Making Better Use of the Policies and Funding We Already Have :: CDC :: Raymond J. Baxter, PhD

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Making Better Use of the Policies and Funding We Already Have

Raymond J. Baxter, PhD

Volume 7: No. 5, September 2010

The potential for population health reform could be enhanced by assessing whether we have made the most of policies and resources already available. Opportunities to promote population health independent of major changes in resources or public authority include the following: enforcing laws already in effect; clarifying and updating the application of long-standing policies; leveraging government’s and the private sector’s purchasing and investment clout; facilitating access to programs by everyone who is eligible for them; evaluating the effectiveness of population health programs, agencies, and policies; and intervening to stop agencies and policies from operating at cross-purposes.

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