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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
A Framework for Public Health Action: The Health Impact Pyramid
Contributor:
Frieden, Thomas R.
imprint:
American Public Health Association, 2010
Published in:American Journal of Public Health
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2009.185652
ISSN:
0090-0036;
1541-0048
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p> A 5-tier pyramid best describes the impact of different types of public health interventions and provides a framework to improve health. At the base of this pyramid, indicating interventions with the greatest potential impact, are efforts to address socioeconomic determinants of health. In ascending order are interventions that change the context to make individuals' default decisions healthy, clinical interventions that require limited contact but confer long-term protection, ongoing direct clinical care, and health education and counseling. </jats:p><jats:p> Interventions focusing on lower levels of the pyramid tend to be more effective because they reach broader segments of society and require less individual effort. Implementing interventions at each of the levels can achieve the maximum possible sustained public health benefit. </jats:p>