“Precision” Public Health — Between Novelty and Hype

Does the turn toward “precision” public health offer the opportunity for a reconceptualized, empowered public health enterprise — or might it represent an abandonment of the traditional mission of enhancing population well-being? And how novel is it, anyway?

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Published in:The New England journal of medicine Vol. 379; no. 15; pp. 1398 - 1400
Main Authors: Chowkwanyun, Merlin, Bayer, Ronald, Galea, Sandro
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 11.10.2018
Subjects:
Disease
Disease prevention
Genomics
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Medicine
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Obama, Barack
Population
Precision Medicine
Public Health
Public Health Practice - history
Surveillance
Technological change
Tuberculosis
United States
Australia
United States > US
Western Australia Australia
ISSN:0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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Summary:Does the turn toward “precision” public health offer the opportunity for a reconceptualized, empowered public health enterprise — or might it represent an abandonment of the traditional mission of enhancing population well-being? And how novel is it, anyway?
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp1806634