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Melianova E, Morris TT, Leckie G, Manley D. Local government spending and mental health: Untangling the impacts using a dynamic modelling approach. Soc Sci Med 2024; 348:116844. [PMID: 38615613 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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This study investigated the impact of local government spending on mental health in England between 2013 and 2019. Guided by the "Health in All Policies" vision, which encourages the integration of health in all decision-making areas, we explored how healthcare and multiple nonmedical budgeting decisions related to population mental health. We used random curve general cross-lagged modelling to dynamically partition effects into the short-run (from t to t + 1) and long-run (from t to t + 2) impacts, account for unobserved area-level heterogeneity and reverse causality from health outcomes to financial investments, and comprehensive modelling of budget items as an interconnected system. Our findings revealed that spending in adult social care, healthcare, and law & order predicted long-term mental health gains (0.004-0.081 SDs increase for each additional 10% in expenditure). However, these sectors exhibited negative short-term impulses (0.012-0.077 SDs decrease for each additional 10% in expenditure), markedly offsetting the long-term gains. In turn, infrastructural and environmental spending related to short-run mental health gains (0.005-0.031 SDs increase for each additional 10% in expenditure), while the long-run effects were predominantly negative (0.005-0.028 SDs decrease for each additional 10% in expenditure). The frequent occurrence of short-run and long-run negative links suggested that government resources may not be effectively reaching the areas that are most in need. In the short-term, negative effects could also imply temporary disruptions to service delivery largely uncompensated by later mental health improvements. Nonetheless, some non-health spending policies, such as law & order and infrastructure, can be related to long-lasting positive mental health impacts.
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- Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Social Research Institute, University College London, UK.
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- Centre for Multilevel Modelling and School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.
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- School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
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Guglielmin M, Shankardass K, Bayoumi A, O'campo P, Kokkinen L, Muntaner C. Tools for local health in all policies implementation: evidence from an explanatory case study of Kuopio, Finland. Scand J Public Health 2023; 51:1196-1204. [PMID: 35766538 DOI: 10.1177/14034948221090076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIMS This paper describes the use of three governance tools for health in all policies utilised to facilitate implementation in the municipality of Kuopio, Finland: impact assessments, a city mandate (the Kuopio strategy), and shared budgets. METHODS An explanatory case study was used. Data sources included semistructured interviews with 10 government employees and scholarly literature. Realist scientific methods were used to reveal mechanisms underlying the use of tools in health in all policies. RESULTS Strong evidence was found supporting initial and new theory/hypotheses regarding the use of each tool in achieving positive implementation outcomes. Impact assessments facilitated health in all policies by enhancing understanding of health implications. The Kuopio strategy aided in implementation by giving credence to health in all policies work via formal authority. Shared budgets promoted intersectoral discussions and understanding, and a sense of ownership, in addition to allowing time to be spent on health in all policies work and not financial deliberation. CONCLUSIONS Findings confirm the efficacious use of three governance tools in implementing health in all policies in Kuopio. Knowledge and evidence-based guidelines on local health in all policies implementation are needed as this policy approach continues to be recognised and adopted as a means to promote population health and health equity.
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- Maria Guglielmin
- Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Division of General Internal Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Bloomberg School of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Mahabir DF, Shankardass K, Freiler A, O'Campo P, Brisbois B, Muntaner C. How and why buy-in for health in all policies was facilitated in Ecuador: a realist case study of Plan Nacional para el Buen Vivir. Int J Equity Health 2022; 21:108. [PMID: 35971174 PMCID: PMC9377301 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-022-01703-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background In 2008, Ecuador introduced Plan Nacional para el Buen Vivir (PNBV; National Plan for Good Living), which was widely recognized as a promising example of Health in All Policies (HiAP) due to the integration of policy sectors on health and health equity objectives. PBNV was implemented through three successive plans (2009–2013, 2013–2017, 2017–2021). In a time of widening global health inequities, there is growing interest in understanding how politics and governance shape HiAP implementation. The objective of this study was to test specific hypotheses about how, why, to what extent, and under what circumstances HiAP was implemented in Ecuador. Methods An explanatory case study approach (HiAP Analysis using Realist Methods on International Case Studies—HARMONICS) was used to understand the processes that hindered or facilitated HiAP implementation. Realist methods and systems theory were employed to test hypotheses through analysis of empirical and grey literature, and 19 key informant interviews. This case study focused on processes related to buy-in for a HiAP approach by diverse policy sectors, particularly in relation to the strong mandate and transformative governance approach that were introduced by then-President Rafael Correa’s administration to support PNBV. Results The mandate and governance approach of the HiAP approach achieved buy-in for implementation across diverse sectors. Support for the hypotheses was found through direct evidence about buy-in for HiAP implementation by policy sectors; and indirect evidence about allocation of governmental resources for HiAP implementation. Key mechanisms identified included: influence of political elites; challenges in dealing with political opposition and ‘siloed’ ways of thinking; and the role of strategies and resources in motivating buy-in. Conclusion In Ecuador, political elites were a catalyst for mechanisms that impacted buy-in and government funding for HiAP implementation. They raised awareness among policy sectors initially opposed to PNBV about the rationale for changing governance practices, and they provided financial resources to support efforts related to PNBV. Specific mechanisms help explain these phenomena further. Future studies should examine ways that PNBV may have been an impediment to health equity for some marginalized groups while strengthening HiAP implementation.
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- Deb Finn Mahabir
- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5, Canada
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- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, British Columbia, V2N 4Z9, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1P8, Canada
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Quilling E, Mielenbrink V, Osterhoff A, Terhorst S, Tollmann P, Kruse S. State of evidence on municipal strategies for health promotion and prevention: a literature and database research (Scoping Review). BMC Public Health 2022; 22:301. [PMID: 35164731 PMCID: PMC8842970 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12607-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background There are gaps in the research regarding the implementation and evidence of overall strategies for municipal health promotion addressing communities. The aim of this scoping review is to gain initial findings concerning theoretical models, approaches and evidence on strategies of municipal health promotion, which include self-care, mutual aid and healthy environments. The findings can enrich the development of health promotion services. Methods A systematic scoping literature analysis was conducted in the databases PubMed, Web of Science, SAGE-Journals, Wiley-Online, ScienceDirect, LIVIVO and WiSo database as well as in a German project database. Evaluation studies and research reports on strategies in municipal health promotion were included and analysed qualitatively. Results According to our predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 hits were included. Capacity building, planning and the establishment of structures for health promotion were identified as theory-based models and approaches. None of the publications included showed clear evidence of the effects of municipal health promotion measures in terms of classically medically defined evidence. Conclusions The use of evidence-based theoretical models and approaches is no guarantee for the success of strategies for municipal health promotion. Challenges with regard to evidence are the execution of study designs corresponding to higher evidence classes and the isolation of effects of health promotion measures in complex environments. Trial registration This scoping review was not registered beforehand. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-022-12607-0.
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- Eike Quilling
- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany.
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- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences RheinMain, Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 18, 65197, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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Dills JE, Lawson TM, Branscomb J, Mullenix A, Lich KH. Health Impact Assessment: A Missed Opportunity for MCH Professionals in Their Quest to Address the Social Determinants of Health. Matern Child Health J 2022; 26:88-113. [PMID: 35072867 PMCID: PMC9482588 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03350-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Introduction Public health professionals, especially ones concerned with maternal and child health (MCH), need to engage in cross-sector collaborations to address social determinants of health. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) systematically brings public health perspectives into non-health decision-making contexts that influence social determinants. Alignment of MCH and HIA practice has not previously been documented. Methods An exploratory review of HIAs conducted in the United States considered several dimensions of MCH-HIA alignment and produced data to test the hypothesis that HIAs involving MCH stakeholders are more likely to address MCH populations and relevant measures. The review examined three key variables for each HIA: inclusion of MCH-focused stakeholders, level of focus on MCH populations, and presence of MCH-relevant content. Results Of the 424 HIAs included in the database of US HIAs, 350 were included in this review. Twenty-four percent (84) included MCH-focused stakeholders, and 42% (148) focused on MCH populations. Ninety percent (317) included metrics or content relevant to at least one Title V National Performance Measure (NPM). HIAs that clearly included MCH stakeholders had seven times the odds of including both a focus on MCH populations and at least one NPM-relevant topic compared to HIAs that did not clearly include MCH stakeholders (OR 6.98; 95% CI 3.99, 12.20). Discussion Despite low engagement of MCH stakeholders in HIAs, many still consider MCH populations and measures. Intentional engagement of MCH workforce in HIAs could ensure greater alignment with existing MCH priorities (such as addressing the social determinants of health and equity) in a given jurisdiction.
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- James E Dills
- Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, 55 Park Place NE, 8th Floor, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Grace Crum Rollins Building, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, 55 Park Place NE, 8th Floor, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 412 Rosenau Hall CB #7445, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 1105E McGavran-Greenberg Hall CB #7411, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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Röding D, Walter U, Dreier M. Long-Term Effects of Integrated Strategies of Community Health Promotion on Diabetes Mellitus Mortality: a Natural Policy Experiment Based on Aggregated Longitudinal Secondary Data. J Urban Health 2021; 98:791-800. [PMID: 34799821 PMCID: PMC8688653 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-021-00590-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Integrated strategies of community health promotion (ISCHP) are based on intersectoral collaborations using the Health in All Policies approach to address determinants of health. While effects on health determinants have been shown, evidence on the effectiveness of ISCHP on health outcomes is scarce. The aim of this study is to assess the long-term effects of ISCHP on diabetes mellitus mortality (DMM) in German communities. A nonrandomized evaluation based on secondary county-level official data (1998-2016) was performed. In April 2019, 149 communities in Germany with ISCHP out of 401 were identified. Communities with < 5 measurements of DMM, starting before 1999 or after 2015, were excluded. Analyses included 65 communities with ISCHP (IG) and 124 without ISCHP (CG). ISCHP ran for a mean of 5.6 years. Fixed effects (FE) models were used to estimate effects of ISCHP and duration on DMM taking into account the time-varying average age. The FE estimator for DMM is b = - 2.48 (95% CI - 3.45 to - 1.51) for IG vs. CG and b = - 0.30 (95% CI - 0.46 to - 0.14) for ISCHP duration (0-16 years). In the first year of an ISCHP, a reduction of the annual DMM of 0.3 per 100,000 population (1%), and in the 16th year of 4.8 (14%) was achieved. This study provides preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of ISCHP in Germany. Limitations include inaccuracies to classify IG and CG and possible selection bias. Longitudinal county-level data may be an efficient data source to evaluate complex interventions, thereby contributing to further strengthen evidence-based integrated health promotion.
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- Dominik Röding
- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Carl-Neuberg Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Carl-Neuberg Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Carl-Neuberg Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Amler M, Bollmann J, Waldhauer J, Janella M. ["From Crisis to Health in All Policies." Conference report from the Poverty and Health 2021 Congress]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2021; 64:1020-5. [PMID: 34251465 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-021-03381-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Der Kongress Armut und Gesundheit, der seit 1995 jährlich von Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e. V. in Kooperation mit unterschiedlichsten Partner*innen ausgerichtet wird, gehört inzwischen zu den größten regelmäßig stattfindenden Public-Health-Veranstaltungen in Deutschland (siehe Infobox 1). Er ist eine Plattform für den Austausch zwischen Wissenschaft, Praxis, Zivilgesellschaft und Politik. Unter dem Motto „Aus der Krise zu Health in All Policies“ wurden in diesem Jahr Public Health und gesundheitliche Ungleichheit vor allem vor dem Hintergrund der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie thematisiert. In über 80 Veranstaltungen mit knapp 500 Referierenden wurde ein breites Spektrum an Themen und Fragestellungen diskutiert: unter anderem der Zusammenhang zwischen Armut und COVID-19, die Herausforderungen in der Pflege, die Situation wohnungsloser Menschen, der Einfluss der Pandemie auf (junge) Familien oder Studierende sowie globale Fragen zur Impfstrategie und Eckpunkte für eine Public-Health-Strategie für Deutschland.
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Strippel H. [Oral health for all-how can the development of dental public health in Germany be sustainably enhanced?]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2021; 64:879-887. [PMID: 34114055 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-021-03360-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Public health promotes health through organised efforts of society. Oral and maxillofacial diseases and conditions are important public health problems due to the large burden of disease and oral health inequity caused by social determinants. Caries, periodontitis, traumatic dental injuries or carcinomas of the mouth and throat can be reduced by increased public health efforts. One example for a highly effective public health measure like the health-promoting modification of the product range is the addition of fluoride to toothpastes, which is largely responsible for the impressive caries decline.However, the full potential of dental public health is not yet unlocked. It therefore appears necessary to create structures such as an "oral health institution" at the federal level and through statutory mandate. Its assignment should be "oral health for all" through changes in the social and economic environments to make them conducive to oral health. By this, the already established individual and group prophylaxis would be complemented with a population-based approach. The institution's tasks on the federal and on the federal states level should be to influence policies relevant to oral health, communication, collaboration, advanced training and research. Subdivisions of the proposed institution could provide oral health education for groups not yet reached. This would be an essential contribution to effectively addressing existing oral health problems across the population as well as for deprived and vulnerable groups.
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- Harald Strippel
- Team Grundsatzberatung Medizin, Medizinischer Dienst des Spitzenverbandes Bund der Krankenkassen e. V. (MDS), Theodor-Althoff-Straße 47, 45133, Essen, Deutschland.
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Fronteira I, Sidat M, Magalhães JP, de Barros FPC, Delgado AP, Correia T, Daniel-Ribeiro CT, Ferrinho P. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A syndemic perspective. One Health 2021; 12:100228. [PMID: 33614885 PMCID: PMC7887445 DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected communities, populations, and countries throughout the world. As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic developed, the extent to which the disease interacted with already existing endemic, non-communicable and infectious diseases became evident, hence deeply influencing health outcomes. Additionally, a synergistic effect has been demonstrated also with socio-economic, cultural, and contextual determinants of health which seem to contribute to poorer health and accumulating social disadvantages. In this essay, using as a starting point the syndemic theory that translates the cumulative and intertwined factors between different epidemics, we argue that the SARS-CoV-2 is a one health issue of a syndemic nature and that the failure to acknowledge this contributes to weakened policy-making processes and public health responses and ineffective health policies and programs.
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- Inês Fronteira
- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal,Corresponding author.
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- Community Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
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- Public Health Unit, Group of Primary Care Centers of Porto Oriental, North Health Regional Administration, Ministry of Health, Portugal
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- University of Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Malária, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro and Centro de Pesquisa Diagnóstico e Treinamento em Malária, Fiocruz e Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Brazil
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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Trojan A, Fehr R. [Sustainable urban health: conceptual foundations and current initiatives]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2020; 63:953-961. [PMID: 32643005 PMCID: PMC8219555 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-020-03187-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The interactions between cities/settlements and health have been an issue of discussion since antiquity. Since the late 1970s, there has been renewed interest in the role of nonmedical determinants of health. This paper aims to retrace the development of relevant new concepts during the last 40 years, clarify their mutual relationships, and from this background present the concept of sustainable urban health. For this purpose, a secondary analysis is conducted and relevant documents and literature are being interpreted.After an introduction using illustrative examples of urban health, the paper describes how the WHO has provided crucial input to a renewed debate on public health since the 1970s, based on concepts such as "multi-/intersectoral action," "healthy public policy," and "health in all policies." Sustainable urban health, tying in with this tradition, is characterized as a program of expanding the horizon and of building bridges between disciplines and societal sectors. This is exemplified by a local initiative in the city of Hamburg.Rather than being substantially different, the WHO concepts may be seen as representing various shades of emphasis. Health in all policies (HiAPs) are in line with the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; the concept succeeded in being integrated into both WHO and EU policy making. Additional work is required for the sustainable urban health goal to synchronously promote health and sustainability in urban societies.
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- Alf Trojan
- Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
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- Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Deutschland
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Guldbrandsson K, Bremberg S. Cross-sectoral cooperation at the ministerial level in three Nordic countries - With a focus on health inequalities. Soc Sci Med 2020; 256:112999. [PMID: 32504865 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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To reduce health inequalities requires interventions that address the social determinants of health. The responsibilities, at the ministerial level, for these determinants are mainly situated outside the ministry of health. Accordingly, interventions to reduce health inequalities require coordination between the ministry of health and other ministries. Yet, a large literature in public administration has demonstrated that cross-sectoral cooperation is hard to achieve. The goal of this paper was to examine whether inter-ministerial cooperation relating to the reduction of health inequalities is occurring in practice. Semi-structured interviews were performed with senior officials at 26 ministries in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The interviews were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The point of departure was a question if the ministries had initiated substantial measures, such as reforms, regulations, funding, or fiscal strategies, aiming to promote health equity in the population and, if so, if this was done in cooperation with other ministries. The informants reported 80 measures intended to promote health equity and stated inter-ministerial cooperation for 65 of these measures. Many informants described that cooperation between the ministries was routine and well-functioning. Thus, there was no recorded lack of inter-ministerial cooperation. However, the measures that were reported, seemed to be insufficient to reduce health inequalities, both due to lack of extent and lack of effectiveness. This might be due to insufficient political commitment to tackle health inequalities. If so, the WHO Health in All Policies approach might not be effective.
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- Karin Guldbrandsson
- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Folkhälsomyndigheten, SE-171 82, Solna, Sweden; Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Folkhälsomyndigheten, SE-171 82, Solna, Sweden; Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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RéSUMé: OBJECTIF: Il est démontré que la santé est principalement le fruit de ses déterminants sociaux, et comme de fait, la recherche sur les systèmes de santé montre que les dépenses publiques relatives aux programmes sociaux sont souvent plus fortement corrélées à la santé des populations que les investissements dans les soins médicaux. Notre étude vise à aider les Cabinets provinciaux et fédéraux du Canada à en prendre acte en introduisant le concept de « la santé dans toutes les politiques » (Health in All Policies, ou HiAP) dans les débats budgétaires. MéTHODE: L'étude est descriptive; elle analyse des données secondaires accessibles au public sur les budgets fédéraux et provinciaux pour déterminer comment le financement public des investissements dans les déterminants sociaux de la santé (DSS) aux stades précoces (< 45 ans) et ultérieurs (65 ans et plus) du parcours de vie a évolué depuis 1976 par rapport aux investissements dans les soins médicaux. RéSULTATS: Les dépenses en soins médicaux ont augmenté de 3 983 $ par personne de 65 ans et plus depuis 1976. Cette augmentation dépasse de 45 % l'augmentation combinée des dépenses en services de garde, en congés parentaux, en aide au revenu familial, en éducation et en soins médicaux par personne pour les moins de 45 ans. De toutes les nouvelles dépenses pour les Canadiens plus jeunes, les soins médicaux ont reçu les investissements les plus importants. Alors que les dépenses médicales pour les retraités ont dépassé d'un peu plus de la moitié le rythme des dépenses en revenus de retraite, les dépenses médicales pour les Canadiens plus jeunes ont augmenté presque autant que les dépenses pour l'ensemble des politiques de DSS à leur endroit. CONCLUSION: Depuis 1976, il y a une plus grande concordance entre l'approche HiAP et le financement public du Canada pour les aînés que pour les Canadiens plus jeunes. Ces résultats offrent aux décideurs d'importantes informations rétrospectives pour évaluer les futurs investissements publics dans les soins médicaux et les déterminants sociaux de la santé pour tout le parcours de vie, ainsi que les plans de financement de ces investissements.
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- Paul Kershaw
- Generation Squeeze Research and Knowledge Mobilization Lab, School of Population & Public Health, University of British Columbia, 440 - 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Ramirez-Rubio O, Daher C, Fanjul G, Gascon M, Mueller N, Pajín L, Plasencia A, Rojas-Rueda D, Thondoo M, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ. Urban health: an example of a " health in all policies" approach in the context of SDGs implementation. Global Health 2019; 15:87. [PMID: 31856877 PMCID: PMC6924052 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-019-0529-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cities are an important driving force to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda. The SDGs provide an operational framework to consider urbanization globally, while providing local mechanisms for action and careful attention to closing the gaps in the distribution of health gains. While health and well-being are explicitly addressed in SDG 3, health is also present as a pre condition of SDG 11, that aims at inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an approach to public policy across sectors that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies, and avoids harmful health impacts in order to improve population health and health equity. HiAP is key for local decision-making processes in the context of urban policies to promote public health interventions aimed at achieving SDG targets. HiAPs relies heavily on the use of scientific evidence and evaluation tools, such as health impact assessments (HIAs). HIAs may include city-level quantitative burden of disease, health economic assessments, and citizen and other stakeholders' involvement to inform the integration of health recommendations in urban policies. The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)'s Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative provides an example of a successful model of translating scientific evidence into policy and practice with regards to sustainable and healthy urban development. The experiences collected through ISGlobal's participation implementing HIAs in several cities worldwide as a way to promote HiAP are the basis for this analysis. AIM The aim of this article is threefold: to understand the links between social determinants of health, environmental exposures, behaviour, health outcomes and urban policies within the SDGs, following a HiAP rationale; to review and analyze the key elements of a HiAP approach as an accelerator of the SDGs in the context of urban and transport planning; and to describe lessons learnt from practical implementation of HIAs in cities across Europe, Africa and Latin-America. METHODS We create a comprehensive, urban health related SDGs conceptual framework, by linking already described urban health dimensions to existing SDGs, targets and indicators. We discuss, taking into account the necessary conditions and steps to conduct HiAP, the main barriers and opportunities within the SDGs framework. We conclude by reviewing HIAs in a number of cities worldwide (based on the experiences collected by co-authors of this publication), including city-level quantitative burden of disease and health economic assessments, as practical tools to inform the integration of health recommendations in urban policies. RESULTS A conceptual framework linking SDGs and urban and transportplanning, environmental exposures, behaviour and health outcomes, following a HiAP rationale, is designed. We found at least 38 SDG targets relevant to urban health, corresponding to 15 SDGs, while 4 important aspects contained in our proposed framework were not present in the SDGs (physical activity, noise, quality of life or social capital). Thus, a more comprehensive HiAP vision within the SDGs could be beneficial. Our analysis confirmed that the SDGs framework provides an opportunity to formulate and implement policies with a HiAP approach. Three important aspects are highlighted: 1) the importance of the intersectoral work and health equity as a cross-cutting issue in sustainable development endeavors; 2) policy coherence, health governance, and stakeholders' participation as key issues; and 3) the need for high quality data. HIAs are a practical tool to implement HiAP. Opportunities and barriers related to the political, legal and health governance context, the capacity to inform policies in other sectors, the involvement of different stakeholders, and the availability of quality data are discussed based on our experience. Quantitative assessments can provide powerful data such as: estimates of annual preventable morbidity and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) under compliance with international exposure recommendations for physical activity, exposure to air pollution, noise, heat, and access to green spaces; the associated economic impacts in health care costs per year; and the number of preventable premature deaths when improvements in urban and transport planning are implemented. This information has been used to support the design of policies that promote cycling, walking, public, zero and low-emitting modes of transport, and the provision of urban greening or healthy public open spaces in Barcelona (e.g. Urban Mobility, Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Plans, or the Superblocks's model), the Bus Rapid Transit and Open Streets initiatives in several Latin American cities or targeted SDGs assessments in Morocco. CONCLUSIONS By applying tools such as HIA, HiAP can be implemented to inform and improve transport and urban planning to achieve the 2030 SDG Agenda. Such a framework could be potentially used in cities worldwide, including those of less developed regions or countries. Data availability, taking into account equity issues, strenghtening the communication between experts, decision makers and citizens, and the involvement of all major stakeholders are crucial elements for the HiAP approach to translate knowledge into SDG implementation.
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
- Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
- University of Amsterdam, AISSR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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Olu O, Drameh-Avognon P, Asamoah-Odei E, Kasolo F, Valdez T, Kabaniha G, Karamagi H, Good S, O'Malley H, Yoti Z, Razakazoa N, Minkoulou E, Dangou JM, Mbola Mbassi S, Castellon MS, Cabore J, Moeti M. Community participation and private sector engagement are fundamental to achieving universal health coverage and health security in Africa: reflections from the second Africa health forum. BMC Proc 2019; 13:7. [PMID: 31737089 PMCID: PMC6849158 DOI: 10.1186/s12919-019-0170-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Inadequate access to quality health care services due to weak health systems and recurrent public health emergencies are impediments to the attainment of Universal Health Coverage and health security in Africa. To discuss these challenges and deliberate on plausible solutions, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with the Government of Cabo Verde, convened the second Africa Health Forum in Praia, Cabo Verde on 26–28 March 2019, under the theme Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security: The Africa We Want to See. Methods The Forum was conducted through technical sessions consisting of high-level, moderated panel discussions on specific themes, some of them preceded by keynote addresses. There were booth exhibitions by Member States, World Health Organization and other organizations to facilitate information exchanges. A Communiqué highlighting the recommendations of the Forum was issued during the closing ceremony. More than 750 participants attended. Relevant information from the report of the Forum and notes by the authors were extracted and synthesized into these proceedings. Conclusions The Forum participants agreed that the role of community engagement and participation in the attainment of Universal Health Coverage, health security and ultimately the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be overemphasized. The public sector of Africa alone cannot achieve these three interrelated goals; other partners, such as the private sector, must be engaged. Technological innovations will be a key driver of the attainment of these goals; hence, there is need to harness the comparative advantages that they offer. Attainment of the three goals is also intertwined – achieving one paves the way for achieving the others. Thus, there is need for integrated public health approaches in the planning and implementation of interventions aimed at achieving them. Recommendations To ensure that the recommendations of this Forum are translated into concrete actions in a sustainable manner, we call on African Ministers of Health to ensure their integration into national health sector policies and strategic documents and to provide the necessary leadership required for their implementation. We also call on partners to mainstream these recommendations into their ongoing support to World Health Organization African Member States.
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- Olushayo Olu
- WHO Country Office, Juba, Republic of South Sudan
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- 3Consultant, Regional Director's Office, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- 2WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- 2WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- 2WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- 2WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- 2WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- 2WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- 2WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- 2WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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There has been renewed concern about the state of public health in Canada, with several recent articles in this journal suggesting that the discipline of public health is under threat and that there has been a significant erosion of its core infrastructure. We strongly agree with the need for a well-resourced formal public health system and preservation of capacity to carry out core public health functions, while also positing a complementary narrative that emphasizes the possibility for a broad notion of public health to persevere and thrive in the face of these challenges. We consider what public health is, who public health is, and why public health exists, and suggest that the answers to these questions point to opportunities to strengthen the necessary interdisciplinary approaches that can best address current and future public health concerns.
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- Jason L Cabaj
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. .,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. .,Population Public & Indigenous Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Mauti J, Gautier L, De Neve JW, Beiersmann C, Tosun J, Jahn A. Kenya's Health in All Policies strategy: a policy analysis using Kingdon's multiple streams. Health Res Policy Syst 2019; 17:15. [PMID: 30728042 PMCID: PMC6366019 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-019-0416-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an intersectoral approach that facilitates decision-making among policy-makers to maximise positive health impacts of other public policies. Kenya, as a member of WHO, has committed to adopting HiAP, which has been included in the Kenya Health Policy for the period 2014-2030. This study aims to assess the extent to which this commitment is being translated into the process of governmental policy-making and supported by international development partners as well as non-state actors. METHODS To examine HiAP in Kenya, a qualitative case study was performed, including a review of relevant policy documents. Furthermore, 40 key informants with diverse backgrounds (government, UN agencies, development agencies, civil society) were interviewed. Analysis was carried out using the main dimensions of Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach (problems, policy, politics). RESULTS Kenya is facing major health challenges that are influenced by various social determinants, but the implementation of intersectoral action focusing on health promotion is still arbitrary. On the policy level, little is known about HiAP in other government ministries. Many health-related collaborations exist under the concept of intersectoral collaboration, which is prominent in the country's development framework - Vision 2030 - but with no specific reference to HiAP. Under the political stream, the study highlights that political commitment from the highest office would facilitate mainstreaming the HiAP strategy, e.g. by setting up a department under the President's Office. The budgeting process and planning for the Sustainable Development Goals were found to be potential windows of opportunity. CONCLUSION While HiAP is being adopted as policy in Kenya, it is still perceived by many stakeholders as the business of the health sector, rather than a policy for the whole government and beyond. Kenya's Vision 2030 should use HiAP to foster progress in all sectors with health promotion as an explicit goal.
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- Joy Mauti
- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health (ESPUM), University of Montreal, 7101, avenue du Parc, 3rd floor, Montreal, Quebec H3N 1X9 Canada
- Centre d’Etudes en Sciences Sociales sur les Mondes Africains, Américains et Asiatiques (CESSMA), Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Case courrier 7017, 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Political Science, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Van Hoye A, Vandoorne C, Absil G, Lecomte F, Fallon C, Lombrail P, Vuillemin A. Health enhancing physical activity in all policies? Comparison of national public actors between France and Belgium. Health Policy 2019; 123:327-32. [PMID: 30712920 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Despite evidence on the benefits of health enhancing physical activity (HEPA), only few countries have developed "health in all policies" and specifically integrated HEPA policies. Paucity of studies have questioned the role of public national actors in PA policies enactment and delivery, the barriers and levers for adopting cross-sectoral HEPA. The present work seeks at comparing France and Belgium in regard to their competencies of ministries promoting HEPA, the presence of leadership and coordination in HEPA policies implementation, their key public legal entities working on HEPA. Expert interviews and document analysis were realized to complete the HEPA policy audit tool in each country. Results have shown that HEPA cross-sectoral policies are at their early stage. A broad diversity of sectors was implicated in HEPA policies: sport, health, transport, environment, and education, but often with weak activity. No leadership or coordination exist to implement HEPA policies, although different public legal entities could work on this aim. Ministries relationships were principally coming from formal co-interventions mandated by national public plans in France, where in Belgium relationships were punctual. Lobbying within each sector and in key public legal entities to promote HEPA is needed, and the development of official national coordination is essential.
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Baum F, Delany-Crowe T, MacDougall C, van Eyk H, Lawless A, Williams C, Marmot M. To what extent can the activities of the South Australian Health in All Policies initiative be linked to population health outcomes using a program theory-based evaluation? BMC Public Health 2019; 19:88. [PMID: 30658616 PMCID: PMC6339362 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6408-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background This paper reports on a five-year study using a theory-based program logic evaluation, and supporting survey and interview data to examine the extent to which the activites of the South Australian Health in All Policies initiative can be linked to population health outcomes. Methods Mixed-methods data were collected between 2012 and 2016 in South Australia (144 semi-structured key informant interviews; two electronic surveys of public servants in 2013 (n = 435) and 2015 (n = 483); analysis of state government policy documents; and construction of a program logic model to shape assessment of the feasibility of attribution to population health outcomes). Results Multiple actions on social determinants of health in a range of state government sectors were reported and most could be linked through a program logic model to making some contribution to future population health outcomes. Context strongly influences implementation; not all initiatives will be successful and experimentation is vital. Successful initiatives included HiAP influencing the urban planning department to be more concerned with the health impacts of planning decisions, and encouraging the environment department to be concerned with the health impacts of its work. Conclusions The theory-based program logic suggests that SA HiAP facilitated improved population health through working with multiple government departments. Public servants came to appreciate how their sectors impact on health. Program logic is a mechanism to evaluate complex public health interventions in a way that takes account of political and economic contexts. SA HiAP was mainly successful in avoiding lifestyle drift in strategy. The initiative encouraged a range of state government departments to tackle conditions of daily living. The broader underpinning factors dictating the distribution of power, money and resources were not addressed by HiAP. This reflects HiAP’s use of a consensus model which was driven by (rather than drove) state priorities and sought ‘win-win’ strategies.
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- Fran Baum
- Society and Equity, Southgate Institute for Health, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia.
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- Society and Equity, Southgate Institute for Health, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia
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- Society and Equity, Southgate Institute for Health, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia.,College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia
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- Society and Equity, Southgate Institute for Health, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia
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- Health Determinants and Policy, SA Department for Health and Wellbeing, PO Box 6, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK
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Graça P, Gregório MJ, de Sousa SM, Brás S, Penedo T, Carvalho T, Bandarra NM, Lima RM, Simão AP, Goiana-da-Silva F, Freitas MG, Araújo FF. A new interministerial strategy for the promotion of healthy eating in Portugal: implementation and initial results. Health Res Policy Syst 2018; 16:102. [PMID: 30376876 PMCID: PMC6208124 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-018-0380-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe the implementation, main intervention areas and initial results of the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Healthy Eating (EIPAS) in Portugal. METHODS EIPAS was published as a Law, in December of 2017, as a result of a collaboration between several ministries, including the Finance, Internal Affairs, Education, Health, Economy, Agriculture, and Sea Ministries, aiming at improving the dietary habits of the Portuguese population. The working group, led by the Ministry of Health, developed this strategy for over a year. The framework produced was based on WHO and European Commission recommendations as well as on relevant data from the last Portuguese dietary intake survey (2015/2016). EIPAS also reflects the results of a public hearing, including the food industry, among others, and the experience gathered, since 2012, through the National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating. It considers the 'health in all policies' challenge set by WHO and has four different strategic areas, namely (1) creation of healthier food environments, (2) improvement of the quality and accessibility of healthy food choices for consumers, (3) promotion and development of literacy, in order to encourage healthy food choices, and (4) promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship. In order to achieve these goals, a set of 51 actions was established and assigned to the seven ministries involved. RESULTS Under the scope of this strategy, Portugal has already implemented several actions, including (1) definition of standards for food availability at all public healthcare institutions; (2) implementation of a sugar tax on sweetened beverages; (3) implementation of a voluntary agreement with the food industry sector for food reformulation (work in progress); (4) design of a proposal for an interpretative model of front-of-pack food labelling; (5) improvement of the nutritional quality of food aid programmes for low-income groups; and (6) regulation of marketing of unhealthy foods to children. CONCLUSIONS For the first time, Portugal has a nutrition policy based on the WHO concept of 'health in all policies' and on the national data on food intake. The implementing process of all 51 actions and the inherent complexities and difficulties found so far have made this process be an authentic political and social laboratory that deserves to be followed.
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- Pedro Graça
- National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.,Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal. .,Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. .,EpiDoC Unit, Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas (CEDOC) da NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NMS/UNL), Lisbon, Portugal.
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- National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Technical Experts of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for local Administration, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Technical Experts of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for local Administration, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 1495-006, Lisbon, Portugal.,Ministry of Sea, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 1495-006, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Legal Advisor to the Secretary of State of Industry, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College Medical School, London, United Kingdom.,Invited Assistant of Management and Leadership on Health, Health Sciences Faculty of Beira Interior University, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Secretário de Estado Adjunto e da Saúde, XXI Governo Constitucional, Lisbon, Portugal.,Invited Professor of Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Wagemakers A, Mulderij LS, Verkooijen KT, Groenewoud S, Koelen MA. Care-physical activity initiatives in the neighbourhood: study protocol for mixed-methods research on participation, effective elements, impact, and funding methods. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:812. [PMID: 29954365 PMCID: PMC6025726 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5715-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the Netherlands, people with a low socioeconomic status (SES) live approximately 6 years less and are less engaged in physical activity (PA) than high SES citizens. This contributes to the persistent health inequalities between low and high SES citizens. Care-PA initiatives are deemed effective for stimulating PA and improving health and participation among peoples with a low SES. In those initiatives, multiple sectors (e.g. sports, health insurers, municipalities) collaborate to connect primary care and PA at neighbourhood level. This study focuses on two Dutch municipalities that aim to invest in Health in All Policies (HiAP) and care-PA initiatives to improve the health of people with low SES. The aim is to gain insight into (1) the short-term (3 months) and long-term (1 year) outcomes of participating in care-PA initiatives for low SES citizens in terms of health, quality of life, and societal participation, (2) the effective elements that contribute to these outcomes, (3) the direct and perceived societal costs and benefits of care-PA initiatives, and (4) alternative ways to fund integrated care, prevention, and care-PA initiatives at neighbourhood level. METHODS The study will be built on a mixed-methods design guided by action research to continuously facilitate participatory processes and practical solutions. To assess outcomes, body measurements and questionnaires will be used as part of a pre-test/post-test design. Focus groups and interviews will be conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of outcomes and action elements. Action elements will be explored by using multiple tools: concept mapping, the logic model, and capacity mapping. Direct and perceived societal costs will be measured by administrative data from healthcare insurers (before-after design) and the effectiveness arena. An alternative funding model will be identified based on literature study, expert meetings, and municipal workshops. DISCUSSION Initiatives addressing multiple factors at different levels in an integral way are a challenge for evaluation. Multi-methods and tools are required, and data need to be interpreted comprehensively in order to contribute to a contextual insight into what works and why in relation to HiAP and care-PA initiatives.
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- Annemarie Wagemakers
- Health and Society, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, PO. Box 8130, 6700 EW, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Health and Society, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, PO. Box 8130, 6700 EW, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Health and Society, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, PO. Box 8130, 6700 EW, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Quality in Health Care (IQ Healthcare), RadboudUMC Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Health and Society, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, PO. Box 8130, 6700 EW, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Guglielmin M, Muntaner C, O'Campo P, Shankardass K. A scoping review of the implementation of health in all policies at the local level. Health Policy 2018; 122:284-92. [PMID: 29305241 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an approach to public policies across sectors that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies, and avoids harmful health impacts in order to improve population health and health equity. HiAP implementation can involve engagement from multiple levels of government; however, factors contributing or hindering HiAP implementation at the local level are largely unexplored. Local is defined as the city or municipal level, wherein government is uniquely positioned to provide leadership for health and where many social determinants of health operate. This paper presents the results of a scoping review on local HiAP implementation. METHODS Peer reviewed articles and grey literature were systematically searched using the Arksey and O'Malley framework. Characteristics of articles were then categorized, tallied and described. RESULTS 23 scholarly articles and four government documents were identified, ranging in publication year from 2002 to 2016 and originating from 14 countries primarily from North America and Europe. A wide range of themes emerged relating to HiAP implementation locally including: funding, shared vision, national leadership, ownership and accountability, local leadership and dedicated staff, Health Impact Assessment, and indicators. CONCLUSION Common themes were found in the literature regarding HiAP implementation locally. However, to better clarify these factors to contribute to theory development on HiAP implementation, further research is needed that specifically investigates the facilitators and barriers of HiAP locally within their political and policy context.
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Porcherie M, Vaillant Z, Faure E, Rican S, Simos J, Cantoreggi NL, Heritage Z, Le Gall AR, Cambon L, Diallo TA, Vidales E, Pommier J. The GREENH-City interventional research protocol on health in all policies. BMC Public Health 2017; 17:820. [PMID: 29047362 PMCID: PMC5648502 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4812-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This paper presents the research protocol of the GoveRnance for Equity, EnviroNment and Health in the City (GREENH-City) project funded by the National Institute for Cancer (Subvention N°2017-003-INCA). In France, health inequities have tended to increase since the late 1980s. Numerous studies show the influence of social, economic, geographic and political determinants on health inequities across the life course. Exposure to environmental factors is uneven across the population and may impact on health and health inequities. In cities, green spaces contribute to creating healthy settings which may help tackle health inequities. Health in All Policies (HiAP) represents one of the key strategies for addressing social and environmental determinants of health inequities. The objective of this research is to identify the most promising interventions to operationalize the HiAP approaches at the city level to tackle health inequities through urban green spaces. It is a participatory interventional research to analyze public policy in real life setting (WHO Healthy Cities). METHOD/DESIGN It is a mixed method systemic study with a quantitative approach for the 80 cities and a comparative qualitative multiple case-studies of 6 cities. The research combines 3 different lens: 1/a political analysis of how municipalities apply HiAP to reduce social inequities of health through green space policies and interventions 2/a geographical and topological characterization of green spaces and 3/ on-site observations of the use of green spaces by the inhabitants. RESULTS City profiles will be identified regarding their HiAP approaches and the extent to which these cities address social inequities in health as part of their green space policy action. The analysis of the transferability of the results will inform policy recommendations in the rest of the Health City Network and widely for the French municipalities. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION The study will help identify factors enabling the implementation of the HiAP approach at a municipal level, promoting the development of green spaces policies in urban areas in order to tackle the social inequities in health.
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- Marion Porcherie
- EHESP –School of Public Health, Department of Social Sciences and Health, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312 -, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
- ARENES, (UMR/CNRS 6051), University of Rennes 1 Institut d’Etudes Politiques, 104 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne, 35700 Rennes, France
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- University of Paris-Nanterre, Ladyss - UMR 7533, 200 Avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre, France
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- University of Paris-Nanterre, Ladyss - UMR 7533, 200 Avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre, France
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- University of Paris-Nanterre, Ladyss - UMR 7533, 200 Avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre, France
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- Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Chemin des Mines 9, CH - 1202 Genève, Switzerland
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- Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Chemin des Mines 9, CH - 1202 Genève, Switzerland
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- WHO French Healthy City Network, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312, 35043 Rennes, France
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- ARENES, (UMR/CNRS 6051), University of Rennes 1 Institut d’Etudes Politiques, 104 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne, 35700 Rennes, France
- EHESP –School of Public Health, Department of environmental and occupational health and sanitary engineering, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
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- ARENES, (UMR/CNRS 6051), University of Rennes 1 Institut d’Etudes Politiques, 104 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne, 35700 Rennes, France
- EHESP –School of Public Health, INCA/EHESP Research Chaire in Cancer Prevention, Department of Social Sciences and Health, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312 -, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
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- École supérieure d’aménagement du territoire et de développement régional– Université Laval, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, bureau FAS-1616, 2325, allée des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
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- WHO French Healthy City Network, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312, 35043 Rennes, France
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- ARENES, (UMR/CNRS 6051), University of Rennes 1 Institut d’Etudes Politiques, 104 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne, 35700 Rennes, France
- EHESP – National School of Public Health, Department of Social Sciences and Health, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
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Affecting public health for society requires various competencies. In fact, the prerequisite for the implementation of health in all policies should be effectiveness of public health activists (PHAs) in these competencies. This study aims to determine the competencies of the activists in public health. The present qualitative study reviewed the literature and adopted qualitative methods like content analysis, stakeholder interviews, and conducted focus group discussions with related experts. In each stage, the required competencies were extracted through drawing the main action processes of a PHA. Thereafter, the authors reached an ultimately best-suited working model by classifying and approving extracted competencies. The competencies comprise a pyramid set of three main categories of basic, specialized/professional, and individual updating competencies. Personal management, communication, teamwork, project management, ability to apply principles and concepts of public health, anatomy, physiology, and pathology in the organizations of the society should be included in the basic category. Specialized skills should include ability to plan, public participation, intersectoral collaboration, social marketing, working with the media/media friendly attitude, advocacy, research management and knowledge translation, evaluation of health programs, network establishment and management, deployment and institutionalization, operational research, empowerment and consultation, and protocol and service pack design. Last but not least, individual updating is defined as being informed of the latest scientific articles and reports about health and its situation in different countries as well as determinants that affect health. Implementation of this pyramid requires design and establishment of specific centers for transferring effective public health competencies. This pyramid has also functional use for the revision of educational curriculums in all health study fields. Moreover, it is helpful in designing virtual health education courses and the update of employees in entire parts of society pertaining to the health sector.
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- Behzad Damari
- a National Institute of Health Research , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- a National Institute of Health Research , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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Tubbing L, Harting J, Stronks K. Unravelling the concept of integrated public health policy: Concept mapping with Dutch experts from science, policy, and practice. Health Policy 2015; 119:749-59. [PMID: 25620775 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Revised: 12/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND While expectations of integrated public health policy (IPHP) promoting public health are high, assessment is hampered by the concept's ambiguity. This paper aims to contribute to conceptual clarification of IPHP as first step in further measurement development. METHODS In an online concept mapping procedure, we invited 237 Dutch experts, 62 of whom generated statements on characteristics of IPHP. Next, 100 experts were invited, 24 of whom sorted the statements into piles according to their perceived similarity and rated the statements on relevance and measurability. Data was analyzed using concept mapping software. RESULTS The concept map consisted of 97 statements, grouped into 11 clusters and five themes. Core themes were 'integration', concerning 'policy coherence' and 'organizing connections', and 'health', concerning 'positioning health' and 'addressing determinants'. Peripheral themes were 'generic aspects', 'capacities', and 'goals and setting', which respectively addressed general notions of integrated policy making, conditions for IPHP, and the variety in manifestations of IPHP. Measurability ratings were low compared to relevance. CONCLUSION The concept map gives an overview of interrelated themes, distinguishes core from peripheral dimensions, and provides pointers for theories of the policy process. While low measurability ratings indicate measurement difficulties, the core themes provide pointers for systematic insight into IPHP through measurement.
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- Luuk Tubbing
- Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Storm I, Harting J, Stronks K, Schuit AJ. Measuring stages of health in all policies on a local level: the applicability of a maturity model. Health Policy 2013; 114:183-91. [PMID: 23764153 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Revised: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Many local governments are trying to establish health in all polices (HiAP), but no sensitive tool is available to measure HiAP growth processes. This study explores the applicability of a general maturity model to classify stages of HiAP and to characterize its manifestations and conditions. METHODS Based on other maturity models we have developed a maturity model for HiAP (MM-HiAP), which consists of six maturity levels and 14 corresponding key characteristics. This model was applied to assess HiAP growth processes within 16 municipalities in the Netherlands. We used municipal policies on health inequalities as a case. Empirical data was gathered based on document analysis, a questionnaire and interviews. RESULTS Using this model we were able to classify HiAP growth processes by several characteristics, such as the recognition of the importance of HiAP (Stage I; four municipalities), HiAP described in policy documents and collaboration with sectors present (Stage II; seven municipalities), concrete collaboration agreements and structural consultations forms (Stage III; four municipalities), and a broad, shared vision on HiAP (Stage IV; two municipalities). Examples of necessary conditions were sufficient support and resources. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that it is possible to apply a maturity model to classify stages of HiAP in municipalities. Use of the MM-HiAP as a formal measuring instrument depends on further operationalization and validation.
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- Ilse Storm
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Public Health and Health Services Division, Centre for Public Health Forecasting, PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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- Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Public Health and Health Services Division, Centre for Public Health Forecasting, PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands; VU University Amsterdam, Department of Health Sciences and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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