2012/06/14 by C. William Keck, Gail Reed · 1 citation
Medicine · Nursing · Social Sciences · #Cuban History and Society #Economic growth #Environmental health #Health care #Health policy #Healthcare system #Law #Medicine #Nursing #Political science #Politics #Population #Population health #Public health #Social determinants of health
paper · doi:10.2105/ajph.2012.300822
openalex publication_date 2012/06/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/07
As health professionals in the United States consider how to focus health care and coverage to ensure better, more equitable patient and population health outcomes, the experience of Cuba's National Health System over the last 5 decades may provide useful insights. Although mutual awareness has been limited by long-term political hostilities between the United States and Cuban governments, the history and details of the Cuban health system indicate that their health system merits attention as an example of a national integrated approach resulting in improved health status. More extensive analysis of the principles, practices, and outcomes in Cuba is warranted to inform health system transformation in the United States, despite differences in political-social systems and available resources.