Sharing abstract and link to AJPH article by Dr. Thomas R. Frieden.

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301608

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Thomas R. Frieden. (2013). Six Components Necessary for Effective Public Health Program Implementation. American Journal of Public Health. e-View Ahead of Print.   doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301608



Accepted on: Jul 26, 2013

Six Components Necessary for Effective Public Health Program Implementation

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH

Thomas R. Frieden is director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Correspondence should be sent to Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, MS D-14, Atlanta, GA 30333 (e-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking on the "Reprints" link.





ABSTRACT

Public health programs succeed and survive if organizations and coalitions address 6 key areas.

(1) Innovation to develop the evidence base for action; (2) a technical package of a limited number of high-priority, evidence-based interventions that together will have a major impact; (3) effective performance management, especially through rigorous, real-time monitoring, evaluation, and program improvement; (4) partnerships and coalitions with public- and private-sector organizations; (5) communication of accurate and timely information to the health care community, decision makers, and the public to effect behavior change and engage civil society; and (6) political commitment to obtain resources and support for effective action.

Programs including smallpox eradication, tuberculosis control, tobacco control, polio eradication, and others have made progress by addressing these 6 areas. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 14, 2013: e1-e6. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301608)





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