The Future of Public Health

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Publication Year:1988

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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary and Recommendations	1-18	(skim)
1. The Disarray of Public Health: A Threat to the Health of the Public	19-34	(skim)
2. A Vision of Public Health in America: An Attainable Ideal	35-55	(skim)
3. A History of the Public Health System	56-72	(skim)
4. An Assessment of the Current Public Health System: A Shattered Vision	73-106	(skim)
5. Public Health As A Problem-Solving Activity: Barriers to Effective Action	107-137	(skim)
6. Conclusions and Recommendations	138-159	(skim)
Supplementary Statements	160-162	(skim)
Appendix A: A Summary of the Public Health System in the United States	163-202	(skim)
Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members	203-210	(skim)
Appendix C: Model Standards	211-212	(skim)
Appendix D: Site Visits: Site Selection and Methodology	213-216	(skim)
Index	217-225	(skim)

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"The Nation has lost sight of its public health goals and has allowed the system of public health to fall into 'disarray'," from The Future of Public Health. This startling book contains proposals for ensuring that public health service programs are efficient and effective enough to deal not only with the topics of today, but also with those of tomorrow. In addition, the authors make recommendations for core functions in public health assessment, policy development, and service assurances, and identify the level of government--federal, state, and local--at which these functions would best be handled.

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