Miller Daniel P, Bazzi Angela R, Allen Heidi L, Martinson Melissa L, Salas-Wright Christopher P, Jantz Kathryn, Crevi Katherine, Rosenbloom David L
Daniel P. Miller, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, and Katherine Crevi are with the School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA. Angela R. Bazzi and David L. Rosenbloom are with the School of Public Health, Boston University. Heidi L. Allen is with the School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY. Melissa L. Martinson is with the School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle. Kathryn Jantz is with the Steadman Group, Denver, CO.
Am J Public Health. 2017 Dec;107(S3):S243-S249. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304003.
The substantial disparities in health and poorer outcomes in the United States relative to peer nations suggest the need to refocus health policy. Through direct contact with the most vulnerable segments of the population, social workers have developed an approach to policy that recognizes the importance of the social environment, the value of social relationships, and the significance of value-driven policymaking. This approach could be used to reorient health, health care, and social policies. Accordingly, social workers can be allies to public health professionals in efforts to eliminate disparities and improve population health.
与同侪国家相比,美国在健康方面存在巨大差距且结果较差,这表明有必要重新调整卫生政策重点。通过与人口中最脆弱的群体直接接触,社会工作者已经形成了一种政策方法,该方法认识到社会环境的重要性、社会关系的价值以及价值驱动型政策制定的意义。这种方法可用于重新定位卫生、医疗保健和社会政策。因此,在消除差距和改善人口健康的努力中,社会工作者可以成为公共卫生专业人员的同盟。