlenecks to build vaccine production capacity in developing countries
- The role of big data in public health
- Big data and transforming health care
- Improving financing to achieve universal health coverage
- Multisectoral action for health
- Acceleration and application of public health research
- Charting a course of action
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 4, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 354
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323953566
- eBook ISBN: 9780323953559
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Soundappan Kathirvel
Dr. Kathirvel MD, MBBS is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh after working with International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. He has more than ten years of working experience in community medicine/public health area. He is an alumnus of WHO SORT IT Course and International Agency for Research on Cancer Summer School on “Cancer Epidemiology and Survival Methods”. He is a mentor for national and international SORT IT courses. He has more than 70 publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He is the principal/co-principal investigator of various community-based research on important public health problems. His area of research interest includes Primary health/Rural health, Non-Communicable Diseases, Tuberculosis, Operational/Implementation Research, and Digital Health.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaAS
Amarjeet Singh
Dr. Singh MD worked as the Professor and Head of Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh. He’s published over 160 research articles/editorials in national and international journals and written 80+ chapters in different books. Dr. Singh has presented his research findings in various national and international conferences and completed 50 research projects on various public health related subjects (including 8 RCTs). His main research interest has been women’s health, health promotion, care of dependent and elderly (he has published a book each on these areas). He has been a co-author of 18 books (Hindi and English). He has also edited a book each on ‘Health Promotion’, ’Comprehensive Textbook of Elderly Care’ and on ‘Demedicalizing Women’s Health’. He was the editor of the Indian Journal of Community Medicine from 2004 to 2010.
Affiliations and expertise
Former Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaAC
Arun Chockalingam
Dr. Chockalingam MS, PhD, FACC, FAHA currently serves as adjunct professor with Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and Secretary General of the World Hypertension League. He was previously the founding Director of the Office of Global Health at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health between 2010 and 2013. Dr. Chockalingam's experience encompasses a unique combination of global health research, policy, training, and administration in addition to international leadership within the global health community. He is a co-author of the Institute of Medicine’s March 2010 report, Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World: A Critical Challenge to Achieve Global Health, which lays out a vision for curbing and ultimately preventing cardiovascular disease in low-and middle-income countries. Dr. Chockalingam is passionate about global health research and has established research collaborations in China, India, Germany, Malaysia, Kenya, and Argentina. His multidisciplinary research interests go beyond cardiovascular health into household air pollution, mental health as well as congruency of health, agriculture and economics. Dr. Chockalingam has published over 160 papers and 11 book chapters, served as an editorial board member and reviewer for numerous journals and was editor-in- chief of the Journal of Hypertension Control (1994-1999) and associate editor of CVD Prevention (1992-1988).
Affiliations and expertise
Secretary General of the World Hypertension League and Adjunct Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, CanadaRead Principles and Application of Evidence-Based Public Health Practice on ScienceDirect