Public Management and Essential Public Health Functions

The authors provide an overview of how different approaches to improving public sector management relate to so-called core or essential public health functions, such as disease surveillance, health education, monitoring and evaluation, workforce de...

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Main Authors: Khaleghian, Peyvand, Das Gupta, Monica
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/3217618/public-management-essential-public-health-functions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14785
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Summary:The authors provide an overview of how different approaches to improving public sector management relate to so-called core or essential public health functions, such as disease surveillance, health education, monitoring and evaluation, workforce development, enforcement of public health laws and regulations, public health research, and health policy development. The authors summarize key themes in the public management literature and draw lessons for their application to these core functions.