An integrated framework for assessing the value of community-based prevention

"During the past century the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States have shifted from those related to communicable diseases to those due to chronic diseases. Just as the major causes of morbidity and mortality have changed, so too has the understanding of health and what...

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Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee on Valuing Community-Based, Non-Clinical Prevention Policies and Wellness Strategies
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press [2012]©2012, 2012
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Community-based prevention
  • Community-based prevention : more than the sum of its parts
  • Existing frameworks
  • A framework for assessing the value of community-based prevention
  • Includes bibliographical references