Building Strategic Skills for Better Health

This must-have book empowers professionals to drive health equity, evidence-based programs, and policymaking toward a healthier, brighter, and more just future. Advance your public health practice by exploring the strategic skills required for success in innovation, leadership, and diversity with insights into informatics, big data, and technology. * Laura Magaña, MS, PhD, President and CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) *
With the increasing national focus on foundational public health capabilities, this primer is arriving just at the right time. It's a highly useful overview of critical skills for the practical work of helping communities become healthier. * Joshua M. Sharfstein, Vice Dean of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health *
Building Strategic Skills for Better Health provides a shortcut to accelerate the development of critically needed skills among our already dedicated public health professionals. This resource will also help me as a professor to prepare job-ready graduates to safeguard the public's health. * Donna Petersen, Chief Health Officer, University of South Florida *
Building Strategic Skills for Better Health is an evidence- and experience-based primer that will help public health practitioners across disciplines to become more adept and confident in their work. * Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, MBA, Dean, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center *
This is an invaluable, practical resource for public health professionals looking to tackle complex issues and improve health outcomes—a must-read for anyone committed to advancing the health and well-being of our communities. * Bechara Choucair, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente *
Finding a way to address cross-cutting leadership, management, and strategic challenges; not just the scientific or technical challenges of specific diseases; is a major issue facing the contemporary public health workforce. This volume will help prepare the workforce to lead through these issues and support their continued professional development in new ways, with new skills. * Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, FASA, 20th US Surgeon General and Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives, Purdue University *