"e;This book makes a great leap in the conceptualization of transdisciplinary approaches, as well as provides concrete examples in practice, teaching, policy, and research."e; From the Foreword by Edward F. Lawlor, dean and the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor, the Brown School; and founding director, Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis The complexity of public health and social problems is becoming more challenging. Understanding and designing solutions for these problems requires perspectives from multiple disciplines and fields as well as cross-disciplinary research and practice teams. Transdisciplinary Public Health fills a void in the literature and offers a comprehensive text that introduces transdisciplinary methods as a means for providing an innovative tool set for problem-solving in public health research and practice. With contributions from leading experts, Transdisciplinary Public Health offers an understanding of interactions among the biological, behavioral, social, and public health sciences; shared disciplinary frameworks in analyzing health problems; and the integration and evaluation of transdisciplinary solutions to alleviate complex public health issues. Use of this important resource will promote transdisciplinary research and practice, resulting in novel solutions that positively impact human health.

"This book makes a great leap in the conceptualization oftransdisciplinary approaches, as well as provides concrete examplesin practice, teaching, policy, and research."From the Foreword by Edward F. Lawlor, dean and theWilliam E. Gordon Distinguished Professor, the Brown School; andfounding director, Institute for Public Health at WashingtonUniversity in St. LouisThe complexity of public health and social problems is becomingmore challenging. Understanding and designing solutions for theseproblems requires perspectives from multiple disciplines and fieldsas well as cross-disciplinary research and practice teams.Transdisciplinary Public Health fills a void in theliterature and offers a comprehensive text that introducestransdisciplinary methods as a means for providing an innovativetool set for problem-solving in public health research andpractice.With contributions from leading experts, TransdisciplinaryPublic Health offers an understanding of interactions among thebiological, behavioral, social, and public health sciences; shareddisciplinary frameworks in analyzing health problems; and theintegration and evaluation of transdisciplinary solutions toalleviate complex public health issues. Use of this importantresource will promote transdisciplinary research and practiceresulting in novel solutions that positively impact humanhealth.

Figures and Tables ixForeword xiEdward F LawlorPreface xiiiDebra Haire-Joshu and Timothy D McBrideThe Editors xixThe Contributors xxiPart 1 Defining Transdisciplinary Research and Education11 Transdisciplinary Public Health: Definitions, CoreCharacteristics, and Strategies for Success 3Daniel Stokols, Kara L Hall, Amanda L Vogel2 Transdisciplinary Training and Education 31Sarah Gehlert, Teri Browne3 Competencies in Transdisciplinary Public Health Education53Lauren D Arnold, J Aaron Hipp, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann, ElizabethBudd4 Measuring Success: An Evaluation Framework forTransdisciplinary Public Health 79Douglas A Luke, Sarah Moreland-Russell, StephanieHerbersPart 2 Cross-Cutting Themes in Transdisciplinary Research995 Transdisciplinary Approaches: Sorting Out the SocioeconomicDeterminants of Poverty and Health 101Timothy D McBride, Lisa M Pollack, Abigail R Barker, Leah MKemper6 Transdisciplinary Public Policy: The Roles of Law and PublicHealth in Creating Public Policy 125Sidney D Watson7 Sociocultural Perspectives Applied to Transdisciplinary PublicHealth 141Bradley P Stoner8 Evidence-Based Decision Making: Transdisciplinary ProblemSolving to Improve the Health of the Public 155Ross C BrownsonPart 3 Transdisciplinary Practice: Case Studies in DomesticHealth 1879 Transdisciplinary Methods in the Prevention and Control ofMaternal-Child Obesity 189Debra Haire-Joshu10 Transdisciplinary Approaches to Violence and InjuryPrevention and Treatment among Children and Youth 217Melissa Jonson-Reid, Nancy Weaver, Brett Drake, JohnConstantino11 Transdisciplinary Problem Solving for Integrating PublicHealth and Social Service Systems to AddressHealth Disparities 249Matthew W Kreuter, Debbie PfeifferPart 4 Transdisciplinary Practice: Case Studies in GlobalHealth 26512 Transdisciplinary Problem Solving for Global Hunger andUndernutrition 267Lora Iannotti13 Implementing Public Health Interventions in DevelopingCountries: A Transdisciplinary Solution for Safe Drinking Water inRural India 297Ramesh Raghavan, Ravikumar Chockalingam, Zeena Johar14 Indoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Health: ATransdisciplinary Vision 319Gautam Yadama, Kenneth B Schechtman, Pratim Biswas, MarioCastro, Nishesh ChaliseName Index 341Subject Index 363