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Article: Reports from Durham University, Wolfson Research Institute add new data to research in public health.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 29, 2008
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Researchers detail in 'The state of the public health system in England,' new data in public health. According to recent research from Thornaby, the United Kingdom, "A public health system has been described as 'a complex network of individuals and organizations that have the potential to play critical roles in creating the conditions for health' (Institute of Medicine). The idea of such a system is not new and draws heavily on the work of the World Health Organization."
"This paper assesses the state of the public health system in U.K. as it has evolved since the mid-1970s, based on a scoping study commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research ...