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. 2023 Apr;101(S1):770-794.
doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12610.

A Population Health Impact Pyramid for Health Care

Philip M Alberti  1 , Heather H Pierce  1
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A Population Health Impact Pyramid for Health Care

Philip M Alberti et al. Milbank Q. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Policy Points To meaningfully impact population health and health equity, health care organizations must take a multipronged approach that ranges from education to advocacy, recognizing that more impactful efforts are often more complex or resource intensive. Given that population health is advanced in communities and not doctors' offices, health care organizations must use their advocacy voices in service of population health policy, not just health care policy. Foundational to all population health and health equity efforts are authentic community partnerships and a commitment to demonstrating health care organizations are worthy of their communities' trust.

Keywords: health equity; medicine; population health.

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Population Health Impact Pyramid for Health Care [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
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