Research Catalog

Title

Building a national culture of health : background, action framework, measures, and next steps / Anita Chandra [and thirteen others].

Author

Chandra, Anita

Publication

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2016]

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Additional Authors

• RAND Health
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sponsoring body.

Description

xxx, 180 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

"Because health is a function of more than medical care, solutions to U.S. health problems must encompass more than reforms to health care systems. But those working to improve health, well-being, and equity still too often find themselves traveling on parallel paths that rarely intersect. In 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) embarked on a pioneering effort to advance a Culture of Health initiative. A Culture of Health places well-being at the center of every aspect of life, with the goal of enabling everyone in our diverse society to lead healthier lives, now and for generations to come. To put this vision into action, RWJF worked with RAND to develop an action framework that identifies how the nation will work toward achieving these outcomes. This report provides background on the development of this action framework. The Culture of Health action framework is designed around four action areas and one outcome area. Action areas are the core areas in which investment and activity are needed: (1) making health a shared value; (2) fostering cross-sector collaboration to improve well-being; (3) creating healthier, more equitable communities; and (4) strengthening integration of health services and systems. Each action area contains a set of drivers indicating where the United States needs to accelerate change and a set of measures illustrating places for progress. Within the primary Culture of Health outcome improved population health, well-being, and equity ; the authors identified three outcome areas: enhanced individual and community well-being, managed chronic disease and reduced toxic stress, and reduced health care costs"--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Public health > Social aspects > United States
• Public health > Economic aspects > United States
• Well-being
• Quality of life
• Health promotion > United States
• Preventive health services > United States
• Health care reform > United States
• Public Health > economics
• Preventive Health Services
• Health Care Reform
• Quality of Life
• United States

Note

• "Rand Health."
• "RR-1199-RWJ"--Cover page 4.
• "Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-169).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- Defining Culture -- Defining Health -- Culture of Health Action Framework -- Methods Employed for Action Framework Development -- Remainder of the Report -- 2. Developing the Action Framework and Drivers -- Moving to an Action Framework -- Developing Drivers and Identifying Potential Measures -- Environmental Scan/Literature Review -- Stakeholder Engagement -- RWJF Partner Inputs -- Logic Model for the Culture of Health -- Team Analysis -- 3. Toward a Strategy for Measuring a Culture of Health -- Measure Characteristics -- Criteria for Selecting Individual Measures -- 4. Stakeholder Engagement to Inform the Culture of Health Action Framework -- Key Principles of Stakeholder Engagement -- Concept Mapping -- Remaining Chapters -- 5. Making Health a Shared Value -- Envisioning and Defining This Action Area -- Drivers in the Action Area of Making Health a Shared Value -- Measures -- Limitations -- 6. Fostering Cross-Sector Collaboration to Improve Well-Being -- Envisioning and Defining This Action Area -- Drivers in the Action Area of Fostering Cross-Sector Collaboration to Improve Well-Being -- Measures -- Limitations -- 7. Creating Healthier, More Equitable Communities -- Envisioning and Defining This Action Area -- Drivers in the Action Area of Creating Healthier, More Equitable Communities -- Measures -- Limitations -- 8. Strengthening Integration of Health Services and Systems -- Envisioning and Defining This Action Area -- Drivers in the Action Area of Strengthening Integration of Health Services and Systems -- Measures -- Limitations -- 9. Improving Population Health, Well-Being, and Equity -- Envisioning and Defining Outcomes -- Outcome Areas and Definitions -- Measures -- Limitations -- 10. Summary and Next Steps -- Current Measurement Gaps -- Next Steps with Action Framework -- Sentinel Communities -- Implementation: Next Steps.

ISBN

• 9780833092946
• 0833092944

OCLC

945356331

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library