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Population Health in Challenging Times: Insights from Key Domains Proceedings of a Workshop (2023) / Chapter Skim
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... Health care, 4. Governmental public health, and 5.
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... The roundtable describes its mission as follows: In recognition that health and quality of life for all are shaped by inter dependent historical and contemporary social, political, economic, envi ronmental, genetic, behavioral, and health care factors, the roundtable exists to provoke and catalyze urgently needed multisector community engaged collaborative action.1 In his introductory remarks orienting viewers to the week's sessions, Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, roundtable co-chair, and moderator of the first session and panel, noted that each of the conversations expected to take place throughout the workshop would be "anchored in the incredible moment in time we are finding ourselves in." He went on to note how the pandemic has "revealed profound inequities in our society and societies all around the world, most recently with the startling statistic" that more BOX 1-1 Statement of Task A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize a workshop that will explore and highlight insights, current efforts, and ideas for the future in the field of population health improvement, which is experiencing a public health emergency along with other challenges and threats. The workshop will concentrate on key domains, such as government public health, nonprofit, philanthropy, health care, and cross-sector partnerships.
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... Sharfstein stated that This is an extraordinary time for the country and an extraordinary time for our field … and the discussions that will happen this week are going to be about what each of these domains can do to rise to the moment, to respond to the crises, and to provide greater vision and support for the country and the world moving forward. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes remarks and conversations from the six distinct panels listed above from Chapters 2 to 7: academia, the social sector, health care, (governmental)
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Key Terms

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  • planning committee
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  • government public
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  • health emergency
  • academic public
  • finding ourselves

  • bobby milstein
  • vice dean
  • joshua sharfstein
  • crises affecting
  • american communities

  • overdose crisis
  • societal context
  • growing food
  • university bloomberg
  • fields including

  • political environment
  • conversations expected
  • including difficult
  • individual speakers
  • orienting viewers

  • five key
  • trusted venue
  • panels listed
  • workshop summarizes
  • discuss leverage


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