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Policy diffusion theory, evidence-informed public health, and public health political science: a sco** review
ObjectivesOur aim was to synthesize published scholarship that applies policy diffusion—a theory of the policy process that considers the...
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Public health advocacy strategies to influence policy agendas: lessons from a narrative review of success in trade policy
BackgroundDespite accumulating evidence of the implications of trade policy for public health, trade and health sectors continue to operate largely...
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Policy actors’ perceptions of public participation to tackle health inequalities in Scotland: a paradox?
BackgroundHealth inequalities are persistent and widening with transformative policy change needed. Radically shifting policy to tackle upstream...
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Disseminating health research to public health policy-makers and practitioners: a survey of source, message content and delivery modality preferences
BackgroundUnderstanding the views of policy-makers and practitioners regarding how best to communicate research evidence is important to support...
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Assessing support for mental health policies among policy influencers and the general public in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada
BackgroundThere is a need to improve mental health policy in Canada to address the growing population burden of mental illness. Understanding support...
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Policy Engagement Framework for Public Health: A Tool to Enhance Maternal and Child Health Workforce Capacity
PurposeThis paper proposes a framework for characterizing policy engagement that expands options available to MCH and other public health...
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Trust in public health policy in the time of the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel
The government of Israel provides universal health care through four health care organizations (“sick funds”) that enjoy general public trust. In...
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Global epidemiology of migraine and its implications for public health and health policy
Migraine is one of more than 200 headache disorders but stands out among these as a major cause of population ill health. In migraine epidemiology,...
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Combining public health evidence, policy experience and communications expertise to inform preventive health: reflections on a novel method of knowledge synthesis
Knowledge synthesis methods help summarize evidence and utilize content expertise to draw out key messages to aid knowledge mobilization and...
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The link between cognitive health and neighbourhood: perceptions of the public, and of policy-makers, about problems and solutions
BackgroundGrowing evidence indicates associations between neighbourhood-related factors such as pollution, social isolation and physical inactivity,...
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Research outcomes informing the selection of public health interventions and strategies to implement them: A cross-sectional survey of Australian policy-maker and practitioner preferences
BackgroundA key role of public health policy-makers and practitioners is to ensure beneficial interventions are implemented effectively enough to...
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Evolution of public health policy on healthcare self-management: the case of Ontario, Canada
BackgroundAs people live longer, they are at increased risk for chronic diseases and disability. Self-management is a strategy to improve health...
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The optimisation of public health emergency governance: a simulation study based on COVID-19 pandemic control policy
BackgroundThe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic sparked numerous studies on policy options for managing public health emergencies, especially...
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The role of nurses in implementation of public policy on adolescent health in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
BackgroundIn Latin America, interventions aimed at adolescents’ health suffer from a shortfall of investment and lack of sustainability. Nurses, as...
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Variability in public health programming and priorities to address health inequities across public health units in Ontario, Canada
ObjectiveIn 2018, Ontario Public Health Standards were updated to include the foundational Health Equity Standard to guide planning, implementation,...
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Policy implementation and outcome evaluation: establishing a framework and expanding capacity for advocacy organizations to assess the impact of their work in public policy
Advocacy organizations can play a crucial role in evaluating whether legislation or regulation has had its intended effect by supporting robust...
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Trust as a catalyst: revealing the impact of government trust and professional trust on public health policy compliance during a pandemic
BackgroundExisting research has extensively explored the relationship between government trust and compliance behaviour, but significant...
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The case for citizen science in public health policy and practice: a mixed methods study of policymaker and practitioner perspectives and experiences
BackgroundCitizen science (CS) is increasingly being utilised to involve the public in public health research, but little is known about whether and...
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Government, governance, and place-based approaches: lessons from and for public policy
BackgroundPlace-based approaches are increasingly applied to address the determinants of health, many of which are complex problems, to ultimately...
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Community perspectives on COVID-19 outbreak and public health: Inuit positive protective pathways and lessons for Indigenous public health theory
ObjectivesIndigenous public health theory and the voices of Canadian Indigenous communities remain under-represented in the literature despite the...
