Tuesday, 8 October 2019

Harnessing data and technology for public health: five challenges

Harnessing data and technology for public health: five challenges. Responding to the government’s prevention green paper
Health Foundation 8 October 2019
  • In response to the governments prevention green paper - Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s., this long read sets five challenges that the government needs to address if it is to harness the full potential of data and technology in public health, and offer a suggestion to help address each.
  • The challenges are:
    • balancing interventions that reduce individual susceptibility versus interventions that tackle the underlying causes
    • balancing universal interventions against targeted approaches
    • making prevention services accessible to those who need them most
    • closing the evidence gap between prediction and prevention
    • balancing investment in novel solutions against funding tried-and-tested solutions.

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