Written and edited by pharmacists for pharmacists, The Pharmacist in Public Health: Education, Applications, and Opportunites explains the relevance between pharmacy and public health; explores the opportunities for pharmacists in public health; empowers pharmacists to overcome challenges and embrace opportunities as public health pharmacists; and advocates for the education and involvement of student pharmacists in public health activities and practice.
It provides comprehensive and practical information for pharmacy faculty, student pharmacists, and practitioners.
An entire section dedicated to the promotion and application of public health topics in the education of student pharmacists is included. Practitioner profiles provide real world examples of the many roles of pharmacists in public health.
Key Features:
- Chapters coauthored by pharmacists and public health professionals
- All chapters peer reviewed
- Practitioner profiles/real world examples
- Actions for Change Today (ACT) recommendations for ways to implement change immediately
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction to the History and Profession of American Pharmacy
- Pharmacist Perspective of the History and Profession of Public Health
- United States Public Health Service.Pharmacists in Public Health
- Medication Therapy Management: Improving Public Health
- Medication Safety: Improving Public Health
- Improving Medication Use in Older Adults
- Health Behavior Theories and Models
- Primary Prevention: Pharmacist-Delivered Immunization Services
- Global Health
- Emergency Preparedness and Pharmacist Response
- Ethical and Legal Issues
- Strategies for Identifying Health Disparities and Improving Cultural Competence
- Strategies for improving health literacy and patient outcomes
- Substance Abuse: Prevention and Intervention
- Correctional Pharmacy: Prisons and Public Health
- Rural Health and Telepharmacy:Public health Challenges and Opportunities
- Continuing Professional Development
- Interprofessional Initiatives
- Strategies and Resources for Teaching Public Health
- Public Health Concepts, Applications, and Resources for Experiential Education
- Strategies and Opportunities for Student Involvement in Public Health