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Learning Objectives

Define population health.
Differentiate population health, population health management and public health prevention strategies.
Give examples for each of the 3 buckets of prevention.

Readings

On the Distinction — or Lack of Distinction — Between Population Health and Public Health (2016)
Diez Rouz AV. American Journal of Public Health. 2016 April; 106(4): 619-620.
The 3 Buckets of Prevention (Auerbach, 2016)
Auerbach J. Public Health Manag Pract. 2016; 22(3): 215–218.
Structural Differential — A 32-Year-Old Man with Persistent Wrist Pain (2016)
Seymour CK, Griffin C, Holmes SM, Martinez C. N Engl J Med. 2018 December; 379(25): 2385-2388.
- Appendix 1 | Structural differential — a 32-year-old man with persistent wrist pain
- Appendix 2 | Structural differential — a 32-year-old man with persistent wrist pain
What is Population Health? (2003)
Kindig D, Stoddart G. American Journal of Public Health. 2003 March; 93(3): 380-383.
Roundtable on Population Health Improvement
National Academy of Sciences. (2019). Roundtable on Population Health Improvement. Retrieved from http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/Activities/PublicHealth/PopulationHealthImprovementRT.aspx

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