Policy studies often distinguish between uncertainty, defined as a lack of knowledge about a policy problem or its solution, and ambiguity, defined as the potential to produce more than one interpretation of a problem. With this in mind, reducing uncertainty can be...

The NCCHPP presents a few examples of use and adaptation of its Framework for Analyzing Public Policies by different public health actors in Canada. Please find below six examples collected during a call for stories, launched in December 2017. These examples aim to...

This document was written by Mathieu Masse-Jolicoeur. Mathieu is a planning, programming and research officer at the Direction régionale de santé publique du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal. He is...

This document represents an effort to develop a full competency framework for public health actors in their public policy-related work. It is primarily intended for public health professionals who participate in framing both organizational and professional...

In this paper, we set out to explore three expressions commonly used in public health discourse: public policy, the social determinants of health and population health. Our goal in taking a keywords approach to these concepts is above all to clarify them. First, we...

This document introduces the “3-i” framework, a theoretical framework that helps explore how interests, ideas, and institutions interact to influence, and ultimately, form policy developments and choices. By bringing together three of the most common...