Building a National Public Health System in the United States
Margaret Hamburg, Mandy Cohen, Karen B. DeSalvo, Julie L. Gerberding, Joneigh S. Khaldun, David Lakey, Ellen J. MacKenzie, Herminia Palacio, Nirav R. Shah
Abstract
In light of the shortcomings of the haphazard U.S. approach to public health, laid bare by the Covid pandemic, a Commonwealth Fund commission is proposing urgent, necessary, and realistic reforms.
Topics & Concepts
CommonwealthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CommissionPandemicPublic healthPublic administration2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPolitical scienceSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineVirologyLawInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseNursingPathologyOutbreakPublic Health Policies and EducationHealthcare Policy and ManagementPrimary Care and Health Outcomes