Putting the public back into public health. Part II. How can public health be accountable to the public?

The practice of public health involves the application of evidence to improving population health, and should be accountable to the public. Accountability to the public can be considered either at the individual doctor–patient interface or through population-level policy making. The public, at both...

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Published inPublic health (London) Vol. 117; no. 1; pp. 66 - 71
Main Authors Heller, R.F, Heller, T.D, Pattison, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 2003
Subjects
Accountability
Bioethics
Community Participation
Decision Making
Evidence
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Policy
Humans
Physician-Patient Relations
Public
Public health
Public Health Practice - standards
Evidence
Public
Public health
Accountability
Health Care and Public Health
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Summary:The practice of public health involves the application of evidence to improving population health, and should be accountable to the public. Accountability to the public can be considered either at the individual doctor–patient interface or through population-level policy making. The public, at both patient and population levels, should join the professionals at each stage of the ‘population health evidence cycle’—in asking for, collecting, understanding and using evidence. A greater appreciation of the non-professional, public perspective would represent a substantial commitment to transforming our understanding and needs for different kinds of evidence required to improve the health of the population.
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ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/S0033-3506(02)00008-2