Journal articles: 'Public health policy issues'

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SCHWEITZER, STUART O. "Manpower Issues Affecting Public Health Policy." Optometry and Vision Science 70, no. 9 (1993): 708–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006324-199309000-00004.

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Hall, John N. "Public mental health policy: Some European issues." Journal of Mental Health 1, no. 2 (1992): 123–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638239209034524.

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Hicks, Neville. "Public health, public policy and “neon” issues in ethics." Medical Journal of Australia 143, no. 3 (1985): 104–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1985.tb122833.x.

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Glantz, S. A. "Tobacco litigation. Issues for public health and public policy." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 277, no. 9 (1997): 751–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.277.9.751.

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Labonte, Ronald. "Healthy Public Policy in Canada: A Survey of Ontario Health Professionals." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 9, no. 4 (1989): 321–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/efw1-bp4v-hvx1-mn37.

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“Healthy public policy” has become a catchphrase of the “new” health promotion. The concept, however, remains vague and lacking in practice. A survey of Ontario public health workers was conducted in June 1988, using the World Health Organization's Second Health Promotion Conference Declaration on Healthy Public Policy as a source of policy statements and action areas. Results are constrained by a low response rate (22.5%, N = 180), but indicate a high degree of support for healthy public policy concepts by senior level public health workers. Social environment policy issues (notably child poverty and unaffordable housing) are highest ranked priority issues, although physical environment (pollution) ranked most important when respondents were asked to choose a single issue. Lifestyle health issues are relatively low-ranked, although they remain priorities for action by respondents and their employers. The Canadian and Ontario Public Health Associations are thought to have the best analyses of healthy public policies, but are not seen as prominent policy actors. Government and media are considered weakest in their analysis of healthy public policy. Respondents' comments indicate a willingness to strengthen their role, and that of their health associations, in advocacy for healthy public policies.

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Harootyan, Linda K., and Brian W. Lindberg. "POLICY SERIES: INTERDISCIPLINARY PUBLIC POLICY DISCUSSION SESSION." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (2019): S394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1453.

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Abstract This session, organized by the GSA Public Policy Committee, will provide both GSA section leadership and attendees an opportunity to have an open dialogue on important public policy issues of significance to the aging population. Section leaders will discuss key policy issues of particular relevance to their section’s mission and purpose. They also will comment on improving physical and mental health to illustrate how their different disciplines and perspectives inform and apply to public policy on that issue. This will be an interactive session with plenty of opportunity for audience feedback and input.

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Vaero, Denny. "Health inequalities as policy issues -- reflections on ethics, policy and public health." Sociology of Health and Illness 17, no. 1 (1995): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.ep10934470.

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Scutchfield, F. Douglas, Laura Hall, and Carol L. Ireson. "The public and public health organizations: Issues for community engagement in public health." Health Policy 77, no. 1 (2006): 76–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.07.021.

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Kritchevsky, Stephen. "SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (2019): S394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1457.

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Abstract This presentation will cover public policy issues of significance to the aging population, focusing on the perspective of the health sciences and on policies that may improve physical and mental health.

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Calfee, John E., and Janis K. Pappalardo. "Public Policy Issues in Health Claims for Foods." Journal of Public Policy & Marketing 10, no. 1 (1991): 33–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/074391569101000104.

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Elpers, J. R., and Beverly K. Abbott. "Public policy, ethical issues, and mental health administration." Administration and Policy in Mental Health 19, no. 6 (1992): 437–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00707498.

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Auerbach, Judith D. "Public Policy Issues in HIV/AIDS." AIDS Patient Care and STDs 18, no. 6 (2004): 323–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/1087291041444014.

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Kenterelidou, Clio. "Framing public health issues: the case of smoking ban in Greece, Public Health Policy Framing equals Healthy Framing of Public Policy?" Journal of Communication in Healthcare 5, no. 2 (2012): 116–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1753807612y.0000000008.

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Caraher, Martin, and John Coveney. "Public health nutrition and food policy." Public Health Nutrition 7, no. 5 (2004): 591–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/phn2003575.

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AbstractFood in its many manifestations allows us to explore the global control of health and to examine the ways in which food choice is moulded by many interests. The global food market is controlled by a small number of companies who operate a system that delivers ‘cheap’ food to the countries of the developed world. This ‘cheap’ food comes at a price, which externalises costs to the nation state in terms of health consequences (diabetes, coronary heart disease and other food-related diseases) and to the environment in terms of pollution and the associated clean-up strategies. Food policy has not to any great extent dealt with these issues, opting instead for an approach based on nutrition, food choice and biomedical health. Ignoring wider elements of the food system including issues of ecology and sustainability constrains a broader understanding within public health nutrition. Here we argue that public health nutrition, through the medium of health promotion, needs to address these wider issues of who controls the food supply, and thus the influences on the food chain and the food choices of the individual and communities. Such an upstream approach to food policy (one that has been learned from work on tobacco) is necessary if we are seriously to influence food choice.

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McINNES, COLIN, and KELLEY LEE. "Health, security and foreign policy." Review of International Studies 32, no. 1 (2006): 5–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0260210506006905.

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Over the past decade, health has become an increasingly important international issue and one which has engaged the attention of the foreign and security policy community. This article examines the emerging relationship between foreign and security policy, and global public health. It argues that the agenda has been dominated by two issues – the spread of selected infectious diseases (including HIV/AIDS) and bio-terror. It argues that this is a narrow framing of the agenda which could be broadened to include a wider range of issues. We offer two examples: health and internal instability, including the role of health in failing states and in post-conflict reconstruction; and illicit activities. We also argue that the relationship between global public health, and foreign and security policy has prioritised the concerns of the latter over the former – how selected health issues may create risks for (inter)national security or economic growth. Moreover the interests of the West are prominent on this agenda, focusing (largely though not exclusively) on how health risks in the developing world might impact upon the West. It is less concerned with the promotion of global public health.

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Komro, Kelli A., Harold D. Holder, and Griffith Edwards. "Alcohol and Public Policy: Evidence and Issues." Journal of Public Health Policy 18, no. 1 (1997): 106. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3343361.

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Boone, Margaret, and Thomas Weaver. "Public Policy Issues Affecting the Homeless in America." Practicing Anthropology 11, no. 1 (1989): 4–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/praa.11.1.1232146t647t0m85.

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The issue of homelessness symbolizes and incorporates some of the most urgent public concerns in the United States today, and for the next several decades. Homelessness represents an intersection of five major public policy areas: first, the issue of growing poverty in the face of industrial prosperity, a widening income gap between rich and poor, and the disparity between educational preparation and occupational requirements; second, the issues raised by lifestyle-related health epidemics such as drug addiction and multi-substance abuse; third, the issue of mental health, which stubbornly remains one of America's major unrecognized health problems, with literally millions of organic, cognitive, personality, and affective disorders left untreated; fourth, the issue of housing, and whether and how the provision of dwellings is central to American requirements for "a human community" and a basic right to "the pursuit of happiness"; and fifth, the multiple issues raised by aging and long-term care, because as the nation's population ages, more and more of the elderly will be at risk for becoming homeless and will exert enormous pressure on government to provide long-term care.

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Wajda-Johnston, Valerie A. "Children of Addiction: Research, Health, and Public Policy Issues." Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2, no. 3 (2003): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00132576-200302030-00007.

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Attanasio, Orazio P. "Evidence on public policy: Methodological issues, political issues and examples." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 42, no. 13_suppl (2014): 28–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494813516717.

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Poumadére, Marc. "Hormesis: public health policy, organizational safety and risk communication." Human & Experimental Toxicology 22, no. 1 (2003): 39–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0960327103ht318oa.

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Thirty years of research suggests low doses of toxic substances may have positive health effects. If confirmed, hormesis will imply radical changes in risk assessment and management of existing industrial toxic sources (chemical and nuclear). Renn analyses risk communication issues and positions hormesis–largely unknown to the public today–as a hypothetical risk object in society. Our comments stress the necessity to consider hormesis first as a public health issue (versus an industrial regulatory issue), to consider the impact of managerial changes upon organizational safety culture, and to assess effects on public health from the ‘bad news’ of toxic exposure.

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Kooli, C. "COVID-19: Public health issues and ethical dilemmas." Ethics, Medicine and Public Health 17 (June 2021): 100635. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2021.100635.

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McCain, Gail. "Babies and Public Policy." Neonatal Network 27, no. 3 (2008): 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.27.3.149.

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WE CARE ABOUT GIVING THE BEST CARE TO OUR INFANT patients while they are hospitalized in our nurseries, and we care about their welfare after we discharge them home. We love it when our “graduates” return to visit and they are healthy, growing, and developing appropriately. As nurses and citizens, we need to be aware that all social policies impact infants. The presidential contenders are addressing policies related to health care, poverty, Head Start, immigration, substance abuse, employment, and child care. How we deal with all these issues has the potential to affect infant growth, development, and well-being.

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Yasobant, Sandul. "Comprehensive public health action for our aging world: the quintessence of public health policy." Journal of International Medical Research 46, no. 2 (2017): 555–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060517718452.

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The number of elderly people is increasing rapidly because of decreasing mortality rates and increasing lifespans throughout the world. Policies and programs for elderly people are limited, and existing programs/policies are not implemented effectively towards the goal of healthier aging. Unlike other public health issues and actions, there is an urgent need to build an evidence-based comprehensive public health action policy for healthy aging.

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Karabalayeva, A., S. Ibadullayeva, Zh Abilbek, and Sh Abilova. "Priority issues of public health of student youth in a higher school." Bulletin of the Karaganda University. Pedagogy series 102, no. 2 (2021): 32–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.31489/2021ped2/32-39.

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Improving health in an educational environment allows to gain greater control over the health of students. It includes a wide range of educational and methodological activities aimed at protecting and improving the health of subjects of the educational process and improving their quality of life through the correct organization of the educational environment, and not only prevention and correction. This policy should be supported by an appropriate regulatory framework that combines the stimulation of experience and knowledge based on high-quality evidence-based information, verified health evidence, develops intellectual assets and applies ethical standards in the practice of maintaining the health of students at the university. Partnerships between public health services of the Republic of Kazakhstan and higher educational institutions are obliged to identify and share responsibility for the health of the student community and solve problems that contribute to the development of key tasks in the field of protection and preservation of public health, requiring additional efforts and mobilization of resources of the higher education system. At the republican level the functions of monitoring public health risk factors in the conditions of training students in higher education are carried out. Scientific research in the field of public health, including measures to promote healthy lifestyles, makes it possible to predict their dynamics and assess the effectiveness and quality of educational services and implementation programs for the preservation of public health. The activities of higher educational institutions in the Republic of Kazakhstan are considered from the point of view of health as the main value. A healthy student community and its well-being are based on the consolidation of efforts and available methods of preserving and developing the health of future professionals.

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Smith, Jason A., Jason Vargo, and Sara Pollock Hoverter. "Climate Change and Public Health Policy." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 45, S1 (2017): 82–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073110517703332.

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Climate change poses real and immediate impacts to the public health of populations around the globe. Adverse impacts are expected to continue throughout the century. Emphasizing co-benefits of climate action for health, combining adaptation and mitigation efforts, and increasing interagency coordination can effectively address both public health and climate change challenges.

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Lindberg, Brian, and Linda Harootyan. "Policy Series: Interdisciplinary Public Policy Discussion." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (2020): 852–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3131.

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Abstract Aging and health care public policy in Washington can be driven and influenced by the work of GSA researchers, educators, and practitioners from across the nation. This session will examine and explore public policy priorities from an interdisciplinary perspective and consider opportunities for communicating these policies with key policymakers. This session is an interdisciplinary look at policy issues in aging with the speakers representing views from the six sections of GSA. This session, organized by the GSA Public Policy Committee, will provide both GSA section leadership and attendees an opportunity to have an open dialogue on important public policy issues of significance in the field of aging. The session discussant will help to facilitate a robust discussion of the presentations by speakers. Organized by the GSA Public Policy Committee, this dialogue will benefit the work of the Committee in 2021.

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McGowan, Angela K., Gretchen G. Musicant, Sharonda R. Williams, and Virginia R. Niehaus. "Community Experiments in Public Health Law and Policy." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 43, S1 (2015): 10–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jlme.12206.

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Community-level legal and policy innovations or “experiments” can be important levers to improve health. States and localities are empowered through the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution to use their police powers to protect the health and welfare of the public. Many legal and policy tools are available, including: the power to tax and spend; regulation; mandated education or disclosure of information, modifying the environment — whether built or natural (e.g., zoning, clean water laws); and indirect regulation (e.g., court rulings, or deregulation). These legal and policy interventions can be targeted to specific needs at the community level and are often relatively low-cost, but high impact interventions. As every community is different, effective laws and policies will vary. This freedom allows states and localities to, as Justice Louis Brandeis argued, truly serve as “laboratories of democracy.”

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Murphy, Patrick, and Ivan Waddington. "Sport for all: Some public health policy issues and problems." Critical Public Health 8, no. 3 (1998): 193–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581599808402907.

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Casey, Michelle M., Anthony Wellever, and Ira Moscovice. "Rural Health Network Development: Public Policy Issues and State Initiatives." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 22, no. 1 (1997): 23–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/03616878-22-1-23.

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Kingsnorth, Andrew N., Michael G. Clarke, and Samuel D. Shillcutt. "Public Health and Policy Issues of Hernia Surgery in Africa." World Journal of Surgery 33, no. 6 (2009): 1188–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-009-9964-y.

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Gollust, Sarah E., Erika Franklin Fowler, and Jeff Niederdeppe. "Television News Coverage of Public Health Issues and Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice." Annual Review of Public Health 40, no. 1 (2019): 167–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-044017.

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Television (TV) news, and especially local TV news, remains an important vehicle through which Americans obtain information about health-related topics. In this review, we synthesize theory and evidence on four main functions of TV news in shaping public health policy and practice: reporting events and information to the public (surveillance); providing the context for and meaning surrounding health issues (interpretation); cultivating community values, beliefs, and norms (socialization); and attracting and maintaining public attention for advertisers (attention merchant). We also identify challenges for TV news as a vehicle for improving public health, including declining audiences, industry changes such as station consolidation, increasingly politicized content, potential spread of misinformation, and lack of attention to inequity. We offer recommendations for public health practitioners and researchers to leverage TV news to improve public health and advance health equity.

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Loos, Gregory P. "Trade Policy and Public Goods." NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 13, no. 1 (2003): 9–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/2qum-5nv3-8du1-fr0q.

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed in 1994 as the first multilateral trade organization with enforcement authority over national governments. A country's domestic standards cannot be more restrictive than international standards for trade. WTO seeks to “harmonize” individual domestic policies into uniform global standards and encompasses trade-related aspects of health, public safety, and environmental protection. These issues are transnational and pose enormous challenges to traditional governance structures. Most governments are not equipped to manage problems that transcend their borders. Moreover, international governance in social issues—with the possible exception of public health—is still in its infancy. Many groups are concerned that local public interests will be subjugated to global corporate interests. The article looks at the social ramifications of world trade policy and concludes that world trade must be balanced with sustainable environments and human health.

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Harootyan, Robert. "PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANCE IN SOCIAL RESEARCH, POLICY, AND PRACTICE." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (2019): S394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1455.

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Abstract This presentation will cover public policy issues of significance to the aging population, focusing on the perspective of the social research, policy and practice community and on policies that may improve physical and mental health.

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Shotts, Cynthia K., Sharon E. Rosenkoetter, Carolyn A. Streufert, and Lawrence I. Rosenkoetter. "Transition Policy and Issues." Topics in Early Childhood Special Education 14, no. 3 (1994): 395–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/027112149401400308.

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Newbrander, William, and David Parker. "The public and private sectors in health: Economic issues." International Journal of Health Planning and Management 7, no. 1 (1992): 37–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.4740070105.

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Verweij, M., and A. Dawson. "Children's Health, Public Health." Public Health Ethics 4, no. 2 (2011): 107–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/phe/phr024.

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Phillips, Harry T., Charlene Harrington, Robert J. Newcomer, and Carroll L. Estes. "Long Term Care of the Elderly: Public Policy Issues." Journal of Public Health Policy 7, no. 4 (1986): 554. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3342244.

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Chadwick, Ruth. "Nutrigenomics, individualism and public health." Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 63, no. 1 (2004): 161–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/pns2003329.

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Issues arising in connection with genes and nutrition policy include both nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics. Nutrigenomics considers the relationship between specifc nutrients or diet and gene expression and, it is envisaged, will facilitate prevention of diet-related common diseases. Nutrigenetics is concerned with the effects of individual genetic variation (single nucleotide polymorphisms) on response to diet, and in the longer term may lead to personalised dietary recommendations. It is important also to consider the surrounding context of other issues such as novel and functional foods in so far as they are related to genetic modification. Ethical issues fall into a number of categories: (1) why nutrigenomics? Will it have important public health benefits? (2) questions about research, e.g. concerning the acquisition of information about individual genetic variation; (3) questions about who has access to this information, and its possible misuse; (4) the applications of this information in terms of public health policy, and the negotiation of the potential tension between the interests of the individual in relation to, for example, prevention of conditions such as obesity and allergy; (5) the appropriate ethical approach to the issues, e.g. the moral difference, if any, between therapy and enhancement in relation to individualised diets; whether the 'technological fix' is always appropriate, especially in the wider context of the purported lack of public confidence in science, which has special resonance in the sphere of nutrition.

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Weiss, Lawrence D., and Paul J. Feldstein. "Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective on Health Reform." Journal of Public Health Policy 16, no. 4 (1995): 494. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3342624.

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Scrivens, E. "Policy issues in accreditation." International Journal for Quality in Health Care 10, no. 1 (1998): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/10.1.1.

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Lawrence, Mark, and Mike Rayner. "Functional foods and health claims: a public health policy perspective." Public Health Nutrition 1, no. 2 (1998): 75–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/phn19980013.

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AbstractObjective:To propose a policy framework for the regulation of functional foods and health claims within a public health context.Design:This article reviews the empirical evidence and public health principles associated with functional foods and health claims to analyse the issues, challenge the assumptions that have emerged and explore options for moving forward.Setting:Functional foods and health claims are among the more controversial and complex issues being debated by food regulators internationally. Proponents of functional foods and health claims state that functional foods may reduce health care expenditure and health claims are a legitimate nutrition education tool that will help them inform consumers of the health benefits of certain food products. Conversely, opponents of these developments respond that it is the total diet that is important for health, not so-called ‘magic bullets’. Moreover, they argue that health claims will enable manufacturers to indulge in marketing hyperbole and essentially blur the distinction between food and drugs. This topic provides a valuable case study of public policy in relation to food and health.Conclusion:The need to maintain a general prohibition on health claims while accommodating specific exemptions supported by scientific substantiation is recommended. Nutrition education and monitoring and evaluation are integral to the proposed regulatory framework. The intention of this policy position is to encourage research and development of innovative food products while avoiding an inappropriate medicalization of the general food supply.

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Hershey, Jody H., and Luis F. Velez. "Public Health Issues Related to HPV Vaccination." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 15, no. 5 (2009): 384–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/phh.0b013e3181a23de6.

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Birnbaum, David, Elizabeth Borycki, Bryant Thomas Karras, Elizabeth Denham, and Paulette Lacroix. "Addressing Public Health informatics patient privacy concerns." Clinical Governance: An International Journal 20, no. 2 (2015): 91–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cgij-05-2015-0013.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review stakeholder perspectives and provide a framework for improving governance in health data stewardship. Patients may wish to view their own lab results or clinical records, but others (notably academics, journalists and lawyers) tend to want scores of patient records in their search for patterns or trends. Public Health informatics capabilities are growing in scope and speed as clinical information systems, health information exchange networks and other potential database linkages enable more access to healthcare data. This change facilitates novel service improvements, but also raises new personal privacy protection issues. Design/methodology/approach – This paper summarizes a panel session discussion from the 2015 Information Technology and Communication in Health biennial international conference. The perspectives of health service research, journalism, Public Health informatics and privacy protection were represented. Findings – In North America, an expectation of personal privacy exists as a quasi-constitutional right. Individuals should be allowed to control the amount of information shared about them, and in particular the public expects that details of their personal healthcare data are protected. This is supported by laws, regulations and administrative structures; however, there are fundamental differences between the approaches taken in Canada and in the USA. In both countries, population and Public Health has wide powers to collect data and share it appropriately in order to accomplish a social good. A recent report issued by the British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner, and a recent story issued by the Bloomberg News service, highlight ways in which laws and regulations have not kept pace with advances in technology. Changes are needed to enable population and Public Health agencies to protect confidential personal information while still being able to comply with legitimate requests for data by researchers, policy makers and the public at large. Originality/value – Similarities and differences in approach, gaps, current issues and recommendations of several countries were revealed in a conference session. Those concepts and the likelihood of ensuing legislative changes directly impact healthcare organizations’ patients and leadership.

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Johnson, Anne. "Public health advocacy - determining a role for staff of a public hospital." Australian Health Review 24, no. 2 (2001): 112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah010112.

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This study explored the public health advocacy role of staff employed at a major South Australian specialist publichospital that had made an organisational commitment to health promotion.It was concluded that staff did have a role to play in public health advocacy, though the issues pursued primarilyrelated to disease and injury prevention rather than the broader social determinants of health. Staff gained valuableexperience in the political processes of public health advocacy. The hospital had to develop organisationalinfrastructures to support staff so they could undertake public health advocacy on behalf of the hospital. It was alsonecessary for the hospital to implement other changes in order to 'get its own house in order' before issues could beaddressed in the broader community.

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Kozel, Charles T., William M. Kane, Michael T. Hatcher, et al. "Introducing Health Promotion Agenda-Setting for Health Education Practitioners." Californian Journal of Health Promotion 4, no. 1 (2006): 32–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v4i1.730.

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Health professionals must continuously address health promotion issues using the latest strategies and research. Currently in health care, too often an underdeveloped and under supported agenda prioritizes problems, issues, and solutions. Further, an ongoing competition exists among issues due to an undocumented agenda-setting process to gain the attention of media, public, and policy makers. Agendasetting is based on the belief that the media influence what we talk about, rather than controlling what we think, and how often an issue appears in the media influences the policy agenda (Dearing & Rogers, 1996). If an issue is “salient” and receives frequent or expansive coverage by media, audience members will talk more about that issue than one that is not as salient. A Health Promotion Agenda-Setting approach works to specify and prioritize problems and alternative solutions for increasing media exposure and setting agendas for “sustained” courses of action, (Kozel et al., 2003). The crucial link between agenda-setting and the process of establishing effective legislation, policy, and programs has been researched. However, many health practitioners do not understand what agenda setting is, nor how to apply agenda setting within the field of health education. Professional development in Health Promotion Agenda-Setting offers health education practitioners new knowledge, skills, methods, and opportunities to strengthen practices that influence the public health agenda and transform health promotion leadership.

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Chafe, Roger, Doreen Neville, Thomas Rathwell, and Raisa Deber. "Deciding Whether to Engage the Public on Health Care Issues." Healthcare Management Forum 21, no. 3 (2008): 24–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0840-4704(10)60271-2.

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Health care decision-makers often face calls for greater public participation or see increasing public engagement as part of their organizational mandate. This article identifies six questions decision-makers must consider when deciding whether to formally engage the public or other stakeholders around a particular health care issue. These questions focus on (1) the clarity of the issue for public engagement, (2) the appropriateness of the issue for public engagement, (3) the extent to which there are viable options, (4) the role for the public, (5) whether the public likely want to be involved and (6) consideration of the expected advantages and disadvantages of public engagement.

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Sheard, David John, Gregory Clydesdale, and Gillis Maclean. "Governance structure and public health provision." Journal of Health Organization and Management 33, no. 4 (2019): 426–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-11-2018-0336.

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Purpose A key question in the provision of public health concerns how that provision is governed. The purpose of this paper is to examine the governance structure of a public health board and its perceived impact on the efficacy of clinical operations. Design/methodology/approach Structural issues examined the level of centralisation and public participation, and whether governance should occur through elected boards or appointed managers. These issues were examined through multiple lenses. First was the intention of the structure, examining the issues identified by parliament when the new structure was created. Second, the activities of the board were examined through an analysis of board meetings. Finally, hospital clinicians were surveyed through semi-structured interviews with both quantitative and qualitative questioning. Findings A contradiction was revealed between intention, perception and actual activities. This raises concerns over whether the public are significantly informed to elect the best-skilled appointees to governance positions. Practical implications This research holds implications for selecting governance structures of public health providers. Originality/value Few studies have looked at the role of a publicly elected healthcare governance structure from the perspective of the clinicians. Hence, this study contributes to the literature on healthcare structure and its impact on clinical operations, by including a clinician’s perspective. However, this paper goes beyond the survey and also considers the intention of the structure as proposed by parliament, and board activities or what the board actually does. This enables a comparison of intention with outcomes and perception of those outcomes.

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Bandara, Amarakoon. "Emerging health issues in Asia and the Pacific: Implications for public health policy." Asia-Pacific Development Journal 12, no. 2 (2006): 33–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/9dbe1347-en.

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Jennings, Carole P. "Nurse Health Policy Specialists Taking the Lead in Public Policy." Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice 3, no. 1 (2002): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/152715440200300101.

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Chircop, Andrea. "Public Policy Analysis to Redress Urban Environmental Health Inequities." Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice 12, no. 4 (2011): 245–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1527154411429198.

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Public policies may not have been designed to disadvantage certain populations, but the effects of some policies create unintended health inequities. The nature of community health nurses’ daily work provides a privileged position to witness the lived experiences and effects of policy-produced social and health inequities. This privileged position requires policy competence including analytical skills to connect lived experiences to public policy. The purpose of this article is to present an example of an urban ethnography that explicates inequity-producing effects of public policy and is intended to inform necessary policy changes. This study sheds light on how issues of childcare, housing, nutrition, and urban infrastructure in the context of poverty are fundamental to the larger issues of environmental health. This policy analysis documents how the Day Care Act of Nova Scotia, Canada explicates patriarchal and neoliberal gender and class assumptions that have implications for mothers’ health decisions.

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