The Pharmacist in Public Health : Education, Applications, and Opportunities

ISBN-13: 9781582121307 / Angielski

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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.

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• Foreword
• Preface
• Contributing Authors
• Reviewers
• Section One
• 1. Pharmacists in Public Health
• 2. Introduction to the History and Profession of American
• Pharmacy
• 3. Pharmacist Perspective on the History and Profession of
• Public Health
• 4. Development and Mission of Pharmacy in the U.S. Public
• Health Service
• Section Two
• 5. Medication Therapy Management: Improving Public Health
• 6. Medication Safety: Improving Public Health
• 7. Improving Medication Use in Older Adults
• 8. Health Behavior Theories and Models: Frameworks for
• Health Promotion and Education Programs
• 9. Primary Prevention: Pharmacist-Delivered Immunization
• Services
• 10. Global Health: Expanding the Sphere of Pharmacists’
• Influence
• 11. Emergency Preparedness and Pharmacist Response
• 12. Ethical and Legal Issues Pertinent to Public Health Pharmacy
• 13. Strategies for Identifying Health Disparities and Improving
• Cultural Competence
• 14. Strategies for Improving Health Literacy and Patient
• Outcomes
• 15. Substance Abuse: Prevention and Intervention
• 16. Correctional Pharmacy: Prisons and Public Health
• 17. Rural Health and Telepharmacy: Public Health Challenges
• and Opportunities
• Section Three
• 18. Continuing Professional Development for Pharmacists in
• Public Health
• 19. Interprofessional Initiatives for Pharmacists in Public Health
• Section Four
• 20. Strategies and Resources for Teaching Public Health