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An Integrated Framework for Risk Management and Population Health |
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| Authors: | Daniel Krewski Victoria Hogan Michelle C Turner Patricia L Zeman Ian McDowell Nancy Edwards |
| Institution: | 1. McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment , Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada;2. Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada;3. McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment , Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada;4. Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada;5. Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada;6. Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada;7. School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| Abstract: | The traditional medical model of health and health policy development has focused on individuals and the role of medical care in preventing and treating disease and injury. Recent attention to health inequities and social determinants of health has raised the profile of population heath and evidence-based strategies for improving the health of whole populations. At the same time, risk science has emerged as an important new discipline for the assessment and management of risks to health. This article reviews historical developments in the fields of risk management and population health and proposes a joint population health risk management framework that integrates the key elements of both fields. Applying this integrated approach to managing population health risks will facilitate the development of evidence-based health policy. It will encourage a more systematic and comprehensive evaluation of population health issues and promote the use of a broader suite of interventions to reduce health risks and enhance population health status. |
| Keywords: | risk assessment risk management population health public health health determinants health interventions health policy |