This casebook, now in its second edition, is a collaboration of over 90 individuals with expertise and training in public health pharmacy. A total of 54 chapters are presented, covering a broad array of topics relevant to pharmacy applications of public health. These topics include, but are not limited to, cross-cultural care, health literacy and disparities, infectious disease, health promotion and disease prevention, medication safety, structural racism, advocacy/policy analysis, chronic disease, women’s health, rural health, travel medicine and more. The book is designed to allow educators/students to choose chapters of interest as they feel suited, as each chapter is independent from the others. Each chapter contains learning objectives and an introduction to the topic, followed by a case and questions. The chapter closes with commentary from the authors and patient-oriented considerations for the topic at hand.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
Educational purposes in-class or remote activity
Individual or course resource
Technical Requirements:
Internet access
Web browser
May read online, access as an eBook or download a PDF
Identify Major Learning Goals:
After active engagement with the material, the learner will
Describe the key aspects of pharmacological applications to public health.
Apply identified concepts of pharmacology to public health issues.
Target Student Population:
College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Healthcare Professionals
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic understanding of healthcare, public health, and pharmacology
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Concepts are clearly explained.
Information is current, relevant, and appropriate for that level of education.
There are cross-links to other chapters.
Scholarly references are included.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Each chapter can be used individually, which allows flexibility in assigning chapters that fit a specific course.
The book includes a glossary, abbreviations, and access to an instructor edition.
Teaching and learning are enhanced through the identification of learning objectives specific to each chapter's content, as well as a case study in each chapter.
Conceptual understanding is promoted through varied examples of socio-economic and cultural situations.
Concerns:
It may be helpful to provide stronger guidance or several examples in answers to the case study questions, beyond the author's commentary.
Engaging knowledge checks for students would increase the potential for learning, so they could check their understanding.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The textbook/casebook is very easy to navigate.
Chapters can be accessed via the left sidebar menu, and the bottom of the page includes a toggle to go forward or back.
The left screen contains an index of chapters to topic areas.
Text is selectable.
Sequential headings are used.
Tables are screen reader-friendly.
Concerns:
Italic text is used.
A recommendation is to change italic text to straight text to improve readability.
Chapter 8 includes an image of a table for Opioid Risk Tool. The alt text reads: image
A recommendation is to either include alt text or, if the table is long, place the text underneath the table for accessibility. The content is excellent, so this would benefit all learners.
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