UMN: Bio-Med Library - Public Health

This symposium brings together a panel of the nation’s most prominent public health experts, each of whom has headed a major federal public health agency or office. They will explore the future of public health in America and seek consensus on solutions, address the challenges facing public health in America and strategies for improving the system, and consider key issues the policy makers must face in the coming years, including:

• What is the optimal relationship between the federal government and state and local health agencies?


• How can we build and sustain public support for a strong public health system?


• How should public health intersect with the medical care system?


• What key regulatory changes would support a stronger public health system?

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* What technologies and human resources are most needed to strengthen public health capabilities?