A public health framework for paediatric palliative and hospice care
This chapter outlines a public health framework for paediatric palliative and hospice care to facilitate the focus on key public health concerns and to understand better how they apply in paediatric palliative and hospice care. It includes assessing patterns of health and disease in populations, promoting wellness, understanding the social determinants of health, considering nested levels of influence and impact, and improving quality while promoting equity.
Keywords: public health, health care, end-of-life care, children
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