 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Jennifer Stanley, MA and Chris L. Day, MPH. Public Health Foundation, 1220 L Street, NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC, DC 20005, 202-898-5600, jstanley@pfh.org
The recently published Institute of Medicine Reports, “The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century “ and “Who Will Keep the Public Healthy: Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century ”underscore the need to build the evidence- base for public health practice. The Reports highlight the important role of public health systems research in improving public health practice and health outcomes. Specifically, the IOM recommended following: a significant increase in public health systems research support and Agency for Health Care Research and Quality spearheading a new effort in public health systems research. Public Health Systems Research (PHSR) is defined as “a field of inquiry using quantitative and qualitative methodology to examine the impact of the organization, financing, staffing, and management of systems on the access to, delivery, cost, outcomes and quality of population-based services.” PHSR focuses on the important role that public health systems have in improving public health practice and achieving better population-based health. The Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice convened the first National Public Health Services Research Leadership Forum was convened at the 2001 American Public Health Association annual meeting, resulting in a set of recommendations to further the field of PHSR and ensure adequate funding is available. There has been significant progress in meeting these recommendations and a growing support for the field of PHSR. However, there continues to be a need for adequate funding to advance these recommendations further and develop next steps.
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Keywords: Public Health Research, Essential Public Health Services
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.