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Public Health Management Principles and Practice is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the basic text, written in an easy to read style, which aptly describes the principles and practice of public health management. It makes use of real-life field situations of health care delivery systems in India. Case study method of learning has been introduced to highlight the best practices of health management, and to facilitate learning of health management science and management functions in the context of the Indian scenario. The text includes most current information and latest data on health and health services.

The book is intended primarily for undergraduate medical students and postgraduate students of community medicine|public health, community dentistry and community health nursing. It is expected to serve as a valuable resource material for health officers or managers at the state, district, community health centre, primary health centre levels and teachers of community medicine and training institutes of public health at various levels.

Contents: 1. Determinants of health, major health problems and disease burden in India. 2. Evolution of health reforms and health policy development in India. 3. Public health management sciences, organization of health services, health management functions and resources in health. 4. Key health management functions and best practices I. 5. Key health management functions and best practices II. 6. Supportive supervision, monitoring and evaluation, and HMIS as health management functions. 7. Health care delivery systems in India and sustainable development goals. 8. Application of principles of epidemiology in health management and management of national health programmes. 9. Disaster preparedness and management (emergency epidemiology). 10. Medical ethics and research in public health management. 11. International health and international health regulations. Index.