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Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH, Associate Editor

Deputy Commissioner, New York City, Department of Health Mental Hygiene

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This issue of the Journal focuses on public health advocacy. According to dictionary definitions, "to advocate" means to espouse a cause by argument, to plead in favor of, to recommend publicly. The business of improving population health has always been linked to action. Buried in seemingly dry public health statistics is the evidence of preventable illness and death. To document this is not enough. To effect change may never be politically "safe" and is never a simple matter.

The classic tale of cholera in mid–19th century London reminds us that at its finest, public health is data driven and intervention . . . [Full Text]

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