title: The public health system: an idea whose time has come.
authors.affiliation: Chicago Department of Public Health, IL 60604-3972, USA. lenihan_patrick@cdph.org
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lenihan
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008281:Maine; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009329:Nebraska; D009513:New Hampshire; D011635:Public Health Administration; D015980:Public Health Practice