Public Health
The WSMA supports promoting financial incentives to encourage more
physicians to enter primary care and/or serve in rural areas. (EC Rpt C,
A-92) (Reaffirmed A-23)
The WSMA affirms that improving Population Health should be a true goal of
any meaningful health reform effort and that achieving this goal requires
a robust partnership between public health and medical care practitioners
to carry out long-term disease prevention strategies. (Res A-3, A-09)
The WSMA support a strong public health program making available to all
Washingtonians scientifically determined, cost effective preventative
health services (such as immunizations and community based services such
as those for communicable disease, sanitation and poison control).
(Reaffirmed A-23)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services