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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Measuring Progress to Improve Public Health
Pages 86-89

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... Many factors are involved, including socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, social networks and support, work conditions, economic inequality, and social capital. Health promotion and disease prevention efforts have broadened to reflect this wide range of social and environmental influences.
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From page 87...
... Consisting of an and myriad determinants of health, laid out independent panel of national experts who operate future research directions, and stimulated health on a volunteer basis, the task force produces an promotion activities across sectors. annual report to Congress identifying pressing research needs in preventive medicine based on the available scientific evidence.
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From page 88...
... The data enable scientists and policymakers to interpret and monitor changes over time across a wide variety of indicators such as obesity, asthma, rates of immunizations, access to health care, injury, and cancer screening. Since the system's inception, many countries have requested Home page of the Behavioral Risk Factor assistance from the CDC to establish their own Surveillance System versions of such systems.
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From page 89...
... Department of Health and community change at the local level. Government, Human Services issued Healthy People community, and health care leaders, as well as 2020, the fourth edition in the series, Community meeting in Fond du Lac, WI everyday citizens, can use this roadmap to foster in 2010.
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