The Profound Implications of the Meaning of Health for Health Care and Health Equity.
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| Title: | The Profound Implications of the Meaning of Health for Health Care and Health Equity. |
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| Authors: | FISCELLA, KEVIN, EPSTEIN, RONALD M. |
| Source: | Milbank Quarterly. Sep2023, Vol. 101 Issue 3, p675-699. 25p. 3 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Medical quality control, Health services accessibility, Life expectancy, Medical care, Health status indicators, Primary health care, Health, Quality of life, Health equity, Health promotion |
| Abstract: | Policy PointsThe meaning of health in health care remains poorly defined, defaulting to a narrow, biomedical disease model. A national dialogue could create a consensus regarding a holistic and humanized definition of health that promotes health care transformation and health equity.Key steps for operationalizing a holistic meaning of health in health care include national leadership by federal agencies, intersectoral collaborations that include diverse communities, organizational and cultural change in medical education, and implementation of high‐quality primary care.The 2023 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on achieving whole health offers recommendations for action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Policy PointsThe meaning of health in health care remains poorly defined, defaulting to a narrow, biomedical disease model. A national dialogue could create a consensus regarding a holistic and humanized definition of health that promotes health care transformation and health equity.Key steps for operationalizing a holistic meaning of health in health care include national leadership by federal agencies, intersectoral collaborations that include diverse communities, organizational and cultural change in medical education, and implementation of high‐quality primary care.The 2023 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on achieving whole health offers recommendations for action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0887378X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1468-0009.12660 |
