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Medical and public health services at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games: an overview
Author(s) -
Brennan Richard J,
Wetterhall Scott F,
Williams R Joel,
Baker Edward L,
Lillibridge Scott R,
Keim Mark E,
Sharp Trueman W,
Cantwell John D
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138908.x
Subject(s) - atlanta , health promotion , public health , public relations , business , promotion (chess) , medicine , advertising , political science , nursing , metropolitan area , pathology , politics , law
Planning for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games may benefit from the experience of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Excellent health promotion and prevention activities before and during the Games resulted in fewer medical and public health problems than anticipated. Despite this, there was room for improvement in the level of communication and cooperation between the many service providers to ensure the most appropriate and efficient responses.