title: The imperative for health promotion in universal health coverage.
abstract: Health promotion and disease prevention have huge impact on health, yet given low priority, risk being overlooked in universal health coverage efforts. To effectively prioritize promotion and prevention, strong cadres of personnel are needed with expertise in legislation and health policy, social and behavior change communication, prevention and community health, health journalism, environmental health, and multisectoral health promotion.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Agency for International Development , Washington, DC , USA.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coe
authors.affiliation: World Bank Institute , Washington, DC , USA.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Beyer
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D011322:Primary Prevention; D019472:Universal Health Insurance