Population health monitoring: an essential public health field in motion
Verschuuren, M.; van Oers, H. · Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz · 2020 · Heft 8 · S. 1134 bis 1142
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Population health monitoring, the regular and institutionalized production and dissemination of information and knowledge about the health status of a population, is an essential element of public health. Nevertheless, while epidemiology and biostatistics, for example, are well-recognized disciplines, this does not (yet) apply to population health monitoring. Over the past decade, however, it has matured as a distinct field of expertise. This paper presents a comprehensive model for population health monitoring and describes its current status as a field of expertise. It concludes with an overview of the most im…
