Cognella Academic Publishing Population Health Policy

About the Author Christine Cardinal joined Sam Houston State University as an assistant professor in the Population Health Department in August 2016. She earned a master's in public health from the University of North Texas Health Science Center and her juris doctorate from Texas A&M School of Law. Christine has been an active member of the Texas Bar since 2008, specializing in health law and employment law. She has worked in public health education at the graduate and undergraduate level since 2012. Christine has served as a public health policy analyst at the local, state, and federal level, helping special patient populations receive support from the Mountain States Genetic Regional Collaborative Center, Hogg Foundation, and Ryan's Challenge. Product Description Population Health Policy provides students with a series of editorials, selections, and case studies and encourages them to examine the practical application of health policies and their resulting health care outcomes. The anthology features a distinct emphasis on demonstrating how changes in health policies have significant impacts on population health. The opening chapter addresses health policy basics by introducing readers to the health policy process. Later chapters examine global health policy, employer-sponsored insurance and wellness, public insurance and long-term care, and elder care as it relates to health policy. Students read engaging articles about evidence-based management and economic health policy, organizational culture in health care, health disparities and health policies, behavioral change and health policy, and environmental health policy. Closing chapters are dedicated to patient safety and health policy leadership. Discussion questions throughout the text invite further discussion and investigation into the topics explored. Providing readers with an engaging and thought-provoking introduction, Population Health Policy is an ideal text for courses in health care administration and health policy.Christine Cardinal joined Sam Houston State University as an assistant professor in the Population Health Department in August 2016. She earned a master’s in public health from the University of North Texas Health Science Center and her juris doctorate from Texas A&M School of Law. Christine has been an active member of the Texas Bar since 2008, specializing in health law and employment law. She has worked in public health education at the graduate and undergraduate level since 2012. Christine has served as a public health policy analyst at the local, state, and federal level, helping special patient populations receive support from the Mountain States Genetic Regional Collaborative Center, Hogg Foundation, and Ryan’s Challenge.