Essentials of Managing Public Health Organizations / James A Johnson.

James A. Johnson, PhD, MPA, MSc - Medical Social Scientist and Professor, School of Health Sciences, Central Michigan University, Michigan, Visiting Professor, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
James A. Johnson is a medical social scientist who specializes in organizational and health systems development. He is a Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Program at Central Michigan University where he teaches courses in comparative health systems, organizational behavior, and health systems thinking. He is a very active researcher and health science writer with over 100 journal articles and 20 books published. One book read worldwide is Comparative Health Systems: Global Perspectives where he and co-researchers analyzed the health systems of 20 different countries. He is also the co-author of the recently published Health Systems Thinking. Eighteen of Professor Johnson's books have been selected for the permanent collection of the National Library of Medicine.

Dr. Johnson is past-editor of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Journal of Healthcare Management and a Contributing Editor for the Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, and global health editor for the Journal of Human Security and Resilience.

Additionally, he has served on many boards including the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Diabetes Trust Foundation; American Public Health (APHA) Governing Council; Board of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA); Advisory Board of the Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Board President of Charleston Low Country AIDS Services; Advisory Board of the Joint Africa Working Group; Advisory Board of the Center for Collaborative Health Leadership; and Board of Advisors for Health Systems of America. He is a regular delegate to the World Health Congress and a member of the Global Health Council. Dr. Johnson completed his Ph.D. at Florida State University.


Kimberly S. Davey, PhD, MBA, MA - Associate Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Public Health Program, School of Public Health, Samford University
Kimberly S. Davey is Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Undergraduate Public Health Program in the School of Public Health at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. She was previously an instructor in the Department of Family, Community, and Health Systems at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. Dr. Davey teaches courses in leadership, management, strategy, health systems, health policy, and comparative health systems. She completed her PhD in Health Services Administration at the UAB School of Health Professions, MBA in business administration at Samford University, and MA in Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.

Chapter 1 Public Health Today and Tomorrow
Chapter 2 Key Public Health Organizations
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Management for Public Health
Chapter 4 Planning and Decision Making in Public Health Organizations
Chapter 5 Organizing and Managing Change in Public Health Organizations
Chapter 6 Staffing Public Health Organizations
Chapter 7 Human Resources Development and Engagement in Public Health
Chapter 8 Organizational Dynamics for Public Health Managers
Chapter 9 Coordinating and Leading Public Health Organization
Chapter 10 Controlling and Budgeting in Public Health Organizations
Chapter 11 Ethics for Public Health Managers and Workforce Diversity
Chapter 12 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Response

Written for undergraduate students in public health, community health, and a range of other health disciplines, as well as beginning managers and supervisors working in public health, Essentials of Managing Public Health Organizations is a concise, yet comprehensive text that uniquely focuses on managing public health organizations by addressing key management topics, processes, and emerging issues.

Beginning with an overview of public health and key public health organizations, the text moves onto explain public health management fundamentals and functions– from planning and decision making, organizing and managing change, to staffing, leading, budgeting, ethics, and more. By the end of the text, the reader will not only better understand public health organizations, but the skills and functions needed to effectively manage them.

Experiential activities, discussion questions, web-based assignments and public health interviews that offer a real-world perspective and practice to engage and challenge students.
Full-color tables, exhibits, and illustrations to illuminate and clarify management concepts.
Content that is linked to core competencies expected by APHA and public health accrediting commissions
Invaluable instructor's resources that include PowerPoint slides, Test Bank, and Instructor's Manual with summaries, teaching tips, and suggested classroom activities.