Management Education in Public Health: Further Considerations; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”

Knowing and applying the basic management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, as well as their permutations and combinations, are vital to effective delivery of public health services. Presently, graduate programs that prepare public health professionals neither...

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Main Author: Kurt J. Darr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_3085_1536c960df12aa4d86ba9795bbb0af1a.html
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description Knowing and applying the basic management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, as well as their permutations and combinations, are vital to effective delivery of public health services. Presently, graduate programs that prepare public health professionals neither emphasize teaching management theory, nor its application. This deficit puts those who become managers in public health and those they serve at a distinct disadvantage. This deficit can be remedied by enhanced teaching of management subjects.
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spelling doaj.art-df86a588b65e41d782d1a4b10ff632542022-12-21T18:00:43ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management2322-59392322-59392015-12-0141286186310.15171/ijhpm.2015.158Management Education in Public Health: Further Considerations; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”Kurt J. Darr0Department of Health Services Management and Leadership, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USAKnowing and applying the basic management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, as well as their permutations and combinations, are vital to effective delivery of public health services. Presently, graduate programs that prepare public health professionals neither emphasize teaching management theory, nor its application. This deficit puts those who become managers in public health and those they serve at a distinct disadvantage. This deficit can be remedied by enhanced teaching of management subjects.http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_3085_1536c960df12aa4d86ba9795bbb0af1a.htmlManagementValuesPoliticizationUtilitarianismContinuing Education
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Management Education in Public Health: Further Considerations; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”
International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Management
Values
Politicization
Utilitarianism
Continuing Education
title Management Education in Public Health: Further Considerations; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”
title_full Management Education in Public Health: Further Considerations; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”
title_fullStr Management Education in Public Health: Further Considerations; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”
title_full_unstemmed Management Education in Public Health: Further Considerations; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”
title_short Management Education in Public Health: Further Considerations; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”
title_sort management education in public health further considerations comment on management matters a leverage point for health systems strengthening in global health
topic Management
Values
Politicization
Utilitarianism
Continuing Education
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