TY - JOUR T1 - AN opportunity map for societal investment in
health AU - Fielding JE AU - Teutsch SM Y1 - 2011/05/25 N1 -
10.1001/jama.2011.698 JO - JAMA SP - 2110 EP - 2111 VL - 305 IS
- 20 N2 - Medical care reform is a critical piece in achieving a
healthy society but needs to be complemented by changes in
community programs and policies. While the body of evidence-
based clinical and population interventions is increasing, the
challenge is to identify and implement those interventions that
provide the greatest health benefits and value. A critical first
step is to construct a sound, common framework for identifying
and organizing the universe of evidence-based interventions.
That framework can then be used to assess society's investments
in health. In this Commentary, we describe how 3 concepts—the
ecologic model, the life course perspective, and evidence-based
intervention strategies—contribute to a common goal and how they
need to be viewed as integrated and complementary. A brief
synopsis of each concept