Greg Guest, Emily E. Namey

Public Health Research Methods

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Public Health Research Methods, edited by Greg Guest and Emily Namey, provides a comprehensive foundation for planning, executing, and monitoring public health research of all types. The book goes beyond traditional epidemiologic research designs to cover state-of-the-art, technology-based approaches emerging in the new public health landscape. Written by experts in the field, each chapter includes a description of the research method covered, examples of its application in public health, clear instructions on how to execute the method, and a discussion of emerging issues and future directions. In addition, each chapter addresses the topic in the context of global health and health disparities. Such breadth provides readers with practical tools they can use in the field, as well as a current understanding of conceptual discussions. Illustrated with engaging case studies that enhance understanding of the concepts presented, Public Health Research Methods is a comprehensive, must-have reference ideal for researchers in all sectors-government, academia, and non-profit.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc
• Seitenzahl: 832
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 49mm
• Gewicht: 1729g
• ISBN-13: 9781452241333
• ISBN-10: 1452241333
• Artikelnr.: 39305801

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction to Public Health Research Methods - Greg Guest
PART I: Planning and Preparing for Research
2: Designing Research - Heidi Reynolds, Greg Guest
3. Research Ethics and Working with Institutional Review Boards - Amy
Corneli, David Borasky
4. Cultivating Stakeholder Involvement in Public Health Research - Dazon
Dixon Diallo, Paula Frew
In Focus: Community-Based Participatory Research - Karen Hacker and Greg
Guest
PART II. TRADITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS & DESIGNS
5. Public Health Surveillance: From Data to Action - Donna Stroup, Steven
Thacker
6. Outbreak Investigation - Douglas Hamilton
7. Cohort and Case Control Studies - Lee Warner, Deborah Dee
8. Designing Randomized Controlled Trials - Theresa Gamble, Danielle Haley,
Niru Sista, Raymond Buck
PART III. STRUCTURAL AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
9. Using Secondary Data - Sarah Boslaugh
10. Economics of Population Health - Emma McIntosh, Cam Donaldson, Lyndal
Bond, Kenny Lawson
In Focus: Cost Analysis for Interventions - Rick Homan
11. Health Services Research - Heidi Reynolds
12. Survey Design and Implementation - Jeanne Bertolli, Kathy Hageman,
Travis Sanchez, Andrea Kim
13. Scale Development and Validation - Glenn Gamst, Lawrence S. Meyers,
Holly McClain Burke, A. J. Guarino
14. Social Network Analysis. Methods and Applications in Public Health -
Elizabeth Costenbader, Thomas Valente
15. Qualitative Research Methods - Emily Namey, Robert Trotter II
16. Randomized Controlled Trials for Psychosocial Interventions - Phyllis
Solomon, Mary Cavanaugh
PART IV. CROSS-CUTTING METHODS AND APPROACHES
17. Sampling: The Foundation of Good Research - Johnnie Daniel
18. Statistical Methods in Public Health Research - Mark Weaver
19. Mixed Methods Research - Greg Guest, Paul Fleming
In Focus: Using Vignettes in Public Health Research - Paul Fleming, Michael
Stalker
20. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health - Candace
Nykiforuk
21. Public Health 2.0. Fresh Approaches to Old Problems - Hans Ossebaard
and Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen
In Focus: Mobile and Digital Data Collection in the Field - Mitesh Thakkar,
Nikhil Wilmink, Rachna Nag Chowdhuri, Sruthi Chandrasekaran
PART V. APPLYING RESEARCH FINDINGS
22. Enhancing Research Utilization - Jeffery Peterson, Angie Funaiole
23. Implementation Science. Identifying the Path from Innovation to Impact
- Temina Madon
APPENDIX 1. Theories and Models in Public Health Research