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Volume 7: No. 6, November 2010
About This Image
This issue of Preventing Chronic Disease is the third and final
issue that includes articles from the Mobilizing Action Toward Community
Health, or MATCH, project. In this issue the articles focus on the
partnerships that are required for improving population health. The
first set of MATCH articles focused on measures ―
what is measured gets done. The second set focused on incentives
― what is paid for gets done. This final set
discusses the importance of the partnerships ―
who does what. Until we know who is going to take action, and what that
action will be, population health is only theoretical. Engaging all
sectors makes improved population health a reality.
The image on this cover represents the nation’s population as part of and
supported by the larger universe of influences on its health and well-being.
The grid beneath shows the network of partners that supports the population,
and the orbits around the population represent environmental factors that
influence health. Without any one of the components or partnerships, the
system is off balance and well-being is not possible. The image, like
health, is multifaceted and involves many elements that have different roles
and are more proximal or distal to outcome. Each facet has its own structure
and at the same time is linked to the others. Population health is
determined by a complex set of partners and systems that positively or
negatively impact health. All sectors have some role in health and need to
work together if improved population health is to be realized.
Cover created by Kristen Immoor
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