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Recommended Reading for General Doctor of Public Health Information

Gladwell, Malcolm. Outliers: the story of success. New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
BF637.S8 G543o 2008

Goldin, Claudia Dale. The race between education and technology. Cambridge, MA.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
LC66 G619r 2008

Health Care Economics and Financing  

Required Reading

Finkler, Steve. Financial management for public, health and not-for-profit organizations, 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2005.
Res1 WA525 F622f 2005

Friedman, Lee. The microeconomics of public policy analysis. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2002.
Res1 H97 F911m 2002

Recommended Reading

Folland, Sherman, Goodman, AC and Stano, M. The economics of health and health care, 5th ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 2006.
Res1 W74 F667e 2007

Johnson-Lans, Shirley. A health economics primer. Boston: Addison Wesley, 2006.
Res1 W74.1 J67b 2005

Socioeconomic Determinants of Health

Required Reading

Marmot, Michael and Wilkinson, Richard G. Social determinants of health. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Res1 WA30 S678 2006

Hofrichter, Richard (ed.). Health and social justice: politics, ideology and inequity in the distribution of disease. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.
Res1 WA30 H4347 2003

Adler, Nancy (ed.). Reaching for a healthier life: facts on socioeconomic status and health in the U.S. Chicago: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2007.
Res1 WA30 R281 2007

Recommended Reading

Barer, Morris L. [et al.]. Why are some people healthy and others not: the determinants of health of populations. New York: Aldine De Gruyter, 1994.
Res1 WA100 W629 1994


Health Services Research and Evaluation

Required Reading
Aday, Lu Ann [et al.]. Evaluating the healthcare system: effectiveness, efficiency, and equity. Chicago: Health Administration Press, 2004.
Res1 W84.3 E92 2004

Trochim, William M.K. Research methods knowledge base, 3rd ed. Cincinnati: Atomic Dog Publishing, 2008.
Res1 Q180.55 T843r 2008


Recommended Reading

Drummond, Michael F. Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programs, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Res 1 W74 M592 2005

Chao, Samantha. Advancing quality improvement research: challenges and opportunities: workshop summary. Washington: National Academy Press, 2007.
Res 1 W84.3 A244 2007

Iezzoni, Lisa I. Risk adjustment for measuring health care outcomes. Chicago: Health Administration Press, 2003.
Res1 W84 AA1 R595 2003

Kane, Robert L. Understanding health care outcomes research, 2nd ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2006.
Res1 W84 U55 2006

Miller, Delbert C. Handbook of research design and social measurement. 6th ed. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 2002.
Res1 H62 M647h 2002


Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations

Required Reading

Duncan, Jack [et al.]. Strategic management of health care organizations, 6th ed. Maryland: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Res3 W84.1 S973s 2006

Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton. “Evidence-based management”. Harvard Business Review, January, 2006. (online).

Nohria, Nitlin, William, Joyce and Roberson, Bruce. “What really works”. Harvard Business Review, July 2003. (online).

Hertzlinger, Regina. “Why innovation in health care is so hard”. Harvard Business Review, May, 2006. (online).


Recommended Reading

Johnson, James A. Health organizations: theory, behavior and development. Boston: Jones and Bartlet Publishing, 2009.
WX100 H434 2009

Borkowski, Nancy. Organizational behavior in health care. Sudsbury, MA. Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc., 2005.
WA84 O68 2005


Introduction to Public Health Law

Required Reading

Gostin, Lawrence O. Public health law: power, duty, restraint. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. (“PHL:PDR”).
Res1 WA33 AA1 G682p 2000


Recommended Reading

Gostin, Lawrence O. (ed.). Public health law and ethics: a reader. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2002. (“PHLE”)
Res1 WA33 AA1 P976 2002


Public Health Leadership

Textbooks

Rowitz, L. Public health leadership: putting principles into practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2000.
WA525 R882p 2003


Required Reading

Benjamin, GC. (2006). Putting the public in public health: new approaches. Health Affairs. Vol. 25, number 4; p. 1040. (online).

Badaracco Jr., Joseph L. Leading quietly. Boston: Harvard Business School, 2002.
HD57.7 B132L 2002

Goleman D. What makes a leader? Harvard Business Review, Nov.-Dec. 1998; 76(6): 93-102. (online).

Heifetz, RA and Laurie, DL. (2001). “The work of leadership”. Harvard Business Review 79 (11): 131-40. (online).

Heifetz, R and Linsky, M. Leadership on the line: staying alive through the dangers of leading. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
HD57.7 H465L 2002

Kramer RM. The great intimidators. Harvard Business Review, Feb. 2006; 84(2):88-96. (online).

Kotter, JP. Leading change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.
HD58.8 K87L 1996

Lasker, R, Miller, R and Weiss, E. (2001). "Partnership synergy: a practical framework for studying and strengthening the collaborative advantage". The Milbank Quarterly, 79, 179-206. (online).

Mattessich, PW and Monsey, BR. (1992). Collaboration: What makes it work? A review of research literature on factors influencing successful collaboration. St Paul, MN: Amherst, H. Wilder Foundation.

Weiner, B., Alexander, J., and Zuckerman, H. (2000). Strategies for effective management participation in community health partnerships. Health Care Management Review, 25(3), 48-66. (online).

Recommended Reading

Johnson, D. and Johnson, F. Joining together group theory and group skills. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2009.
HM716 J66j 2009

Northouse, P. Leadership theory and practice, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2004.
HD57.7 N876L 2007

Novick, LF and Mays GP. (eds.). Public health administration: principles for population-based management. Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2001.
WA525 P976 2008

Weiner, BJ and Alexander, JA. (1998). The challenges of governing public-private community health partnerships. Health Care Management Review 23 (2) 39-55. (online).

Weiner, B., Alexander, J., and Zuckerman, H. (2000). Strategies for effective management participation in community health partnerships. Health Care Management Review, 25 (3) 48-66. (online).

Wright, et al. (2000). Competency development in public health leadership. American Journal of Public Health 90: 1202-1207. (online).


Ethics in Public Health

Required Reading

Emmanuel, Ezekiel J. Ethical and regulatory aspects of clinical research: readings and commentary. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
W20.5 E846 2003


Political Economy of US Health Care Reform

Required Reading

Beauchamp, Dan E. Health care reform and the battle for the body politic. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996.
WA540 AA1 B372h 1996

Glied, Sherry. Chronic condition: why health reform fails. Boston: Harvard University Press, 1997.
WA540 AA1 G559c 1997

Halvorson, George C. Health care reform now!: a prescription for change. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
WA540 AA1 H197h 2007

Mechanic, David. The truth about health care: why reform is not working in America. Piscataway: Rutgers University Press, 2006.
WA540 AA1 M486t 2006

Skocpol, Theda. Boomerang: health care reform and the turn against government. New York: Norton, 1997.
WA540 AA1 S628b 1997

Recommended Reading

Marmor, Theodore R. Understanding health care reform. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994.
WA84 AA1 M352 1994

Caplan, RL [et al.]. Benchmarks of fairness for health care reform. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
WA540 AA1 D186b 1996

Fein, Rashi and Richmond, Julius B. The health care mess: how we got into it and what it will take to get out. Boston: Harvard University Press, 2005.
WA84 AA1 R532h 2005

Quadagno, Jill S. One nation, uninsured: why the U.S. has no national health insurance. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
WA275 AA1 Q1o 2005

Regulation and Market Approaches to US Health Care

Required Reading

Stevens, R. The public-private health care state: essays on the history of American health policy. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 2007.
WA11 AA1 S845p 2007

Hackey, RB. Rethinking health policy: the new politics of state regulation. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1998.
W84 AN25 H121r 1998

Stone, D. Policy paradox: the art of political decision making, 3rd ed. New York: Norton, 2001.
H97 S877p 2002

Weissert, CS and Weissert, WG. Governing health: the politics of health policy. Baltimore: John Hopkins Univ. Press, 2002.
WA540 AA1 W4338 2006


Qualitative Research Methods

Textbooks

Denzin, NK and Lincoln, YS. (ed.). The Sage handbook of qualitative research, 3rd ed. Thousands Oaks: Sage, 2005.
H62 S129 2005

Glesne, C. and Peshkin, A. Becoming qualitative researchers: an introduction, 3rd ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn Bacon, 2006.
H62 G558b 2006

Theories of Behavior Change

Textbooks

National Cancer Institute. (1997). Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice. (NIH Publication No. 97-38961, Washington, DC.).

Winkelman, M. Culture and health: applying medical anthropology. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009.
W84.1 W774c 2009

Social/Cultural Factors Influencing Health

Textbooks

Bigby, J. Cross-cultural medicine. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 2003.
Res2 WA300 C951 2003

Schulz, AJ and Mullings, L. Gender, race, class and health: intersectional approaches. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.
WA300 G325 2006

Winkelman, M. Culture and health: applying medical anthropology. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009.
W84.1 W774c 2009

Community Organization and Development

Textbooks

Minkler, M. Community organizing & community building for health, 2nd ed. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2004.
WA546 AA1 C7342 2005


Community Assessment and Program Evaluation

Textbooks

Hodges, BC and Videto, DM. Assessment and planning in health programs. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, 2005.
WA590 H688a 2005

Issel, LM. Health program planning and evaluation. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, 2005.
WA546 AA1 I86h 2004

Rossi, PH, Lipsey, MW, and Freeman, HE. Evaluation: a systematic approach, 7th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004.
H62 R833e 2004


Health Communication

Textbooks

Maibach, EW and Parrot, RL (eds.). (1995). Designing health messages: approaches from communication theory and public health practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
WA590 D457 1995

Rice, RE and Katz, JE (eds.). The internet and health communication: experiences and expectations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2001.
W26.5 I61 2001


 
C. Silver Updated 06/06/09