An Integrated Framework for Risk Management and Population Health

The traditional medical model of health and health policy development has focused on individuals and the role of medical care in preventing and treating disease and injury. Recent attention to health inequities and social determinants of health has raised the profile of population heath and evidence...

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Published in:Human and ecological risk assessment 2007-11, Vol.13 (6), p.1288-1312
Main Authors: Krewski, Daniel, Hogan, Victoria, Turner, Michelle C., Zeman, Patricia L., McDowell, Ian, Edwards, Nancy, Losos, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
health determinants
Health hazards
health interventions
health policy
Health risk assessment
Population
population health
public health
risk assessment
Risk management
Technological change
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Summary:The traditional medical model of health and health policy development has focused on individuals and the role of medical care in preventing and treating disease and injury. Recent attention to health inequities and social determinants of health has raised the profile of population heath and evidence-based strategies for improving the health of whole populations. At the same time, risk science has emerged as an important new discipline for the assessment and management of risks to health. This article reviews historical developments in the fields of risk management and population health and proposes a joint population health risk management framework that integrates the key elements of both fields. Applying this integrated approach to managing population health risks will facilitate the development of evidence-based health policy. It will encourage a more systematic and comprehensive evaluation of population health issues and promote the use of a broader suite of interventions to reduce health risks and enhance population health status.
ISSN:1080-7039
1549-7860
DOI:10.1080/10807030701655798