10 lessons in public health : inspiration for tomorrow's leaders / Alfred Sommer.

Ten lessons in public health

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.

xi, 83 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Go where the problems are -- Get into the field -- Forget the job description -- Don't count on things staying the same -- Follow most, but not all, of the rules -- Collect good data, even if you don't yet know what important questions they might answer -- Remember your humanity -- Use data to set policy -- If you think you're right, keep pushing -- Take the long view.