Essentials of Public Service, Second Edition

Essentials of Public Service, Second Edition
Author: Mary E. Guy
Publisher: Melvin & Leigh, Publishers
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1736040227

Essentials of Public Service is the most accessible, student-friendly introductory Public Administration text on the market. The book prepares students for careers in today’s public service, whether in government or nonprofits. Each chapter teaches the public service context, essential public service skills, and what it takes to do the job, whether managing or providing direct service.

Essentials of Public Health

Essentials of Public Health
Author: Guthrie S. Birkhead
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2020-03-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1284173259

As one of the foundational texts in the Essential Public Health series, Essentials of Public Health, Fourth Edition -- formerly authored by Turnock -- is an excellent introduction to the field of public health, covering public health practice, government public health, and careers in public health. After defining Public Health and looking at the current U.S. public health system and practice, the book looks at population health measurement, policy development, and collaboration between the public health and the health system. Final chapters explore career opportunities in public health administration, epidemiology, public health nursing, and health education as well as emerging ones such as health information technologists, emergency managers, and more. Helpful learning tools such as chapter exercises and discussion questions, making it an ideal text to prepare your students for the profession of public health.

Essentials of Management and Leadership in Public Health

Essentials of Management and Leadership in Public Health
Author: Robert Burke
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0763742910

This book covers the full spectrum of essential competencies required to manage public health organizations, from communication and cultural proficieny to leadership, relationship building, ethics, and program planning. --Book Jacket.

Administrative Law for Public Managers

Administrative Law for Public Managers
Author: David H Rosenbloom
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429973861

This book focuses on the essentials that public managers should know about administrative law—why we have administrative law, the constitutional constraints on public administration, and administrative law’s frameworks for rulemaking, adjudication, enforcement, transparency, and judicial and legislative review. Rosenbloom views administrative law from the perspectives of administrative practice, rather than lawyering with an emphasis on how various administrative law provisions promote their underlying goal of improving the fit between public administration and U.S. democratic-constitutionalism. Organized around federal administrative law, the book explains the essentials of administrative law clearly and accurately, in non-technical terms, and with sufficient depth to provide readers with a sophisticated, lasting understanding of the subject matter.

Essentials of Public Health Management

Essentials of Public Health Management
Author: L. Fleming Fallon (Jr.)
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0763756814

In the wake of 9/11, effective management of public health departments has become vitally important, as these organizations and agencies will be in the front line of any bioterror or chemical attack. Written by practitioners for other practitioners and students who want to pursue public health careers, this book provides a practical, non-theoretical approach useful for the hands-on management of these complex organizations and their daily operations. With accessible writing and many real life applications, this concise new volume serves departments at all levels--federal, state, city and county.

Essentials of Leadership in Public Health

Essentials of Leadership in Public Health
Author: Rowitz
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2017-03-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1284111482

Essentials of Leadership in Public Health reflects the complexities of leadership in Public Health as well as the overall needs of effective leadership in a constantly changing social environment. In addition, the book examines the impact of health reform, with an expanding definition of public health and understanding of how our leaders will be affected by these new changes. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

Essentials of Health Policy and Law

Essentials of Health Policy and Law
Author: Joel Bern Teitelbaum
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2013
Genre: Medical laws and legislation
ISBN: 1449604730

Given the prominent role played by policy and law in the health of all Americans, the aim of this book is to help readers understand the broad context of health policy and law. The essential policy and legal issues impacting and flowing out of the health care and public health systems, and the way health policies and laws are formulated. Think of this textbook as an extended manual.introductory, concise, and straightforward.to the seminal issues in U.S. health policy and law, and thus as a jumping off point for discussion, reflection, research, and analysis.

Democracy and the Public Service

Democracy and the Public Service
Author: Frederick C. Mosher
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 251
Release: 1982
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780195030181

This revised edition, like the original, concerns the problems of harmonizing effective governmental administration with the requirements of a democracy. It features a new chapter on the impact of management and theories of management upon public personnel administration, including discussion of the Model Public Personnel Law of 1940, the Watergate scandals and President Carter's personnel reforms of 1978

Essential History for Public Administration

Essential History for Public Administration
Author: Richard C. Box
Publisher: Melvin & Leigh, Publishers
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2018-03-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0999235915

Essential History for Public Administration offers public affairs faculty and students a concise introduction to crucial elements of American history, creating a foundation for stronger discussion of current conditions in governance and management. It is designed as a brief supplemental text for use in public affairs courses rather than as a replacement for core assigned readings. The premise of the book is that enhanced knowledge of the history of the public sector can help students of public affairs design and manage successful programs.

Strategic Leadership in the Public Sector

Strategic Leadership in the Public Sector
Author: Paul Joyce
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317337794

In good times and bad, in the different situations of renewal, crisis, and chronic resource constraints, the strategic leadership of public services is crucial. Good leaders are essential in helping the public sector to adapt and solve ‘wicked’ problems, and they are also integral to the reform and modernization of public governance. This new edition of Strategic Leadership in the Public Sector continues to provide insights into useful approaches and techniques for strategic leaders, looking at: what is expected of leaders competency frameworks leadership theories techniques and processes of strategic leadership leading strategic change the strategic state emerging leadership challenges. Replete with real-world case studies and examples, and including new material from the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe and India, plus an appendix with practical worksheets, the book gives students a truly international outlook on the subject and offers a clear understanding of the significance of leadership, strategic management and public services reform. This textbook represents essential reading for postgraduate students on public management degrees and aspiring or current public managers.