Public Health/Community Health
What's Here? The role of public health and community health in our health care system is going to be more important than ever before. We have found that our communities have a significant impact on the health of everyone that lives in it. Health care is more than just going to the doctor's office. Health is a social and cultural phenomenon. Our communities will be taking on the role of leaders in many areas and public health won't be kept separate as it has before.
NEW A Needs Assessment for Data and Methods in Public Health; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; January, 2010 (The key to public health success is measurement. Public Health Systems Research (PHSR) is the method used to gather and analyze public health-related information to measure performance. This is the first assessment of the data and methods needs in the field of PHSR study) Posted 3-26-12
NEW Living Well With Chronic Illness: A Call for Public Health Action; Institute of Medicine; January, 2012 (This is a brief of the full IOM report again highlighting the impact chronic disease will continue to have on our health care system. The brief call for a public health/community approach to begin to address chronic disease and assist individuals to "live well" as participants in the health care system) Posted 3-2-12
Relieving Pain In America- A Blue Print for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research; Institute of Medicine Report Brief; June, 2011 (Chronic pain affects over 116 million American adults and is certainly a "public health" concern facing our health care system. Chronic pain costs the system (and individuals) a lot of money. This Report Brief discusses the issues of chronic pain in America and offers suggestions on how to address them from a public health perspective. Posted 1-2-12
Closing the Gap In A Generation; World Health Organization; 2008 (Social justice is a matter of life or death for many. It affects the way people live, the chance for illness, and risk of premature death. This study looks at the social determinants of health and the role these determinents play in the health of our populations) Posted 12-19-11
Exploring the Social Determinants of Health; Health Impact Assessment; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; May, 2011 (This article discusses the idea of using Health Impact Assessments (HIA) to measure the social impact of policy decisions on the broader health of a population or community. Public health cannot be separateed from health care- the decisions we make in one, certainly impact the other) Posted 9-7-11
Citizen-Centered Health Promotion; Building Collaborations to Facilitate Healthy Living; Am. Journal of Preventive Medicine; 2011; (An academic discussion coming to the conclusion that healthy behavior change is probably best achieved at the community level through the coordinated efforts of multiple institutions and reaching citizens where they live, work, play, and study) Posted 1-21-11
Beyond Healthcare: New Directions to a Healthier America; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, April, 09 (Recommendations for public health and community health to improve the health of our communities) Posted 12-27-10
The Poor Pay More- Povertys High Cost To Health; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; September, 09; (An overview of the influence our environment has on the health of a community and how the social determinants of health impact the costs of health care in a community.)
