Chronic Kidney Disease: A Public Health Problem That Needs a Public Health Action Plan

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Schoolwerth, Anton C ; Engelgau, Michael M ; Rufo, Kathy H ; Vinicor, Frank ; Hostetter, Thomas H ; Chianchiano, Dolph ; McClellan, William M ; Warnock, David G
• Description:
  For a health problem or condition to be considered a public health issue, four criteria must be met: 1) the health condition must place a large burden on society, a burden that is getting larger despite existing control efforts; 2) the burden must be distributed unfairly (i.e., certain segments of the population are unequally affected); 3) there must be evidence that upstream preventive strategies could substantially reduce the burden of the condition; and 4) such preventive strategies are not yet in place. Chronic kidney disease meets these criteria for a public health issue. Therefore, as a complement to clinical approaches to controlling it, a broad and coordinated public health approach will be necessary to meet the burgeoning health, economic, and societal challenges of chronic kidney disease.
• Subjects:
  Humans Public Health Public Health Practice Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Special Topic
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2006; 3(2).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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