Population health science in the United States trends, evidence, and implications for policy : proceedings of a joint symposium

On October 3, 2018, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science convened a joint symposium in Washington, DC to consider the current state of population health sci...

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Main Author: Wizemann, Theresa M.
Corporate Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science, Population Health Science in the United States: Trends, Evidence, and Effective Policy (Symposium) (2018, Washington, D.C.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC National Academies Press 2022, [2022]
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Summary:On October 3, 2018, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science convened a joint symposium in Washington, DC to consider the current state of population health science in the United States. At the symposium, speakers and participants reviewed the status of population health in the United States, including current trends in health and mortality, and racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities; explored the complexities of policy implementation with attention to evidence generation and to surfacing and mitigating negative unintended consequences of policies for population health; and shared perspectives on finding common ground to move population health forward. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop
Physical Description:1 PDF file (xiii, 64 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780309669658
0309669650