The future of the public's health: vision, values, and strategies.
The expansive vision of modern public health, "healthy people in healthy communities," is politically charged. This paper offers a justification for this broad vision and offers concrete proposals. By pointing to the poor condition of public health agencies; urging a transition to an intersectoral public health system; promoting the adoption of bold changes in U.S. physical, social, and economic conditions; and endorsing a values shift to a commitment to collective interest in healthier communities, we hope to take a dramatic step toward achieving these aspirations for "healthy people in healthy communities."
Gostin
Lawrence O
LO
Georgetown University, USA.
Boufford
Jo Ivey
JI
Martinez
Rose Marie
RM
D006291:Health Policy; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health; D012924:Social Conditions; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology