Books
Niles NJ. (2018). Basics of the U.S. Health Care System 3rd ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284102888.
Chapters: 8, 9, 10
Shi L, Johnson JA. (2014). Norvick & Morrow’s Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management 3rd ed. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN: 9781449688332.
Chapters: 9,17,19
Long-term under funding for public health is a major concern for public health professionals. Budgeting for public health programs is often the task given to public health administrators. Review the reports by Trust for America’s Health, “A funding crisis for public health and safety” and “Promoting Health and Cost Control in States”.
Provide an overview of the two reports and include a critical analysis of how you think the two reports are linked. How can public health professionals utilize these reports to create funding opportunities, accurate budgets, or programs as administrators in public health organizations?
***AMA style formatting, in-text referencing with a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed resources.***
A helpful resource for this DB Forum are the International Health Care System Profiles by The Commonwealth Fund which can be found at: http://international.commonwealthfund.org/