Understanding Narratives for National Security

Understanding Narratives for National Security

Proceedings of a Workshop

  • Author: Townsend, Elizabeth
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309476393
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309476409
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309476423
  • Place of publication:  Estados Unidos
  • Year of digital publication: 2024
  • Month: February
  • Pages: 167
  • Language: English

The United States is experiencing a decline in life expectancy despite high health care spending due to a multitude of factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid epidemic, high burden of chronic disease, and systemic and structural inequities.

A response proportional to this crisis is required. Valuing America's Health: Aligning Financing to Reward Better Health and Well-Being explores opportunities to transform the current health and health care system to one that promotes whole person and whole population health. The publication emphasizes the need for a bold vision and sustainable financing strategies to prioritize health and well-being for all. Authors of the publication highlight the importance of building a movement to prioritize health, repairing systemic failures, holding stakeholders accountable, controlling health care costs, incentivizing health promotion, adopting collaborative financing and policy-making approaches, and empowering individuals and communities in health decision-making.

The way is clear; what is needed now is the will to move forward. Learn more about how to ensure our nation's health and health care system can support optimal health for all.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction and Initiative Background
  • 1 Valuing America's Health
  • 2 A Vision for Better Health and Well-Being
  • 3 Prioritizing Whole Person and Whole Population Health and Well-Being
  • 4 Investment Goals and Priority Actions
  • 5 Health Transformation Through Disruptive Change
  • Appendix A: Financing That Rewards Better Health and Well-Being Workshop Series Participant Suggestions
  • Appendix B: Stakeholder-Specific Priority Actions by Impact and Feasibility
  • Appendix C: Illustrative Models of Implementing Whole Person, Whole Population Health Priority Actions

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