When public health actors propose policy options to policy makers for addressing public health problems, they may include in their proposals policies that have proven effective in other jurisdictions – in other words, they may recommend borrowing these policies. Based on a review of the literature, this document presents a structured list of the factors that facilitate the borrowing of public policies. It also describes how public health actors can use these factors to assess the relevance of proposing the borrowing of policies from elsewhere and, where appropriate, mobilize these factors when presenting these policies to policy makers.
What Factors Can Public Health Actors Consider to Facilitate the Borrowing of a Public Policy?
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