It is imperative that we augment and enhance the public health infrastructure in the United States in order for it to achieve its mission of preventing illness and promoting health, says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy paper published July 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. "Modernizing the United States' Public Health Infrastructure: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians" updates recommendations ACP made in 2012 for the U.S. public health infrastructure with new policies on establishing federal public health leadership, protecting public health workers, reversing workforce shortages, and the need to integrate primary care and public health.

from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories https://ift.tt/ZQiHbaP