Main description:

Starting with a working definition, this comprehensive work defines the attributes of the population health model. It clarifies what population health is and is not. It discusses health disparities and the social determinants of health and illness and provides new ways of moving forward towards a more sustainable healthcare model in a changing society, thereby pointing out the importance of multi-sector collaboration for collective impact for community health improvement. The book takes this further by providing sources of data to support the population health model. As such, this book provides a must-read for students and anyone working, teaching or consulting in population healthcare.

Contents:

1 Defining Population Health2 The Road to Population Health: A Changing Society3 The Road to Population Health: A Changing Healthcare System 4 The Roots of Population Health5 Health Status and How to Measure It6 The Social Determinants of Health and Illness7 Paying the Piper: Health Disparities8 Population Health and Healthcare Delivery9 Population Health and Public Policy10 Traditional Approaches to Community Health Data11 Data Needs for the Population Health Model12 The Role of the Community in Population Health Improvement