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- Title
Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health.
- Authors
Choi, Bernard C. K.; King, Arlene S.; Graham, Kathryn; Bilotta, Rose; Selby, Peter; Harvey, Bart J.; Gupta, Neeru; Morris, Shaun K.; Young, Eric; Buklis, Pierrette; Reynolds, Donna L.; Rachlis, Beth; Upshur, Ross
- Abstract
Introduction: Effective, sustained collaboration between clinical and public health professionals can lead to improved individual and population health. The concept of clinical public health promotes collaboration between clinical medicine and public health to address complex, real-world health challenges. In this commentary, we describe the concept of clinical public health, the types of complex problems that require collaboration between individual and population health, and the barriers towards and applications of clinical public health that have become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rationale: The focus of clinical medicine on the health of individuals and the aims of public health to promote and protect the health of populations are complementary. Interdisciplinary collaborations at both levels of health interventions are needed to address complex health problems. However, there is a need to address the disciplinary, cultural and financial barriers to achieving greater and sustained collaboration. Recent successes, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, provide a model for such collaboration between clinicians and public health practitioners. Conclusion: A public health approach that fosters ongoing collaboration between clinical and public health professionals in the face of complex health threats will have greater impact than the sum of the parts.
- Subjects
WORLD health; PUBLIC health; MEDICAL personnel; POPULATION health; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2022, Vol 42, Issue 10, p440
- ISSN
2368-738X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24095/hpcdp.42.10.03