The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st CenturyInstitute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century National Academies Press, 2003. febr. 1. - 536 oldal The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny that added new dimensions to the complex issues considered in this report. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century reaffirms the vision of Healthy People 2010, and outlines a systems approach to assuring the nation's health in practice, research, and policy. This approach focuses on joining the unique resources and perspectives of diverse sectors and entities and challenges these groups to work in a concerted, strategic way to promote and protect the public's health. Focusing on diverse partnerships as the framework for public health, the book discusses:
Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists. |
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... Health, 56 Population-Level Preventive Interventions, 71 The Public Health System in Action: A Scenario, 76 Concluding Observations, 83 3 THE GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE 96 Prior Assessments of xxiii Contents.
... interventions, and enable the public to understand what services should be provided, and thus what they have the right to expect from their public officials. 6. All partners within the public health system should place special emphasis ...
... interventions through greater public, private, and philanthropic investments in research to extend the science and improve the effectiveness of workplace and community interventions to promote health and prevent disease and injury. d ...
... interventions. By bringing communities, the media, and businesses and employers to the table, they can build the knowledge and capacity needed to channel some of their resources toward population health improvement. This benefits ...
... interventions to support behavioral changes such as increases in physical activity and good nutrition may partially reverse some health damage and may help prevent the occurrence of additional problems (Andrews, 2001). Furthermore ...
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3 The Governmental Public Health Infrastructure | 96 |
4 The Community | 178 |
5 The Health Care Delivery System | 212 |
6 Employers and Business | 268 |
7 Media | 307 |
A Models of Health Determinants | 403 |
B Models for Collaborative Planning in Communities | 406 |
C Recommendations from The Future of Public Health | 411 |
D Healthy People 2010 Objectives for the Public Health Infrastructure | 421 |
A Collection of Competency Sets for Public HealthRelated Occupations and Professions | 423 |
F DataGathering Activities | 441 |
G Agendas for Public Committee Meetings | 461 |
H Committee Biographies | 465 |