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Introduction
Introduction
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, in the United States, chronic diseases currently account for 70 percent of all deaths (Kung et al., 2008)
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to identify population-based public health actions that can help reduce disability and improve functioning and quality of life among individuals who are at high risk of developing a chronic illness and those with one or more chronic illnesses. STATEMENT OF TASK The statement of task for this consensus study provides that the IOM will establish a committee to examine the nonfatal burden of chronic disease and the implications for population-based public health action.
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2. Which chronic diseases should be the focus of public health efforts to reduce disability and improve functioning and quality of life?
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COMMITTEE APPROACH Over a 12-month period, a 17-member committee held 5 in-person meetings, convened a series of small-group, chapter-focused conference calls, and conducted extensive literature reviews and Internet searches regarding an array of topic areas related to chronic illness. These topics ranged from disease-specific articles to social determinants of health discussions; from surveillance methods to various chronic care models; from health care economics to public health policies; from suffering to healthrelated quality of life; from patient-centered approaches to writings on caregiver burden; from health care system efforts to public health approaches; from evidenced-based interventions to promising community-based models; and from CDC studies to a series of IOM reports related to the topic -- and much more.
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Chapter 5, "Surveillance and Assessment," describes the conceptual framework for chronic disease surveillance and explains how appropriate surveillance methods can enhance living well with chronic illness by providing information and data for public health policies and interventions. This chapter also examines and identifies gaps in the current data sources and methods for surveillance of certain chronic illnesses and discusses future data sources, methods, and research directions for surveillance to enhance living well with chronic illness.
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2010. U.S Health Care Costs.
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