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Key Kindig Population Health Publications – Population Health

WEBMy population health journey began during my Pediatrics internship at the University of Chicago when my Department Chair refused to let me have a one month rotation in a …

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WEBYou are not here long” Walker Evans. David A Kindig MD, PhDPopulation Health Advocate "Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long" Walker …

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What are Population Health Outcomes

WEBOriginally posted 5/18/2010 Many health improvement models have identified two broad outcome goals: increasing overall or mean population health and eliminating disparities …

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What is Population Health

WEBPopulation health is defined as the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group. (3,4) These groups are …

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What are Population Health Determinants or Factors

WEBOrignally posted 5/18/2010 Health outcomes, however defined and measured, are produced by determinants or factors. They often are sorted into the five categories …

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Population Health Disparities: Rates or Burdens

WEBOriginally posted 4/14/2011 In my March 14 post Bending Health Disparity Curves, I focused exclusively on differences in mortality rates, such as deaths per 100,000 …

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About – Population Health

WEBDr. Kindig served as Professor of Preventive Medicine/Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin from 1980-2003. He was Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at …

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Population Health Policies and Programs – Population Health

WEBOriginally posted 5/18/2010 As the model shows, policies and programs play an important role in health improvement through their influence on health factors as …

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Which Outcomes Should We Improve

WEBOf course, it is possible to separately track outcome measures in these four (or more) spaces. This is what many health planning exercises do, such as the recently …

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More Perspectives on “Population Medicine” – Population Health

WEBOriginally posted 7/18/2012 My previous post on population medicine prompted a number of thoughtful responses which I’d like to share. This is not simply a …

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Population Health: If It’s Everything, Is It Nothing

WEBOriginally posted 8/9/2010 As you know, I am new to blogging, and still getting used to it from a career of more academic writing. Several of you, as well as our …

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The Link Between Income and Health – Population Health

WEBOriginally posted 4/11/2012 Listening to the national conference call for the release of the 2012 County Heath Rankings last week, I was struck by the number of questions …

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Have You Heard of “Primordial Prevention”

WEBOriginally posted 5/31/2011 I never had, until I started thinking about a post on prevention and went to John Last’s Dictionary of Epidemiology to get started. His …

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Bending Health Disparity Curves – Population Health

WEBOriginally posted 3/14/2011 I recently raised the issue of disparities and noted the many unacceptable health differentials that exist across U.S. subpopulations. It is very easy to …

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Improving Population Health Blog – Population Health

WEBHigh (or low) rates attract our attention, but how many persons are affected by the rates… the burden issue. IOM: Measurement for Accountability in Public Health. The IOM calls …

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The IOM Reports on Investing in a Healthier Future

WEBOriginally posted 4/19/2012 I’ve been waiting with anticipation for last week’s IOM report on For the Public's Health: Investing in a Healthier Future, from the IOM Committee on …

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Is There Synergy in Community Development Financing and …

WEBOriginally posted 11/9/2011 It’s been more than a year since I first blogged – with some incredulity – on the first Federal Reserve Healthy Communities Conference. The Healthy …

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Is Lower Health Care Spending Good for Our Health

WEBOriginally posted 2/21/2012 I believe the most important scholarly publication in January, 2012 was Health Affairs’ “Growth in U.S. Health Spending Remained Slow …

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Population Health Financing: Beyond Grants

WEBOriginally posted 1/31/2012 My professional coming of age took place the late 1960s, in one of the original Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) neighborhood …

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