HSS - Health Systems Science: The Social Aspect

Population Health - the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of health outcomes within the group - such outcomes are the product of multiple determinants of health; encompasses the health outcomes of groups, communities or populations of individuals

With a strong focus on the analysis of outcomes to drive change and new policy; the main goal of population health is to improve health outcomes through health care delivery changes. The population health focus within health care delivery broadens perspective from the traditional 1:1 focus to include considerations of a group, community, or population.

Health Systems Science - Ch 11