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Up for the task? Local health authorities and communal health in Germany
AimPublic health depends on effective structures at all administrative levels. Focusing on the case of Germany, this study assesses the capabilities...
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Quality of health service in the local government authorities in Tanzania: a perspective of the healthcare seekers from Dodoma City and Bahi District councils
BackgroundImprovement and access to quality healthcare are a global agenda. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-3) is committed to ensuring good health...
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Navigating uncharted territory with a borrowed map: lessons from setting up the BATH-OUT-2 randomised controlled trial in adult social care and housing services in English local authorities
Populations around the world are rapidly ageing and more people are living with multiple long-term conditions. There is an urgent need for evidence...
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Evidence-based health policy in Germany: lack of communication and coordination between academia and health authorities?
Health-care decision making should consider the best available evidence, often in the form of systematic reviews (SRs). The number of existing SRs...
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The district operation centres in one of the largest local health authorities in Italy to manage COVID-19 surveillance and homecare: first implementation and results of a survey addressed to general practitioners
BackgroundCOVID-19 pandemic represented a shock for healthcare systems. Italy was one of the first country to deal with a huge number of patients to...
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Uptake and availability of new outpatient cancer medicines in 2010–2021 in Nordic countries – survey of competent authorities
BackgroundNordic countries excel in cancer care, but studies on uptake, costs, or managed entry agreements of cancer medicines have not been...
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Justification of CT practices across Europe: results of a survey of national competent authorities and radiology societies
ObjectivesPublished literature on justification of computed tomography (CT) examinations in Europe is sparse but demonstrates consistent sub-optimal...
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Global issues, local action: exploring local governments use of research in “tackling climate change and its impacts on health” in Victoria, Australia
BackgroundLocal government plays an important role in addressing complex public health challenges. While the use of research in this work is...
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The role of local and regional authorities in prevention and control of NCDs: the case of Poland
BackgroundFreedom from noncommunicable diseases is a component of the human right to health. The obligation to reduce the pandemic of civilisation...
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Assessing the barriers and facilitators of climate action planning in local governments: a two-round survey of expert opinion
BackgroundClimate change is one of the greatest threats to public health in this century. The UK is one of six countries that has enshrined in law a...
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Inequalities in local government spending on cultural, environmental and planning services: a time-trend analysis in England, Scotland, and Wales
BackgroundLocal government provides Cultural, Environmental, and Planning (CEP) services, such as parks, libraries, and waste collection, that are...
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Perseverance, partnerships and passion: ingredients for successful local government policy to promote healthy and sustainable diets
BackgroundLocal government authorities are well-placed to invest in evidence-based food policies that promote a population-wide shift to healthy and...
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Impact of COVID-19-related methadone regulatory flexibilities: views of state opioid treatment authorities and program staff
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, federal regulations in the USA for methadone treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) were temporarily revised...
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Supporting and enabling health research in a local authority (SERLA): an exploratory study
BackgroundThe use of research evidence to underpin public health practice and policy decisions in local government is strongly promoted but its...
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Health authorities’ health risk communication with the public during pandemics: a rapid sco** review
BackgroundResponses from the H1N1 swine flu pandemic and the recent COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic provide an opportunity for insight into the role of...
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Views on increased federal access to state and local National Syndromic Surveillance Program data: a nominal group technique study with state and local epidemiologists
BackgroundUS public health authorities use syndromic surveillance to monitor and detect public health threats, conditions, and trends in near...
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‘A system that is struggling’: understanding health protection resilience in England during the COVID-19 pandemic through the experiences of local health protection responders
BackgroundLocal health protection systems play a crucial role in infectious disease prevention and control and were critical to COVID-19 pandemic...
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Ukrainian refugee crisis management in the Local Health Authority Roma 1: the challenges of implementing public health policies and lessons learned
BackgroundThe conflict between Russia and Ukraine has strained the health systems of countries that welcome war refugees on all levels, from national...
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An Early Implementation Analysis of Syringe Services Programs in Kentucky: Barriers and Facilitators Identified by Program Operators and Local Officials
Kentucky is one of ten states that require syringe services program (SSP) approval from local officials to operate legally. Public health leaders and...
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Local government policy to facilitate healthy and sustainable diets and the broader policy hierarchy: insights from Milan Urban Food Policy Pact cities
BackgroundLocal government authorities are well positioned to change the way food is produced and consumed through the implementation of integrated...
