The 1988 IOM Report: A Philosophical Renaissance Short of Recommending a National Public Health System.

HISTORY of public health; NATIONAL Academy of Medicine (U.S.); INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; PROFESSIONAL associations; ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; REPORT writing; PRACTICAL politics; MEDICAL screening; PUBLIC health; CENTERS for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.)

The article discusses the 1988 report "The Future of Public Health" from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) which concluded that the governmental public health in the U.S. is a system in disarray. Cited are work done to strengthen academic-practice linkages since 1988 report, how the absence of financial and organizational renaissance continues to hinder capacity of the public health profession, and work that remains unfinished from the IOM reports.