Pharmacy in public health basics and beyond

• Main Authors: Carter, Jean (Author), Slack, Marion (Author)
• Corporate Author: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2010
• Subjects: Community Pharmacy Services; Public Health
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Pharmacy in Public Health: Basics and Beyond outlines what public health is and why it is so important for today's pharmacists to know. This practical book covers key areas like the foundations of public health, concepts and tools of policy, and models of public health programs run by pharmacis...

Table of Contents:

• History of public health
• Public health at the local, state, national, and global Levels
• Role of law in public health
• Ethics and economics in public health
• Determinants of health
• Cultural competence in public health
• Health promotion
• Disease prevention
• Epidemiology and disease
• Describing populations
• Community health
• Tobacco control programs
• A community pharmacy influenza vaccination service
• A community health worker program for obesity prevention in a minority population
• Campus-based tuberculosis service
• Emergency preparedness planning and response
• Domestic violence prevention : improving services for perpetrators.