Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health
IntroductionEffective, sustained collaboration between clinical and public health professionals can lead to improved individual and population health. The concept of clinical public health promotes collaboration between clinical medicine and public health to address complex, realw...
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| author | Bernard C. K. Choi Arlene S. King Kathryn Graham Rose Bilotta Peter Selby Bart J. Harvey Neeru Gupta Shaun K. Morris Eric Young Pierrette Buklis Donna L. Reynolds Beth Rachlis Ross Upshur |
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IntroductionEffective, sustained collaboration between clinical and public health professionals can lead to improved individual and population health. The concept of clinical public health promotes collaboration between clinical medicine and public health to address complex, realworld health challenges.In this commentary, we describe the concept of clinical public health, the types of complex problems that require collaboration between individual and population health, and the barriers towards and applications of clinical public health that have become evident during the COVID19 pandemic.
RationaleThe focus of clinical medicine on the health of individuals and the aims of public health to promote and protect the health of populations are complementary. Interdisciplinary collaborations at both levels of health interventions are needed to address complex health problems. However, there is a need to address the disciplinary, cultural and financial barriers to achieving greater and sustained collaboration. Recent successes, particularly during the COVID19 pandemic, provide a model for such collaboration between clinicians and public health practitioners
ConclusionA public health approach that fosters ongoing collaboration between clinical and public health professionals in the face of complex health threats will have greater impact than the sum of the parts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0c0f9dba2f948228ef622ad4c843a5c2022-12-22T02:23:41ZengPublic Health Agency of CanadaHealth Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada2368-738X2022-10-01421044044410.24095/hpcdp.42.10.03Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in healthBernard C. K. Choi0Arlene S. King1Kathryn Graham2Rose Bilotta3Peter Selby4Bart J. Harvey5Neeru Gupta6Shaun K. Morris7Eric Young8Pierrette Buklis9Donna L. Reynolds10Beth Rachlis11Ross Upshur12Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada IntroductionEffective, sustained collaboration between clinical and public health professionals can lead to improved individual and population health. The concept of clinical public health promotes collaboration between clinical medicine and public health to address complex, realworld health challenges.In this commentary, we describe the concept of clinical public health, the types of complex problems that require collaboration between individual and population health, and the barriers towards and applications of clinical public health that have become evident during the COVID19 pandemic. RationaleThe focus of clinical medicine on the health of individuals and the aims of public health to promote and protect the health of populations are complementary. Interdisciplinary collaborations at both levels of health interventions are needed to address complex health problems. However, there is a need to address the disciplinary, cultural and financial barriers to achieving greater and sustained collaboration. Recent successes, particularly during the COVID19 pandemic, provide a model for such collaboration between clinicians and public health practitioners ConclusionA public health approach that fosters ongoing collaboration between clinical and public health professionals in the face of complex health threats will have greater impact than the sum of the parts.https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-42-no-10-2022/commentary-clinical-public-health-harnessing-best-both-worlds-sickness-health.html |
| spellingShingle | Bernard C. K. Choi Arlene S. King Kathryn Graham Rose Bilotta Peter Selby Bart J. Harvey Neeru Gupta Shaun K. Morris Eric Young Pierrette Buklis Donna L. Reynolds Beth Rachlis Ross Upshur Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada |
| title | Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health |
| title_full | Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health |
| title_fullStr | Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health |
| title_short | Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health |
| title_sort | clinical public health harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health |
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