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Understanding Public Policy Agenda Setting Using the 4 P’s Model: Power, Perception, Potency and Proximity

Dec 04, 2020

Analyzing Public Policies, Publications, Publications Analyzing Public Policies

This briefing note on agenda setting helps one to understand the ranking of government priorities, that is, why some issues are prioritized and others ignored. The study of agenda setting concerns the ranking of government priorities. It enables understanding of why,...

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How to Collaborate With Municipalities: A Practical Guide for Public Health Actors

Oct 15, 2020

Knowledge Sharing, Publications, Publications Knowledge Sharing

Pooling the ideas and resources of municipal and public health actors is often a promising way to achieve common goals that promote the health of the population. Whether you intend to establish an initial contact with a municipality or to maintain an existing...

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Public Health Ethics and COVID-19: Selected Websites

Oct 15, 2020

Publications, Publications Ethics

Here you will find varied resources relevant to COVID-19 and ethics: a number of websites with multiple links or other resources.Last updated in October, 2020. American Medical AssociationCovid-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) Resource Center for...

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An Ethics Framework for Analyzing Paternalism in Public Health Policies and Interventions

Jun 18, 2020

Public Health Ethics, Publications, Publications Ethics

This document, based on a longer briefing note, is intended to help public health actors to conduct an ethical analysis of policies that are said to be paternalistic. Public health interventions are regularly accused of “paternalism,” because they tend to use the...

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Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities: A practical exercise using the example of food insecurity

May 20, 2020

Health Inequalities, Publications, Publications Health Inequalities

Before doing the exercise, we recommend that you read the Briefing Note, Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities. This document provides practical experience in distinguishing between different policy approaches to tackle health inequalities by reducing food...

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Ecological Economics and Public Health: An Interview with Dr. Trevor Hancock

May 20, 2020

Climate Change, Publications, Publications Climate Change

This document, written by Dr. Trevor Hancock, presents the core ideas of ecological economics.In 2019, we reached out to Dr. Trevor Hancock to discuss ways to introduce the core ideas of ecological economics to public health practitioners and decision makers. Those...

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