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02/01/2011

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Dave: what do you think about the incidence or prevalence of chronic illness as a population health outcome measure?

The IOM released today a preliminary report on recommended leading indicators for Healthy People 2020. It looks like a pretty good list. Noticeably absent for me, though, was any summary measure of overall population health! What do you think?

Their preamble:
For the past three decades, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a national agenda aimed at improving the health of all Americans over each 10-year span. At the request of HHS, the IOM identified a set of leading health indicators that could be used by Healthy People 2020 and developed a conceptual framework within which the topics, indicators, and objectives would be developed or selected.

For more:
http://www.iom.edu//sitecore/content/Home/Reports/2011/Leading-Health-Indicators-for-Healthy-People-2020.aspx?utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=Institute%20of%20Medicine&utm_campaign=03.15.11+Report+-+Leading+Health+Indicators+2020&utm_content=New%20Reports&utm_term=Non-profit

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