Public Health’s Inconvenient Truth: The Need to Create Partnerships With the Business Sector

نویسنده

  • Elizabeth Majestic
چکیده

Why should public health agencies work with companies or trade associations that represent the business sector? Why should public health entities with altruistic goals work with companies that are primarily motivated by the desire for profit? The differences in mission, perspectives, and priorities create skepticism for public health officials about the motives of the private sector and the benefits of engaging in partnerships, even when the efforts might have substantial public health benefits. Because we face skyrocketing health care costs, a growing chronic disease burden, and shrinking resources for public health programs at local, state, and national levels, health professionals may reluctantly collaborate on specific projects with the business sector. These collaborations rarely establish the types of partnerships that promote the mutual exchange of ideas, resources, expertise, or access to specific populations, nor do they result in political advocacy that would benefit public health.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Preventing Chronic Disease

دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009