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Participatory Medicine is seen as a policy goal by some prominent health researchers and officials. The Director of the US National Institutes of Health stated the following:
As opposed to the doctor-centric, curative model of the past, the future is going to be patient-centric and proactive. It must be based on education and communication. This is what I am pushing for at NIH. I like to change things and believe we need to be ahead of the curve. The challenge is to channel the energy of this outstanding organization to help the public better care for itself. No one knows exactly how to do this. It requires voluntary, intelligent participation, not passive acceptance. We can provide the information, but you have to do something for yourself.
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- - Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., NIH Director, December 2007
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