Stakeholders’ views on the development and adoption of health policies related to pharmacist scope of practice and the pharmacy practice environment in Australia [PDF]
Background Translating research on Pharmacy Practice Environments and Pharmacists’ Scope of Practice (PPEAPSOP) into actionable policy requires a comprehensive understanding of policy components, underpinning processes, and identifying barriers and ...
Simone Diamandis +3 more
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Barriers and Opportunities for WHO ‘Best Buys’ Non-Communicable Disease Policy Adoption and Implementation From a Political Economy Perspective: A Complexity Systematic Review [PDF]
Background Improving the adoption and implementation of policies to curb non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major challenge for better global health.
Giulia Loffreda +7 more
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The promise – and pitfalls – of smoke-free policy adoption [PDF]
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is a major, preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations. Policy measures, guided by the WHO’s Framework Convention of Tobacco Control, have focused on the broad ...
Vaughan W. Rees
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Mental Health Policy Adoption as a Seminal Event: A Response to Recent Commentaries [PDF]
The leadership for mental health is not commensurate with the burden of mental, neurological, and substance (MNS) use disorders nationally or internationally. This is a sentiment I share with Prof. Jenkins (1) and Ms. Lee (2).
Gordon C Shen
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Policy Adoption of Forest Management Unit: A Knowledge Diffusion Analysis
Within the policy adoption process of Forest Management Unit (FMU) concept, there has been disagreement of stakeholders on FMUs concept. This disagreement is caused by the exchange of knowledge, information, and perception among stakeholders involved ...
Julijanti +3 more
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Purpose: This study seeks to investigate the extent to which the indoor air quality (IAQ) management of higher educational institutions (HEIs) in South Africa could be improved through the appropriate implementation of environmental policy adoption ...
Mpho Ndou, Clinton Aigbavboa
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Policy incentives for smallholder adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices
There is a large and growing literature on the potential use of policy instruments for stimulating the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices amongst smallholders.
Marcel van Asseldonk +5 more
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An Economic Analysis of Solar Energy Generation Policies in the UAE
Despite global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the energy sector remains a major contributor, with hydrocarbon-based resources fulfilling around 80% of energy needs.
Mayyas Alsalman +3 more
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This paper develops a unified model of policy diffusion to analyze the speed of adoption of statewide lockdown policies within a federal system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sharon Elhadad, Udi Sommer
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Dynamics of policy adoption with state dependence [PDF]
Abstract We study the dynamics of policy diffusion when a first-moving jurisdiction that legalizes an activity reduces the probability of legalization in nearby later-acting jurisdictions. If a jurisdiction's firms can sell to neighboring residents, but if the good is competitively sold at every location, then policies converge: all jurisdictions ...
David R. Agrawal, Gregory A. Trandel
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