Ten Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Became a Health Officer.

• Autores: Thomas R Frieden
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 106, Nº. 7, 2016, págs. 1214-1218
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Public health, like politics, is the art of the possible.To maximize effectiveness, public health officers in any jurisdiction should (1) get good data and ensure timely and effective dissemination; (2) prioritize and tackle more difficult initiatives first; (3) find, fight, and win winnable battles in areas where progress is possible but not ensured without focused, strategic effort; (4) support andhire greatpeople and protect themso they can do their jobs; (5) address communicable diseases and environmental health effectively; (6) do not cede the clinical realm-- public health programs depend on clinical care and on effective coordination between health care and public health; (7) learn and manage the budget cycle; (8)manage the context; (9) never surprise their boss; and (10) follow core principles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]