Multistakeholder Input on a National Priority: Improving Population Health by Working with Communities: Action Guide 2.0.

摘要

The United States has relatively poor overall health outcomes compared to many other developed nations, faces unsustainable healthcare costs, and continues to grapple with significant disparities in health status. Improving population health through collaborative efforts is an important part of the solution. The health of the total population cannot be effectively addressed by only one type of organization. Public health agencies, the vast healthcare sector, and many other contributors are all critically important, as health is the result of a number of complex determinants and requires coordination and partnership among many stakeholders. Many factors influence health and need to be addressed in a coordinated way across multiple sectors. Working together, much more can be accomplished than any one person or organization can do alone.