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Open Access 01-12-2012 | Commentary

Function or outcomes based performance for public health systems?

Author: Fiona Sim

Published in: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

This commentary considers the merits of exploring different public health delivery systems among developed countries to consider which models are most effective. It challenges the conventional focus on delivery of services or functions and asks why we are not primarily interested in delivery of better public health outcomes for our populations. Achieving these outcomes requires the commitment of all sectors of our respective communities and the deployment of a range of delivery systems tailored to the national political and cultural context.

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Title: Function or outcomes based performance for public health systems?
Author: Fiona Sim
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 2045-4015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-4015-1-47

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