TY - JOUR
T1 - How population health data can help primary care services to improve population health
T2 - A rural case study
AU - McNamara, Kevin
AU - Dunbar, James A.
AU - Reddy, Prasuna
AU - Philpot, Benjamin
AU - Vaughan, Clare
AU - Morgan, Mark
AU - Janus, Edward D.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - [Extract] Population health can be defined as ‘the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group’. This field of activity incorporates population-level examinations of health outcomes, determinants of health, and policies and interventions linking the two. A unique outcome from population health data is the identification of ‘sick populations’, where a high average level of disease risk in a population is directly related to the proportion of people at very high risk. In addition, population health data provides a greater understanding of the interrelationship between multiple determinants of health in affecting health outcomes.
AB - [Extract] Population health can be defined as ‘the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group’. This field of activity incorporates population-level examinations of health outcomes, determinants of health, and policies and interventions linking the two. A unique outcome from population health data is the identification of ‘sick populations’, where a high average level of disease risk in a population is directly related to the proportion of people at very high risk. In addition, population health data provides a greater understanding of the interrelationship between multiple determinants of health in affecting health outcomes.
UR - http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/87601
M3 - Article
SN - 1449-485X
VL - 6
SP - 21
EP - 25
JO - Public Health Bulletin South Australia
JF - Public Health Bulletin South Australia
IS - 2
ER -