For the public's health : revitalizing law and policy to meet new challenges / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.).

Contributor:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--United States.

Public health.

Public health laws--United States.

Public health laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee to examine three topics in relation to public health: measurement, the law, and funding. The Committee was asked to prepare three reports - one on each topic - that contained actionable recommendations for public health agencies and other stakeholders that have roles in the health of the U.S. population. This report is second in the series -- source other than the Library of Congress.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Preface: Introduction to the Series of Reports""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction: Why Law and Why Now?""; ""2 The Law and Public Health Infrastructure""; ""3 Law and the Public's Health: Law as a Tool for Improving Population Health""; ""4 Intersectoral Action on Health""; ""Appendix A: Acronyms""; ""Appendix B: Meetings Agendas Held by the Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health (May 2010-December 2010)""; ""Appendix C: Committee Biosketches""

Notes:

"Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613376213

9780309305716

0309305713

9781283376211

1283376210

9780309186926

0309186927

OCLC:

923287897