Healthy Communities: New Partnerships for the Future of Public Health -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND MANAGED CARE -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE COMMUNITY -- REVISITING THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- Introduction -- FACTORS AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH -- SUMMARY AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT -- Public Health and Managed Care -- STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF MANAGED CARE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH -- Accountability, Responsibility, and Quality -- Population Orientation and Prevention -- Personal Health Services for Vulnerable Populations -- DEFINING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- Roles for Public Health Agencies -- Roles for Managed Care Organizations -- CONCLUSIONS -- Public Health and the Community -- POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH -- COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY -- DIFFICULT PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTY SOLVING PROBLEMS -- CONCLUSIONS -- Revisiting The Future of Public Health -- BETTER DEFINITIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY -- PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTION -- TRAINING OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS -- DEVELOPING STRONGER LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Appendix A Public Health Roundtable Meeting -- PARTICIPANTS -- SUMMARY MINUTES -- Appendix B Public Health Roundtable -- PARTICIPANTS -- Appendix C Public Health Roundtable -- PARTICIPANTS.