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Executive Summary
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... Reactions to this report and more specifically, to the potential leading health indicator sets and suggested measures, will be solicited from the public health community as well as representatives of diverse consumer audiences through electronic communication, regional public meetings convened by DHHS, focus group discussions with target populations, and other information-ga~ering techniques. Review of information from these venous sources will be summarized in a Bird and final report for DHHS to be published in April 1999.
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... assessment of sample indicator sets for their ability to reach and motivate the general public and selected population groups as well as their acceptance and support Dom the public health community. The remainder of this report describes specific activities that have been, or will be, completed to achieve the overriding goal of this consensus-building process-development of a minimum of 2 sets of leading health indicators for submission to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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... sample reactions ofthe lay public to each recommended indicator set, with particular focus on issues such as appeal, interest, recognition, and ability to motivate positive changes in behaviors and other health determinants; and (4) plans for dissemination to ensure penetration ofthe indicator sets to members ofthe public and private health care delivery systems, the media, the general public, and select population groups.
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