Lourdes Rodriguez of The University of Texas at Austin provided instructions for a small-group interactive exercise. Using the diagram shown in Figure 2-2 describing upstream, midstream, and ...

In a well-known public health parable—the upstream–downstream story, credited to medical sociologist Irving Zola—the story’s protagonist is standing alongside a river that is slowly filling with ...

Circling back to where we began, investing in upstream systemic change effectively tackles homelessness, hunger, and mental health crises by fixing systemic barriers and preventing downstream ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Upstream and downstream medicine are terms used to describe the difference between preventing and treating chronic health conditions such as heart attacks, stroke and obesity. In ...

Investing $1 in system and policy change (upstream prevention) can save $7 to $10 in post-disaster recovery costs (Public Safety Canada, 2019). Should we spend 7 million dollars on building homeless ...