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  • The Basic Criterion of Public Health

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    The Basic Criterion of Public Health

    November 2019 Sandro Galea

    Although it has been 84 years since The Milbank Quarterly published Edgar Sydenstricker’s “The Changing Concept of Public Health,” the article’s emphasis on preventing poor health outcomes by bolstering economic security, safe and equitable housing conditions, and access to nutritious food and exercise remains as salient as ever. More