Case Studies in Community Health

Jo Fairbanks, Ph.D., is Professor emeritus with a doctorate in Community Health Education, and has more than 20 years of experience as a public health practitioner in New Mexico. She is also the Director of the Public Health Outreach Education Program (PHOEP), which provides off-campus education in the basics of public health agencies and communities throughout the Southwest. Dr. Fairbanks is very active in community based projects including efforts to build local public health capacity through grants in education and training. She provides courses in Rural Health Issues, Public Health Program Planning and Proposal Writing, US/ Mexico Border Health, and the Final Integrative Experience course to the university, agencies, etc. She co-authored two public health books: The Public Health Primer and Case Studies in Community Health, and has authored several articles on health professional shortages and health care utilization on the border. She developed a web based course in the fundamentals of public health for MCH students that can be accessed through the University of Utah.

Introduction PART ONE: EPIDEMIOLOGY Case Study GBP1 Basic Terms in Epidemiology Case Study GBP2 Cholera in London, 1850 Case Study GBP3 The Hantavirus Outbreak Case Study GBP4 Focus on Violence PART TWO: PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Case Study GBP5 Why Regulate? Case Study GBP6 Meningococcal Meningitis Outbreak Case Study GBP7 Quality Leadership Process Case Study GBP8 Managed Care: What Role for Public Health? PART THREE: HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING Case Study GBP9 Planning in a Social Context Case Study GBP10 Closure of Planned Parenthood Clinic Case Study GBP11 Homeless Health Care Case Study GBP12 Planning for School Health Services Case Study GBP13 School Health/Border Issues Case Study GBP14 Health Promotion/Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Case Study GBP15 Health Promotion Program Evaluation