Essentials of Health Policy and Law (Essential Public Health), 5th Edition
- Author: Sara E. Wilensky
- Edition: 5th
- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Publication Date: April 8, 2022
- ISBN-10: 1284247457
- ISBN-13: 978-1284247459
Essentials of Health Policy and Law, Fifth Edition provides students of public health, medicine, nursing, public policy, and health administration with a comprehensive introduction to a broad range of seminal issues in U.S. health policy and law. The text offers analytic frameworks for studying complex issues and grants a deeper understanding of the ways in which health policies and laws are formulated, implemented, and applied.
Thoroughly revised, the Fifth Edition explores the key health policy and legal changes brought about by the current administration and Congress. It also addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and its many devastating and intertwined health, economic, and social consequences, ensuring students are equipped with the most relevant information in a rapidly changing landscape.
Key Features:
- New Chapters: Provides a foundational overview of Public Health and explains the critical nature of emergency preparedness.
- Updated Content: Includes current figures, tables, statistics, and discussion questions to reflect the modern health environment.
- Faculty Support: New textbox icons identify discussion questions, special topics, and technical spotlights to help instructors tailor the content to their curriculum.
- Health Advocacy: A new concluding chapter focuses on teaching readers the essential art and skill of advocacy within the health sector.
- Interactive Learning: Features a fully updated interactive timeline incorporated into the learning materials to provide historical context for policy changes.