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Public health: ‘Miniscule’ investment

How much does America spend on public health?

Health care is a huge part of the American economy. But that does not mean every part of health care has the same cost or receives the same investment. American Public Health Association Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD, discusses federal public funding for public health.


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