{"product_id":"the-pharmacist-in-public-health-education-applications-and-opportunities-9781582121307","title":"The Pharmacist in Public Health: Education,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and edited by pharmacists for pharmacists, \u003cem\u003eThe Pharmacist in Public Health: Education, Applications, and Opportunities\u003c\/em\u003e integrates public health concepts into pharmacy practice and empowers pharmacists and student pharmacists to become involved in public health. The three pharmacist editors and more than 50 contributing authors with backgrounds in pharmacy or public health explore pharmacy’s important role in public health, opportunities and challenges for pharmacists, and the need for student pharmacists’ education and involvement. The 22 peer-reviewed chapters document pharmacists’ current public health efforts and highlight the need for pharmacist involvement and expertise to resolve public health issues locally, nationally, and globally. Thoroughly referenced, containing many examples, figures, and practitioner profiles, the book is a resource for practicing pharmacists, student pharmacists, and other professionals in the public health community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Features: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapters 1 through 4 review pharmacists’ practice and education in public health, provide a history and overview of both professions, and trace pharmacists’ practice in the United States Public Health Service. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapters 5 through 17 describe pharmacy practice roles in public health and address why pharmacists need to be involved. These chapters feature profiles of public health pharmacists and practical recommendations for furthering pharmacists’ involvement and contributions via ACT (“Actions for Change Today”). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapters 18 and 19 focus on expanding pharmacists’ role in public health through continuing professional development and interprofessional health initiatives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eChapters 20 through 22 are dedicated to promoting and applying public health topics in student pharmacists’ educational and professional activities. The chapters include examples of students’ community outreach and local and global service initiatives to improve public health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributing Authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviewers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Pharmacists in Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Introduction to the History and Profession of American\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pharmacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Pharmacist Perspective on the History and Profession of\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Development and Mission of Pharmacy in the U.S. Public\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Health Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection Two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Medication Therapy Management: Improving Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Medication Safety: Improving Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Improving Medication Use in Older Adults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Health Behavior Theories and Models: Frameworks for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Health Promotion and Education Programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Primary Prevention: Pharmacist-Delivered Immunization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Global Health: Expanding the Sphere of Pharmacists’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Influence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Emergency Preparedness and Pharmacist Response\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Ethical and Legal Issues Pertinent to Public Health Pharmacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Strategies for Identifying Health Disparities and Improving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cultural Competence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Strategies for Improving Health Literacy and Patient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Outcomes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Substance Abuse: Prevention and Intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Correctional Pharmacy: Prisons and Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Rural Health and Telepharmacy: Public Health Challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e and Opportunities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection Three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. Continuing Professional Development for Pharmacists in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. Interprofessional Initiatives for Pharmacists in Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection Four\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. Strategies and Resources for Teaching Public Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"American Pharmacists Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041512325463,"sku":"9781582121307","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pharmacist-in-public-health-education-applications-and-opportunities-9781582121307","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}