Building a Culture of Health: A Critical Role for Public Health Services and Systems Research

The authors reflect on the development of a culture of health in the United States and on the role that public health services and systems research can play in it. They suggest that health and health care have reached a pivotal point in the United States and that new skills and perspectives will be needed to inform public health systems and services research. They argue that a culture of health must be established and that it will require changes in education and health services administration.