Population Health and the Future of Healthcare

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Defining Population Health

   • Richard K. Thomas

   Pages 1-20

3. The Road to Population Health: A Changing Society

   • Richard K. Thomas

   Pages 21-46

4. The Road to Population Health: A Changing Healthcare System

   • Richard K. Thomas

   Pages 47-75

5. The Roots of Population Health

   • Richard K. Thomas

   Pages 77-105

6. Health Status and How to Measure It

   • Richard K. Thomas

   Pages 107-131

7. The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

   • Richard K. Thomas

   Pages 133-165

8. Paying the Piper: Health Disparities

   • Richard K. Thomas

   Pages 167-197

9. Population Health and Healthcare Delivery

   • Richard K. Thomas

   Pages 199-229

10. Population Health and Public Policy

    • Richard K. Thomas

    Pages 231-261

11. Traditional Approaches to Community Health Data

    • Richard K. Thomas

    Pages 263-297

12. Data Needs for the Population Health Model

    • Richard K. Thomas

    Pages 299-334

13. The Role of the Community in Population Health Improvement

    • Richard K. Thomas

    Pages 335-357

Starting with a working definition, this comprehensive work defines the attributes of the population health model. It clarifies what population health is and is not. It discusses health disparities and the social determinants of health and illness and provides new ways of moving forward towards a more sustainable healthcare model in a changing society, thereby pointing out the importance of multi-sector collaboration for collective impact for community health improvement. The book takes this further by providing sources of data to support the population health model. As such, this book provides a must-read for students and anyone working, teaching or consulting in population healthcare.

• Population Health Model
• Population Health Assessment
• Community Health Needs Assessment
• Community Health Improvement
• Social Epidemiology Trends
• Health System Deficiencies
• Health Disparities
• Multi-Sector Collaboration
• Collective Impact
• Population Modelling and Statistics
• Social Determinants of Health and Illness
• Population Health and Public Policy
• Measuring Health Status
• Population Health Data
• Applied Population Health

• University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA

  Richard K. Thomas

Richard K. Thomas, Ph.D., has spent his entire professional career (40+ years) in health services research, marketing, planning, and business development. He is a partner in a Memphis-based consulting firm and is associated with various other research and consulting endeavors. Dr. Thomas provides consultation services to hospitals, physician practices, health plans, and other healthcare organizations in the areas of strategic planning, market research, and business development. He has authored or co-authored twenty books and numerous articles on healthcare. He was an early proponent of “health demography” and his book (co-authored with Louis Pol) "The Demography of Health and Health Care" has set the standard for the field. Dr. Thomas is currently on the faculties of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Center for Health Systems Improvement) and Mississippi State University (Social Science Research Center). Dr. Thomas has been awarded numerous government and foundation grants and has managed several NIH grants related to health data management. Dr. Thomas holds a Ph.D. in medical sociology from Vanderbilt University. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) and master’s degrees in sociology and geography from the University of Memphis.