Handbook for Public Health Social Work

by The Social Work Section Of The American Public Health Association (Editor)

Overview

Public health social work is an interdisciplinary, epidemiologically oriented approach to improving human health and well-being. About one quarter of all social workers in the United States currently work in medical or public health settings, a number that is expected to increase significantly in coming years. This handbook, written and edited by respected leaders of the Social Work Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA), describes the rapidly expanding roles of public health social workers as these two disciplines continue to join forces.

The handbook describes how the alliance of social work and public health has already made significant progress and ways in which it will further improve health care in the United States. It addresses job opportunities for public health social workers in such fields as disease prevention, health promotion, child welfare, gerontology, disaster response, trauma intervention, substance abuse, outreach services, and advocacy. It also covers public health social work with special populations and in neighborhood, rural, and global settings.

Key Features:

• Authored by highly respected APHA Social Work members
• Describes the ways in which the alliance of social work and public health is improving health care
• Highlights key settings and job opportunities for public health social workers
• Addresses public health social work with special populations and its relationship to such medical topics as chronic conditions, HIV/AIDS, disabilities, and more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826107428
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/15/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Robert H. Keefe, PhD, is the Chairperson of the Social Work Section of the American Public Health Association. He is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, University of Buffalo.

Elaine Theresa Jurkowski, PhD, MSW, is a professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Social Work, where she teaches courses in health and aging policy, research, and program evaluation and social work practice. Dr. Jurkowski also holds joint appointments with the Department of Public Health and Recreation Professions and SIU’s School of Medicine’s Family Practice Residency Program.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The State of Public Health Social Work

PART II: PUBLIC HEALTH SOCIAL WORK ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

Chapter 3: Child Health

Chapter 4: Adolescent Health

Chapter 5: The Elderly

PART III: PUBLIC HEALTH SOCIAL WORK WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Chapter 6: Immigrant Health

Chapter 7: Maternal and Child Health

Chapter 8: Health Disparities in Minority Populations

Part IV: PUBLIC HEALTH SOCIAL WORK AND SELECTED MEDICAL TOPICS

Chapter 9: Chronic Health Conditions

Chapter 10: HIV/AIDS

Chapter 10: Disabilities

Chapter 11: Genetics

Chapter 12: Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Chapter 13: Substance Abuse

PART V: PUBLIC HEALTH SOCIAL WORK IN SELECTED SETTINGS

Chapter 14: Neighborhoods and Health

Chapter 15: Rural Health

Chapter 16: Global Health

PART VI: PUBLIC HEALTH SOCIAL WORK POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 17: Ethics and Health

Chapter 18: Health Insurance Policy

Chapter 19: Public Health Administration

Chapter 20: Conclusion