Doctor of Health Sciences Textbook List
As of February 2012
DHS 600 – Writing for Health Professionals
Required:
1. American Psychological Association. (2010). The publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
2. Hofmann, A. (2010). Scientific writing and communication. Papers, proposals, and
presentations. New York: Oxford University Press.
Optional:
1. Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer’s Craft
To Order Call 1-800-858-3224 and identify yourself as an AT Still University Doctoral Student
in the Writing for Health Professionals (DHS 600) course with Dr. Ewing and they will provide
you the pre-negotiated student price of $59.95.
DHS 601 – Principles of Management and Decision Analysis
Required:
1. Roberto, M. (2009). The art of critical decision making. (Audio downloads). Chantilly,
VA: The Teaching Company.
Purchase Audio download for $34.95 by calling 1-800-858-3224 (will include 24, thirty
minute lectures and a PDF course guidebook). This will be available at discounted rates.
Identify yourself as a student from Arizona School of Health Sciences, Instructor: Helen
Ewing
2. Mind Tools Ltd. (2009). The mind tools E-book. Part I: Tools and skills for working
with others. (6th ed). London, UK: Author.
3. Mind Tools Ltd. (2009). The mind tools E-book. Part II: Personal productivity and
development tools. (6th ed). London, UK: Author.
4. Mind Tools Ltd. (2009). The mind tools E-book. Worksheets and templates. (4th ed).
London, UK: Author.
DHS 602 – Risk Management for Health Professionals
Required:
1. Wachter, Robert M. (2007). Understanding patient safety. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
Medical-LANGE Clinical Medicine Series.
DHS 603 – Health Care Information Systems
No assigned textbook – this course in article and document-based.
DHS 701 – Health Care Delivery Systems
Required:
1. Johnson, J., & Stoskopf, C. (2009). Comparative health systems. Global
perspectives. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
2. World Health Organization. (2000). The world health report 2000. Health
systems: Improving performance. Geneva: Author.
3. World Health Organization. (2010). The world health report – Health systems
financing: The path to universal coverage. Geneva: Author.
DHS 702 – Health Administration Law and Ethics
Required:
1. Devettere, R. (2009). Practical decision making in health care ethics: Cases and concepts
(third edition). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.
Optional Reference textbook:
1. Hammond, J., Keeney, R., & Raiffa, H. (2002). Smart choices: A practical guide to making
better decisions. New York, NY.: Broadway Books.
DHS 703 – Population Health and Patient-Centered Care
Required:
1. Nash, D., Reifsnyder, J., Fabius, R., & Pracilio, V. (2011). Population health.
Creating a culture of wellness. Sudbury, MA.: Jones & Bartlett Learning LLC.
2. Lewis, K., & Burd-Sharps, S. (2010). The measure of America, 2010-2011: Mapping
risks and resilience. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
DHS 801 – Health Care Outcomes
Required:
1. Sollecito, W., & Johnson, J. (2011). McLaughlin and Kaluzny’s continuous quality
improvement in health care (Fourth edition). Burlington, MA.: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
DHS 802 – Research Methods, Design, and Analysis
Required:
1. Pitney, W.A., & Parker, J. (2009). Qualitative research in physical activity and the health
professions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
2. Portney, L., & Watkins, M. (2009). Foundations of clinical research. Applications to
practice. (3rd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
DHS 803 – Evidence-Based Practice
Required:
1. Melnyl, B., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2011). Evidence-based practice in nursing and
healthcare. A guide to best practice. (second edition). New York, NY: Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.
DHS 811 – Global Health Issues
Required:
1. Birn, A., E., Pillay, Y., & Holtz, T., H. (2009). Textbook of international health: Global
health in a dynamic world (3rd ed.). New York, New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.
DHS 812 – Globalization and World Politics
No textbook will be required for this class. Readings will be assigned from various electronic
sources.
DHS 813 – Global Health Ethics
Required:
1. Tong, R. (2007). New perspectives in healthcare ethics. An interdisciplinary and
crosscultural approach. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
DHS 821 – Trends and Issues in Leadership
Required:
1. Dye C. (2010). Leadership in healthcare. Essential values and skills (second edition).
Chicago, Il.: Health Administration Press.
Optional Reference texts (highly recommended):
1. Ledlow, G., & Coppola, M. (2011). Leadership for health professionals. Theory, skills, and
applications. Sudbury, MA.: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
2. Porter-O’Grady, T., & Malloch, K. (2011). Quantum leadership. Advancing innovation,
transforming health care. (Third edition). Sudbury, MA.: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
DHS 822 – Health Policy Development and Analysis
Required:
1. Teitelbaum, J.B. & Wilenksky, S. A. (2007). Essentials of health policy and law. Sudbury,
MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN# 9780763734428
2. Bodenheimer, T.S. & Grumbach, K. (2009). Understanding health policy: A clinical
approach (5th Ed.). Chicago, IL: McGraw Hill Medical.
3. Subscription to one of the following RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds:
a. Subscription to: RWJF Daily News Digest: Health Policy, http://my.rwjf.org/login.do
(Free)
b. Subscription to: NCHP: Health Issues, http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index (Free)
c. Subscription to: KHN: Health on the Hill,
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Multimedia/2010/October/101810-health-on-the-hill.aspx
(Free)
DHS 823 – Organizational Behavior
Required:
1. Borkowski, N. (2011). Organizational behavior in health care. (2nded.). Sudbury,
MA.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
2. Friedman, T. L., & Mandelbaum, M. (2011). That used to be us: How America fell behind in
the world it invented and how we can come back. New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
DHS 900 – Winter Institute-Health Professionals Role in Health Promotion
Required:
1. Healey, B., & Zimmerman, R. (2010). The new world of health promotion. New program
development, implementation, and evaluation. Sudbury, MA.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
2. Review the US Department of Health and Human Services ongoing health promotion
initiative: Healthy People 2020 at the following website
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/default.aspx
DHS 901 – Literature Review and Sampling for Applied Research Project
Required:
1. Pitney, W.A., & Parker, J. (2009). Qualitative research in physical activity and the health
professions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
2. Portney, L., & Watkins, M. (2009). Foundations of clinical research. Applications to
practice. (3rd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
DHS 902 – Proposal Development for Applied Research Project
Required:
1. Pitney, W.A., & Parker, J. (2009). Qualitative research in physical activity and the health
professions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
2. Portney, L., & Watkins, M. (2009). Foundations of clinical research. Applications to
practice. (3rd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
DHS 903 – Data Collection for Applied Research Project
Required:
1. Pitney, W.A., & Parker, J. (2009). Qualitative research in physical activity and the health
professions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
2. Portney, L., & Watkins, M. (2009). Foundations of clinical research. Applications to
practice. (3rd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
DHS 904 – Data Analysis for Applied Research Project
Required:
1. Pitney, W.A., & Parker, J. (2009). Qualitative research in physical activity and the health
professions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
2. Portney, L., & Watkins, M. (2009). Foundations of clinical research. Applications to
practice. (3rd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
DHS 905 – Dissemination-Publishable Paper for Applied Research Project
Required:
1. Pitney, W.A., & Parker, J. (2009). Qualitative research in physical activity and the health
professions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
2. Portney, L., & Watkins, M. (2009). Foundations of clinical research. Applications to
practice. (3rd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.