AMA urges nation to broaden public health perspective

Article Abstract:

Public health in the US needs to be addressed from a prevention and early intervention perspective rather than a massive health care outlay once theperson is seriously ill. Adolescent health problems can be addressed through behavioral factors in a comprehensive manner. Geriatric health problems can also be viewed in a comprehensive manner. Physical and health environments need to be evaluated for these demographic groups.

Methods, Health care industry

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Linking medicine, public health

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Market forces resulting from the growth of managed care are forcing a thaw in the historically frigid relationship between medicine and public health. The American Medical Assn's Thomas R. Reardon, in comments at an Apr 1997 symposium hosted by the New York Academy of Medicine, said that managed care is causing a blurring of roles and that the medicine and public health sectors will become more interdependent.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Medicine, Influence, Managed care plans (Medical care)

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Dr. Satcher urges different kind of response: collaborations needed to improve U.S. health

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U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, will target two approaches to improve the health of American citizens. In addition to the standard method of healthful lifestyle education and information, Dr. Satcher is also urging that steps be taken to create an environment conducive to making and maintaining lifestyle choices that promote health and well being.

Health aspects, Management, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Americans, Satcher, David

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