Robert A. Hahn|Benedict I. Truman
Education Improves Public Health and Promotes Health Equity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
article describes framework empirical evidence support argument educational programs policies crucial public health interventions concepts education health developed linked review wide range empirical studies clarify pathways linkage explore implications basic educational expertise skills including fundamental knowledge reasoning ability emotional selfregulation interactional abilities critical components health moreover education fundamental social determinant health upstream cause health programs close gaps educational outcomes lowincome racial ethnic minority populations higherincome majority populations needed promote health equity public health policy makers health practitioners educators departments health education collaborate implement educational programs policies systematic evidence indicates clear public health benefits