Managing for Health

Expertly mixing theory with practice this text makes a unique and important contribution to the area of health management. Through examples and case studies drawn from across Europe, "Managing for Health" explores the management challenge in public health policy and offers pointers to equip students of health management and public health managers with the necessary perspectives and skills to function effectively in the 21st century. The book takes a uniquely comparative perspective on the issues of health improvement and the struggle between the needs of acute care providers, such as hospitals and those that provide preventative measures to promote health. The key issues addressed by this book include: the concept of managing for health, or public health management; the importance of public health management; the skills and frameworks requires of managers and practitioners working in health systems; and, the implications for training and development. This comprehensive and balanced textbook is an essential read for students and those engaged with health management, public health and public management.

ISBN 0415363454   Pages 208 ISBN13 9780415363457 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 322 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Routledge Health Management Publication date 27 Feb 2007   Height (mm) 234 Library of Congress 2006028882   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 362.1068   Spine width (mm) 12 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

1		The policy context and growing importance of health by David J. Hunter		8
2		The public health function by David J. Hunter		28
3		Exploring managing for health by David J. Hunter		54
4		Managers for health : skills and knowledge frameworks by Mats Brommels and Alison McCallum		80
5		Information needs for managing for health by John Wilkinson and Kathryn Bailey		99
6		Research-informed public health by John Ovretveit		129
7		Developing leadership and management for health by Catherine Hannaway and Paul Plsek and David J. Hunter		148
8		Conclusion by David J. Hunter		174

'In this timely and highly readable book, David Hunter and his colleagues demonstrate the importance of leadership in achieving better health in an increasingly complex world. It will be essential reading for those delivering better health but it also deserves to be read, and hopefully understood, by their political masters.' - "Martin McKee CBE, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine" 'This is an important book, which argues cogently that health (and not only health services) has to be managed, and that public health practitioners and managers have to be equipped, through good management development programmes to manage for health. It deserves not only to be widely read throughout Europe -- but, more importantly, the conclusions should be implemented.' - "Philip C. Berman, Director, European Health Management Association"

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