Health : United States, 1978

By Califmo, Joseph A.

Book Id: WPLBN0000077598
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Title:	Health : United States, 1978
Author:	Califmo, Joseph A.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago A. Califan, B. J. (n.d.). Health : United States, 1978. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
I am respectfully submitting to you the annual report to the Congress, Health, United States, 1978, required by Section 308(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act. As specified in the Act, the report presents data in four areas: costs and financing of health care, distribution of health care resources, utilization of health resources, and the health of the Nation’s people. In addition, several chapters dealing with issues of current concern such as child health, prevention, cost containment, and the quality of medical care are included. The report was prepared by the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Health Services Research.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART A Selected Health Topics Chapter I. Cost Containment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Efficiency, Resource Allocation, and Peculiarities ofthe Health System . . Cost-Containment Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supply Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Incentive Reimbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChapterII. Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prevention Potentials: Actions and Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prevention of Early lleathsancl Unnecessary Disability . . . . . . . . . . . Preventive Health Behavior: L1festyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preventive Health Behavior: Useof Preventive Medical Services . . . . . . Case Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Childhood Diseases Preventable Through Immunizations . . . . . . . . . . Dental Caries-A Health Problem With an Environmental Approach to Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardiovascular Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupation-Related Diseases.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diseases Related to Cigarette Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genetic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- Summmy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter III. Children and Youth: Health Status and Use of Health Services. . Social Environment of Children.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v vii ... Xm 3 4 6 7 11 13 17 21 23 23 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 36 38 40 42 47 48