HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy today stressed the importance of improving health outcomes and access to quality health care at a meeting with community and business leaders from Dauphin, Perry, and Cumberland counties.
"Even as we research and explore all of the factors in our environment and in our bodies that impact our health, our ZIP codes are more likely to determine our health than our genetic codes," Secretary Murphy said. "It's essential that communities begin a conversation to identify areas where health gaps exist and develop solutions that will improve health outcomes for all of our residents."
Public Health 3.0 is a national movement that represents a progression from Public Health 2.0, a model which has been utilized for the past several decades and has traditionally focused on the development of governmental programs to improve health outcomes. Public Health 3.0 calls for business leaders, community leaders, state lawmakers, and federal policymakers to boldly expand public health to address all aspects of life that promote health and well-being, including:
For more information about the Department of Health's efforts to improve public health in the commonwealth, visit our website at www.health.pa.gov or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
MEDIA CONTACT: April Hutcheson, 717-787-1783 or [email protected].
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"Even as we research and explore all of the factors in our environment and in our bodies that impact our health, our ZIP codes are more likely to determine our health than our genetic codes," Secretary Murphy said. "It's essential that communities begin a conversation to identify areas where health gaps exist and develop solutions that will improve health outcomes for all of our residents."
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Public Health 3.0 is a national movement that represents a progression from Public Health 2.0, a model which has been utilized for the past several decades and has traditionally focused on the development of governmental programs to improve health outcomes. Public Health 3.0 calls for business leaders, community leaders, state lawmakers, and federal policymakers to boldly expand public health to address all aspects of life that promote health and well-being, including:
- Economic development;
- Education;
- Transportation;
- Food;
- Environment;
- Housing; and
- Safe neighborhoods.
For more information about the Department of Health's efforts to improve public health in the commonwealth, visit our website at www.health.pa.gov or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
MEDIA CONTACT: April Hutcheson, 717-787-1783 or [email protected].
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SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Health