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Management, Health Policy, & Community Health Portal

This portal provides a selected collection of Web resources pertaining to management, health policy, and community health. Each entry includes a brief description and additional topics.

Electronic Books

Electronic books are available within many of the Library’s electronic resource collections. This is a selected list of electronic books from multiple sources, and additional electronic books on management, health policy, and community health may be found by searching the Library’s eBooks on EBSCOhost collection.

   Community Health Advocacy, 2003 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001 (National Academies Press) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century, 2002 (National Academies Press) [Electronic Book]
   Health Performance Measurement in the Public Sector, 1999 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   Health Services Management: Readings, Cases, and Commentary, 8th ed., 2004 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   Health Services/Technology Assessment Text - HSTAT, 2003-2009 (NCBI) [Electronic Book]
   Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy, and Tools, 2005 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   Knowing What Works in Health Care: A Roadmap for the Nation, 2008 (National Academies Press) [Electronic Book]
   Managing Health Programs and Projects, 2004 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   Needs Assessment in Public Health: A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals, 2001 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   Priorities in Health, 2006 (NCBI) [Electronic Book]
   Seeking Strategic Advantage Through Health Policy Analysis, 1996 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, 5th ed., 2009 (AccessMedicine) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? Educating Public Health Professionals in the 21st Century, 2003 (National Academies Press) [Electronic Book]

Web Resources

   AcademyHealth: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice
   Center for Studying Health System Change
   Dallas Indicators - Health
   Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
   Department of Health and Human Services
   Health Care in America: Trends in Utilization
   HIPAA Insurance Reform: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
   HSR Methods
   HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects) in Progress
   kaiserEDU
   National Center for Policy Analysis
   National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
   NCSLnet: The Forum for State Health Policy Leadership
   Public Agenda Health Care Guide
   Public Agenda Medical Research Guide
   Texas Public Policy Foundation
   WHO International Digest of Health Legislation (IDHL)
   World Health Report

Electronic Journals

Find electronic journal titles related to management, health policy, and community health under the subject heading Health Services.

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Print Resources

Below is a selected list of print books from the Library’s collection. The UT Southwestern Library uses the National Library of Medicine Classification scheme for books and audiovisuals. Under this system of organization, print resources related to management, health policy, and community health may be found under the following call numbers:

  • H 97: Policy making
  • W 32: Medical laws
  • W 74: Medical economics
  • W 84: Health services & program evaluation
  • WA 32: Public health laws
  • Health Administration & Organization
    • WA 525: General works
    • WA 540: National & state health administration
    • WA 541: Regional health planning
    • WA 546: Local health administration/community health services

Health Politics: Power, Populism and Health
Mike Magee, M.D.
WA 540 AA1 M191H
Is it available?Library Catalog

The Nation's Health
Philip R. Lee
W 84 AA1 N277
Is it available? Library Catalog

Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management
Lloyd F. Novick
WA 525 P976
Is it available? Library Catalog

Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects
R. Beaglehole
WA 530.1 B365P
Is it available? Library Catalog

The Public Health Law Manual
Frank P. Grad
WA 32 AA1 G732P
Is it available? Library Catalog

Public Health Leadership: Putting Principles into Practice
Louis Rowitz
WA 525 R882
Is it available? Library Catalog

Principles of Public Health Practice
F. Douglas Scutchfield
WA 525 S437
Is it available? Library Catalog

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