The Future Of The Public's Health In The 21st Century
by Institute of Medicine /
2002 / English / PDF
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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 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
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.
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:
Focusing on diverse partnerships as the framework for public
health, the book discusses:The need for a shift from an individual to a population-based
approach in practice, research, policy, and community engagement.
The need for a shift from an individual to a population-based
approach in practice, research, policy, and community engagement.The status of the governmental public health infrastructure
and what needs to be improved, including its interface with the
health care delivery system.
The status of the governmental public health infrastructure
and what needs to be improved, including its interface with the
health care delivery system.The roles nongovernment actors, such as academia, business,
local communities and the media can play in creating a healthy
nation.
The roles nongovernment actors, such as academia, business,
local communities and the media can play in creating a healthy
nation.
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.
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.