Research Methods for Public Health – eBook

Research Methods for Public Health (PDF) provides foundational knowledge and practical guidance for all steps in the research process using public health examples and real-world applications to reinforce all concepts. It covers everything students need to have a firm basis on how to design public health research, how to collect and manage data using a variety of study designs and methods, and how to share research results. Foundational topics such as searching the literature, finding gaps, formulating research questions, operationalization and measurement, sampling, budgeting for research studies, summarizing and visualizing data, disseminating results, and more are explained in clear and accessible prose. The textbook emphasizes skills including question development, survey design and implementation, qualitative methodology, mixed methods research, recording and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, and using secondary data. Whether you are starting your scientific research career path, are on track to become a public health practitioner or plan on becoming a health policymaker, this textbook provides an authoritative introduction to research and its importance in improving public health practice for everyone entering the field.

Richly illustrated and with abundant helpful tables, boxes, and practical public health case studies and examples, this textbook contains the core principles, concepts, and knowledge of how to design, plan, evaluate, and disseminate public health research. Research Methods for Public Health comes with a full Instructor package, including PowerPoints, test banks, and an Instructor’s Manual with detailed classroom activities, CEPH competency mapping, and more.

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