TY  - JOUR
T1  - REstoring health to health reform
AU  - Jacobson PD, Gostin LO
Y1  - 2010/07/07
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.917
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 85
EP  - 86
VL  - 304
IS  - 1
N2  - 
The public health system is badly frayed and needs to be rebuilt structurally and redesigned conceptually.1- 3 Public health departments lack modern information technology, surveillance capacity, a well-trained workforce, and a clear vision of their essential role. Their organizational structure has barely changed, with some states having literally hundreds of dysfunctional local departments. Leadership is needed to define the optimal mission, size, scale, and geographic area of local departments; the skills required of public health professionals; the services that must remain a governmental responsibility; and the relative roles of local, state, and federal agencies.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.917
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.917
ER  -