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1 Introduction and History of Public Health in Los Angeles County -- Part One: Core Capacities -- 2. Measuring Population Health -- 3. Strategic Planning -- 4. Programs and Policies That Work -- 5. From Direct Service to Community Orientation -- 6. Assuring Competence -- 7. Performance Improvement -- 8. The Medium and the Message -- 9. Understanding Birth Outcomes and Adverse Birth Events -- Part Two: Health Promotion -- 10. Underlying Determinants of Health -- 11. Tackling Toxic Food Environments -- 12. Enticing People Out of Their Cars -- 13. From Health Education to Health Policy -- 14. Reaching Underserved Populations -- 15. The Asthma Coalition -- Part Three: Health Protection -- 16. 101 Deadly Days -- 17. Infection Control -- 18. Reducing Zoonoses -- 19. Safe Food Facilities -- 20. Food Product Recalls -- 21. Sewage Discharge Response -- 22. Contaminated Fish -- Part Four: Emergency Response -- 23. Emergency Management -- 24. Employees as First Responders -- 25. Responding to Potential Emergencies -- 26. Radiation Risk -- 27. Dispensing Emergency Medications and Supplies -- 28. Real Time Information in Emergencies -- Part Five: Service Delivery -- 29. Reducing Drug Use among Nonviolent Offenders -- 30. Preventing Opiate Overdose Deaths -- 31. Increasing Accountability among Substance Abuse Treatment Providers -- 32. Preconception Health -- 33. Narrowing the Infant Mortality Gap -- 34. Assuring Medical Coverage -- 35. Partnering with Families -- 36. Reducing Cases of HIV -- 37. STDs/HIV in the Adult Film Industry

Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, is home to 10 million people and 88 municipalities. It is larger than 41 of the 50 states. Comprising urban centers, extensive suburbs, and low-income, rural, and agricultural communities, it poses complex public health challenges that are diverse in scope and unmatched in scale. In Public Health Practice: What Works, the leaders of LA County's Department of Public Health compile the lessons and best practices of working in a complex and evolving public health setting. Through stories of success (and challenges) from practice, this book offers a practical guide to effective health policy and program interventions for individuals, teams, practitioners, and departments on any scale. All facets of public health practice are illustrated through case-specific chapters, including coverage of core capacities, health promotion and protection, emergency response, and service delivery. Techniques and themes addressed here include:
cross-cutting interventions and intersectoral actions to improve population health
• environmental problems and influences on health outcomes
• policy as a public health tool
• targeted and tailored programs and services, policies, and partnerships. Employing a casebook method to provide real-life teaching tools for practitioners and students, Public Health Practice: What Works is a new benchmark for practical, contemporary public health practice.