tailieunhanh - Who Will Keep the Public Healthy?

a world where health threats range from AIDS and bioterrorism to an epidemic of obesity, the need for an effective public health system is as urgent as it has ever been. An effective public health system requires well-educated public health professionals. Public health professionals receive education and training in a wide range of disciplines, come from a variety of professions, work in many types of settings, and are engaged in numerous kinds of activities; however, all public health professionals share a focus on population-level health. The committee developed the following definition, used throughout the report | Who Will Keep the Public Healthy - 1 Educating Public -------------- Health Professionals -------------- for the 21st Century INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES Who Will Keep the Public Healthy Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century Kristine Gebbie Linda Rosenstock and Lyla M. Hernandez Editors Committee on Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street . Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. Support for this project was provided by Contract Grant No. 042024 between the National Academy of Sciences and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views presented in this report are those of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century and are not necessarily those of the funding agencies. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Who will keep the public healthy educating public health professionals for the 21st Century Kristine Gebbie Linda Rosenstock and Lyla M. Hernandez editor s . p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-309-08542-X hardcover 1. Public health Study and teaching. I. Gebbie Kristine M. II. Rosenstock Linda. III. Hernandez Lyla M. 2003 071 dc21 2003001043 Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press 500 Fifth Street . Lockbox 285 Washington DC 20055 800 624-6242 or 202 334-3313 in the .