Reviews:Agnes Walker, James Butler and Stephen Colagiuri (eds):“Health Policy in Ageing Populations: Economic Modeling of Chronic Disease Policy Options in Australia”; Bentham Science Publishers, 2013 (published as open access e-Book)

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-149
Author(s):  
Karel Van den Bosch
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Economic Modeling ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Ageing Populations

scholarly journals Policy options for strengthening evidence-informed health policy-making in Iran: overall SASHA project findings

2022 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Majdzadeh ◽  
Haniye Sadat Sajadi ◽  
Bahareh Yazdizadeh ◽  
Leila Doshmangir ◽  
Elham Ehsani-Chimeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Evidence Synthesis ◽  
Training System ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Policy Dialogue ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Road Map

Abstract Background The institutionalization of evidence-informed health policy-making (EIHP) is complex and complicated. It is complex because it has many players and is complicated because its institutionalization will require many changes that will be challenging to make. Like many other issues, strengthening EIHP needs a road map, which should consider challenges and address them through effective, harmonized and contextualized strategies. This study aims to develop a road map for enhancing EIHP in Iran based on steps of planning. Methods This study consisted of three phases: (1) identifying barriers to EIHP, (2) recognizing interventions and (3) measuring the use of evidence in Iran's health policy-making. A set of activities was established for conducting these, including foresight, systematic review and policy dialogue, to identify the current and potential barriers for the first phase. For the second phase, an evidence synthesis was performed through a scoping review, by searching the websites of benchmark institutions which had good examples of EIHP practices in order to extract and identify interventions, and through eight policy dialogues and two broad opinion polls to contextualize the list of interventions. Simultaneously, two qualitative-quantitative studies were conducted to design and use a tool for assessing EIHP in the third phase. Results We identified 97 barriers to EIHP and categorized them into three groups, including 35 barriers on the “generation of evidence” (push side), 41 on the “use of evidence” (pull side) and 21 on the “interaction between these two” (exchange side). The list of 41 interventions identified through evidence synthesis and eight policy dialogues was reduced to 32 interventions after two expert opinion polling rounds. These interventions were classified into four main strategies for strengthening (1) the education and training system (6 interventions), (2) the incentives programmes (7 interventions), (3) the structure of policy support organizations (4 interventions) and (4) the enabling processes to support EIHP (15 interventions). Conclusion The policy options developed in the study provide a comprehensive framework to chart a path for strengthening the country’s EIHP considering both global practices and the context of Iran. It is recommended that operational plans be prepared for road map interventions, and the necessary resources provided for their implementation. The implementation of the road map will require attention to the principles of good governance, with a focus on transparency and accountability.

scholarly journals Climate change adaptation and the role of fuel subsidies: An empirical bio-economic modeling study for an artisanal open-access fishery

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. e0220433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kira Lancker ◽  
Anna-Lena Deppenmeier ◽  
Teferi Demissie ◽  
Jörn O. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Economic Modeling ◽  
Fuel Subsidies ◽  
Modeling Study

scholarly journals Cost-effectiveness of public-health policy options in the presence of pretreatment NNRTI drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. e146-e154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew N Phillips ◽  
Valentina Cambiano ◽  
Fumiyo Nakagawa ◽  
Paul Revill ◽  
Michael R Jordan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Modelling Study

Healthy Public Policy Options to Promote Physical Activity for Chronic Disease Prevention: Understanding Canadian Policy Influencer and General Public Preferences

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 565-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Ann McGetrick ◽  
Krystyna Kongats ◽  
Kim D. Raine ◽  
Corinne Voyer ◽  
Candace I.J. Nykiforuk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Physical Activity Policy ◽  
Levels Of Support

Background: Attitudes and beliefs of policy influencers and the general public toward physical activity policy may support or impede population-level action, requiring improved understanding of aggregate preferences toward policies that promote physical activity. Methods: In 2016, the Chronic Disease Prevention Survey was administered to a census sample of policy influencers (n = 302) and a stratified random sample of the public (n = 2400) in Alberta and Québec. Using net favorable percentages and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ intervention ladder framework to guide analysis, the authors examined support for evidence-based healthy public policies to increase physical activity levels. Results: Less intrusive policy options (ie, policies that are not always the most impactful) tended to have higher levels of support than policies that eliminated choice. However, there was support for certain types of policies affecting influential determinants of physical activity such as the built environment (ie, provided they enabled rather than restricted choice) and school settings (ie, focusing on children and youth). Overall, the general public indicated stronger levels of support for more physical activity policy options than policy influencers. Conclusions: The authors’ findings may be useful for health advocates in identifying support for evidence-based healthy public policies affecting more influential determinants of physical activity.

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