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1. An ounce of prevention: pharmacy applications of the USPSTF guidelines
2. Communicating health information: hidden barriers and practical approaches
3. Medication safety: to ‘error’ is human
4. Drawing the line: preventing sexually transmitted infections
5. Interprofessional collaboration: transforming public health through team work
6. HIV and hepatitis C co-infection: a double-edged sword
7. Ethical decision-making in global health: when cultures clash
8. Safe opioid use in the community setting: reverse the curse?
9. The ‘state’ of things: epidemiologic comparisons across populations
10. Saying what you mean doesn’t always mean what you say: cross-cultural communication
11. The cough heard ‘round the world: working with tuberculosis
12. More than just diet and exercise: social determinants of health and well-being
13. Deciphering immunization codes: making evidence-based recommendations
14. Getting to the point: importance of immunizations for public health
15. Smoke in mirrors: the continuing problem of tobacco use
16. Plant now, harvest later: services for rural underserved patients
17. Telepharmacy: building a connection to close the healthcare gap
18. Hormonal contraception: from emergency coverage to long-term therapy
19. From belly to baby: preparing for a healthy pregnancy
20. When disaster strikes: managing chaos and instilling lessons for future events
21. Anticipating anthrax and other bioterrorism threats
22. In the stroke of time: pharmacist roles in the management of cerebrovascular accident
23. Alcohol use disorder: beyond prohibition
24. Immunizing during a pandemic: considerations for COVID-19 vaccinations
25. Sweetening the deal: improving health outcomes for patients with diabetes mellitus
26. The hidden burden of hemodialysis: personal and economic impacts
27. Only a mirage: searching for healthy options in a food desert
28. Sex education: counseling patients from various cultural backgrounds
29. Harm reduction for people who use drugs: A life-saving opportunity
30. Digging deeper: improving health communication with patients
31. Equity for all: providing accessible healthcare for patients living with disabilities
32. Laying the foundation for public health priorities: Healthy People 2030
33. Staying on track: reducing missed immunization opportunities in the pediatric population
34. When love hurts: caring for patients experiencing interpersonal violence
35. Pharmacists and Medicare Part D: helping patients navigate their prescription benefits
36. Expanding the pharmacists’ role: assessing mental health and suicide
37. Bridging the gap between oncology and primary care: a multidisciplinary approach
38. A stigma that undermines care: opioid use disorder and treatment considerations
39. Deprescribing in palliative care: applying knowledge translation strategies
40. Let your pharmacist be your guide: navigating barriers to pharmaceutical access
41. Open-door policy: a window into creation, implementation, and assessment
42. PrEPare yourself: let’s talk about sex
43. Unexpected souvenirs: parasitic and vector-borne infections during and after travel
44. You say medication, I say meditation: effectively caring for diverse populations
45. The Sustainable Development Goals and pharmacy practice: a blueprint for health
46. Experiences of a Caribbean immigrant: going beyond clinical care
47. Medicine for the soul: spirituality in pharmacy
48. Uncrossed wires: working with non-English speaking patient populations
49. Unintended consequences of e-cigarette use: a public health epidemic
50. A toxic situation: the roles of pharmacists and poison control centers
51. Prescription for change: advocacy and legislation in pharmacy
52. Travel medicine: what you need to know before you go
53. A pharmacist’s obligation: advocating for change
54. The great undoing: a multigenerational journey from racism to social determinants of health
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Public Health in Pharmacy Practice: A Casebook Copyright © by Jordan R Covvey, Vibhuti Arya, Natalie DiPietro Mager, Neyda Gilman, MaRanda Herring, Stephanie Lukas, Leslie Ochs, and Lindsay Waddington is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.