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Public Health Research Methods

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March 2014 | 832 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Public Health Research Methods is a comprehensive collection of research methods used in the field of public health. This text is about providing researchers, and future researchers, with an up-to-date and comprehensive set of tools to investigate public health issues and problems, to ultimately better inform public health policy and practice. The contents of this book go beyond traditional epidemiologic approaches and cover the various research methods and technologies that are emerging in the new public health landscape.

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

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  • A Microsoft® Word® test bank, created by the authors, is available containing multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
  • A Respondus electronic test bank, created by the authors, is available and can be used on PCs. The test bank contains multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter and provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding. Respondus is also compatible with many popular learning management systems so you can easily get your test questions into your online course.
  • Editable, chapter-specific Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides offer you complete flexibility in easily creating a multimedia presentation for your course. Highlight essential content, features, and artwork from the book.
  • Lively and stimulating ideas for class activities that can be used in class to reinforce active learning. The activities apply to individual or group projects.
  • Web resources are included for further research and insights.
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“For students like mine, who are training in Community Health Practice, a textbook like this would be very useful as it has key research methods concepts from across the Public Health field."

Linda Highfield
University of Texas

“The content of this text is excellent and very current. I am impressed by the emphasis on community-based approaches, the effort to integrate examples from the current academic literature, and efforts to inform students of future directions in public health research."

Sandra Bulmer
Southern Connecticut State University

“An excellent book for anyone who wants to conduct research in public health. It is very informative and it flows very well.”

Roya Ghiaseddin
University of Notre Dame

“…a well-conceived overview of the key themes in health research methods and a straightforward approach and focus."

Peter Benson
Washington University in St Louis

“It is an excellent public health textbook—well-written and covers all aspects of public health, especially modern public health.”

Dhitinut Ratnapradipa
Southern Illinois University

“The book makes research methods ‘come alive’ by providing information on the historical use of various methods and research findings.”

Beverly Cigler
Pennsylvania State University

“It facilitates a ‘big picture’ view for students.”

Karen Rich
University of Southern Mississippi

“I actually really like the way the text is laid out.  It seems like there is a good distinction between technical matters and theoretical perspectives.”

Josh Packard
Midwestern State University

“It makes sense the way it goes from preparing research to designing and implementing research, and finishes with applications.”

Michele Morrone
Ohio State University

“The content is comprehensive, informative and valuable.”

Tracey Barnfather
University of Northampton
Key features
KEY FEATURES:
  • Features coverage of current and emerging issues developed from the ground up by experienced health research methods professionals currently practicing in the field
  • Offers comprehensive coverage of key topics and concepts while also offering exposure to detailed material, providing instructors the opportunity to customize the breadth of the material they prefer to cover in their course
  • Gives special attention to the pre-research and post-research phases for effective and efficient research with Research Design and Research Utilization chapters
  • Features a password-protected Instructor Teaching Site and an open-access Student Study Site offering PowerPoint slides, test banks, additional exercises and Web resources that make teaching and learning easier
  • Brings concepts to life with engaging, real-world examples that highlight successful practices and strategies
  • Includes diverse and numerous case studies in each chapter
  • Features figures and tables that clarify important content and reinforce understanding of key concepts
  • Offers citations in each chapter to direct readers who are interested in more in-depth coverage of particular techniques and issues to appropriate sources
  • Includes a Suggested Resources section at the end of each chapter offering additional resources for further research on important topics

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 6

Chapter 15


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