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Public Health Research Methods
Edited by:
- Greg Guest - FHI 360, Social Research Solutions
- Emily E. Namey - FHI 360, Social Research Solutions
April 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
Supplements
Electronic Test Bank
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“The fact that the book extends beyond the general study designs covered in traditional research methods texts as well as provides specifics on planning and implementing research gives the reader a better understanding of how research operates.”
Saint Louis University
“It is a good reference for any health care professional, especially for doctoral students in any health care field, including those pursuing a doctorate in education.”
Nova Southeastern University
“Good overview all in one place.”
Kent State University
“Provides an overview of research methods and applications across the major public health disciplines.”
University of Illinois
Comprehensive and well organized for Master's level students
School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University
August 26, 2015
