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What Is Population Health?

Author(s) -

David A. Kindig,

Greg L. Stoddart

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.93.3.380

Subject(s) - public health , health promotion , population health , social determinants of health , health policy , population , psychological intervention , environmental health , epidemiology , health equity , field (mathematics) , social epidemiology , medicine , public relations , gerontology , political science , nursing , mathematics , pure mathematics

Population health is a relatively new term that has not yet been precisely defined. Is it a concept of health or a field of study of health determinants? We propose that the definition be "the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group," and we argue that the field of population health includes health outcomes, patterns of health determinants, and policies and interventions that link these two. We present a rationale for this definition and note its differentiation from public health, health promotion, and social epidemiology. We invite critiques and discussion that may lead to some consensus on this emerging concept.

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