Who’s “in the room where it happens”? A taxonomy and five-step methodology for identifying and characterizing policy actors [PDF]
Implementation Science Communications, 2023 Background Engaging policy actors in research design and execution is critical to increasing the practical relevance and real-world impact of policy-focused dissemination and implementation science. Identifying and selecting which policy actors to engage,
Gracelyn Cruden +3 more
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Policy actors' perceptions of public participation to tackle health inequalities in Scotland: a paradox? [PDF]
Int J Equity Health, 2023 Background Health inequalities are persistent and widening with transformative policy change needed. Radically shifting policy to tackle upstream causes of inequalities is likely to require public participation to provide a mandate, evidence and to ...
McHugh N, Baker R, Bambra C.
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Perception and awareness towards malaria vaccine policy implementation in Nigeria by health policy actors. [PDF]
Malar J, 2023 Background This study aimed to assess the perception and awareness of malaria vaccine policy implementation among health policy actors in Nigeria. Methods A descriptive study was conducted to assess the opinions and perceptions of policy actors on the ...
Nnaji A, Ozdal MA.
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Basics of Sustainable Diets and Tools for Assessing Dietary Sustainability: A Primer for Researchers and Policy Actors. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2022 Climate change can have economic consequences, affecting the nutritional intake of populations and increasing food insecurity, as it negatively affects diet quality parameters.
Alexandropoulou I +5 more
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Curbing the Rise of Noncommunicable Diseases in Uganda: Perspectives of Policy Actors. [PDF]
Glob Health Sci Pract, 2021 To respond to the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Uganda, technical, managerial, and financial resources must be increased in the Ministry of Health as well as in primary and secondary health care facilities.
Meghani A +5 more
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Policy Implementation Challenges and Barriers to Access Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Faced By People With Disabilities: An Intersectional Analysis of Policy Actors' Perspectives in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda. [PDF]
Int J Health Policy Manag, 2022 Background: Emerging from a 20-year armed conflict, Uganda adopted several laws and policies to protect the rights of people with disabilities, including their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights.
Mac-Seing M +4 more
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Creating Political Will for Action on Health Equity: Practical Lessons for Public Health Policy Actors. [PDF]
Int J Health Policy Manag, 2022 Background: Despite growing evidence on the social determinants of health and health equity, political action has not been commensurate. Little is known about how political will operates to enact pro-equity policies or not.
Baum F +7 more
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Heated policy: policy actors’ emotional storylines and conflict escalation
Policy Sciences, 2022 Policy conflict is gaining attention in policy studies. In this paper, we explore the relation between emotional storylines and policy conflict escalation in the case of the Dutch gasquakes in the north of the country. Based on a longitudinal analysis of
I. Verhoeven, T. Metze
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How do external donors influence national health policy processes? Experiences of domestic policy actors in Cambodia and Pakistan. [PDF]
Health Policy Plan, 2018 Although concerns have historically been raised about the influence of external donors on health policy process in recipient countries, remarkably few studies have investigated perspectives and experiences of domestic policymakers and advisers.
Khan MS +4 more
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How commercial actors used different types of power to influence policy on restricting food marketing: a qualitative study with policy actors in Thailand [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives There is limited research focused explicitly on understanding how commercial actors use different forms of power to influence policy decision making in Thailand.
Jeff Collin +6 more
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