title: The public health journey: the meaning and the moment.
abstract: The public health journey is a remarkable one, filled with twists and turns as well as risks and rewards. Because promoting the health of others represents a mission brimming with meaning, our professional work is also profoundly personal. At this extraordinary moment in our nation's public health history, I reflect on the purpose of the journey and comment on the opportunities before us to become a healthier nation in the future.
authors.affiliation: 1U.S. Department for Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Howard K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D014943:Global Health; D015438:Health Behavior; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D011634:Public Health; D012952:Societies; D014481:United States
keywords: global health; health behavior; health disparities; health policy; health promotion