| UMMS Community Health ToolkitIncluding a population perspective to health problems can be key to understanding what's happening in your clinic. |
There are eight essential questions to ask to make sure you've considered this perspective fully:
1. Distribution: How common is the problem in the total population and in different subgroups?
2. Cause: What causes the problem?
3. Prevention: How can the problem be prevented?
4. Management: What is the most appropriate management of the problem at an individual level, and how can systems be continually improved?
5. Evidence base: How strong is the evidence about the distribution and cause of the problem, its prevention and its management?
6. Personal effects: What are the personal effects of having the problem?
7. Societal effects: What are the effects of the problem (and its management) on, and in, society?
8. Societal response: How does (and could) society respond to the problem?
(adapted from Trevera et al, Am J Prev Med 2005, 29(3): 234-239.
The goals of this toolkit are to:
> Provide access to high-quality population health data and measurement tools
> Link providers to population-based and community resources
This is YOUR TOOLKIT - and a work in progress. If you have ideas to improve this site and make it more useful, please contact Heather-Lyn Haley, Project Manager for Community Health, via email or at 774-441-6366.