Table Of ContentTransdisciplinary
Public Health
Transdisciplinary
Public Health
Research, Education,
and Practice
Debra Haire-Joshu and
Timothy D. McBride
EDITORS
FOREWORD BY EDWARD F. LAWLOR
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Transdisciplinary public health : research, education, and practice / [edited by]
Debra Haire-Joshu and Timothy D. McBride. – 1st ed.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-62199-8 (pbk.); ISBN 978-1-118-41534-4 (ebk.); ISBN 978-1-118-41802-4 (ebk.);
ISBN 978-1-118-55295-7 (ebk.)
I. Haire-Joshu, Debra. II. McBride, Timothy D.
[DNLM: 1. Public Health. 2. Evidence-Based Practice. 3. Interdisciplinary
Communication. 4. Public Policy. 5. Socioeconomic Factors. WA 100]
362.1–dc23
2012046802
Printed in the United States of America
first edition
PB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Contents
Figures and Tables ...............................................................................................ix
Foreword ..............................................................................................................xi
Edward F. Lawlor
Preface ...............................................................................................................xiii
Debra Haire-Joshu and Timothy D. McBride
The Editors .........................................................................................................xix
The Contributors ................................................................................................xxi
Part 1 Defining Transdisciplinary Research
and Education ................................................................1
1 Transdisciplinary Public Health: Definitions,
Core Characteristics, and Strategies for Success ............................3
Daniel Stokols, Kara L. Hall, Amanda L. Vogel
2 Transdisciplinary Training and Education ....................................31
Sarah Gehlert, Teri Browne
3 Competencies in Transdisciplinary Public
Health Education .........................................................................53
Lauren D. Arnold, J. Aaron Hipp, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann,
Elizabeth Budd
4 Measuring Success: An Evaluation Framework for
Transdisciplinary Public Health ...................................................79
Douglas A. Luke, Sarah Moreland-Russell, Stephanie Herbers
Part 2 Cross-Cutting Themes in Transdisciplinary
Research ......................................................................99
5 Transdisciplinary Approaches: Sorting Out the
Socioeconomic Determinants of Poverty and Health ...................101
Timothy D. McBride, Lisa M. Pollack, Abigail R. Barker,
Leah M. Kemper
6 Transdisciplinary Public Policy: The Roles of Law and
Public Health in Creating Public Policy .....................................125
Sidney D. Watson
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7 Sociocultural Perspectives Applied to Transdisciplinary
Public Health ..............................................................................141
Bradley P. Stoner
8 Evidence-Based Decision Making: Transdisciplinary
Problem Solving to Improve the Health of the Public ................155
Ross C. Brownson
Part 3 Transdisciplinary Practice: Case Studies in
Domestic Health ........................................................187
9 Transdisciplinary Methods in the Prevention and
Control of Maternal-Child Obesity .............................................189
Debra Haire-Joshu
10 Transdisciplinary Approaches to Violence and Injury
Prevention and Treatment among Children and Youth ...............217
Melissa Jonson-Reid, Nancy Weaver, Brett Drake,
John Constantino
11 Transdisciplinary Problem Solving for Integrating
Public Health and Social Service Systems to Address
Health Disparities ......................................................................249
Matthew W. Kreuter, Debbie Pfeiffer
Part 4 Transdisciplinary Practice: Case Studies in
Global Health ............................................................265
12 Transdisciplinary Problem Solving for Global Hunger
and Undernutrition ....................................................................267
Lora Iannotti
13 Implementing Public Health Interventions in Developing
Countries: A Transdisciplinary Solution for Safe Drinking
Water in Rural India ..................................................................297
Ramesh Raghavan, Ravikumar Chockalingam, Zeena Johar
14 Indoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Health:
A Transdisciplinary Vision .........................................................319
Gautam Yadama, Kenneth B. Schechtman, Pratim Biswas,
Mario Castro, Nishesh Chalise
Name Index ........................................................................................................341
Subject Index ....................................................................................................363
For Corrie, Joel, and Chris
For Shirley L. Porterfield
