High hopes: public health approaches to reducing the need for health care

High hopes: public health approaches to reducing the need for health care

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
NHPF background paper
Contributor(s):
Orza, Michele J.
George Washington University. National Health Policy Forum
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : George Washington University, [2010]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Services Needs and Demand -- economics
Public Health Practice -- economics
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Driven in part by a desire to contain health care costs, policymakers are looking beyond medical care for opportunities to reduce the need for expensive services. This paper briefly reviews current public health concepts and strategies for improving health that emphasize nonmedical factors such as behavior, socioeconomic status, and environment. It also provides examples of how these concepts and strategies undergird many of the public health provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, other legislation, and several programs and initiatives. These concepts include prevention, health in all policies, global health, the One Health Initiative, and climate change and health.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
18 p.
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101511164 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101511164