Public health in the Magadan region of the Soviet Far East.
The impressions formulated from a brief encounter and review of selected health care data from the Magadan Region of the Soviet Far East provides a partial picture of the public health practice along with suggestions for continued collaborative efforts. The health care system appears to be based primarily on a clinical medical model. Tracking of reportable infectious diseases and immunization efforts provides a wide array of information for further analysis. A major activity for future collaboration would be in closing the gap between public health knowledge and practice. The health care staff and health care system appears open to critique and discussion.
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Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Services, Juneau, AK 99811-0610.
D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014586:USSR / Q000453:epidemiology