Evaluating the WHO Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems by comparing mental health policies in four countries by Hamada Hamid, Karen Abanilla, Besa Bauta, Keng-Yen Huang

“…As a result, WHO has developed the Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) to encourage countries to gather data and to re-evaluate their national mental health policy. This paper demonstrates the utility and limitations of WHO-AIMS by applying the model to four countries with different cultures, political histories and public health policies: Iraq, Japan, the Philippines and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. …”
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Mapping the Qualitative Evidence Base on the Use of Research Evidence in Health Policy-Making: A Systematic Review by Ben Verboom, Aron Baumann

“…International Journal of Health Policy and Management…”
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Developing a decision aid to guide public sector health policy decisions: A study protocol by Brouwers Melissa, Culyer Anthony J, Tso Peggy, Dobrow Mark J

“…The resulting decision aid is intended to help public sector health policy decision makers who are tasked with making evidence-informed decisions on behalf of populations. …”
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What did we learn about citizen involvement in the health policy process: lessons from Brazil by Vera Schattan Coelho

“…The paper briefly describes this cycle and its relation with the implementation of a national network of forums for citizen involvement in health policy, inquiring in more detail the conditions that favor the association between these forums and the policy making process. …”
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Health policy considerations for combining exercise prescription into noncommunicable diseases treatment: a narrative literature review by Dan Tao, Dan Tao, Dan Tao, Roger Awan-Scully, Garrett I. Ash, Garrett I. Ash, Yaodong Gu, Yaodong Gu, Zhong Pei, Yang Gao, Alistair Cole, Rashmi Supriya, Yan Sun, Rui Xu, Julien S. Baker, Julien S. Baker, Julien S. Baker

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Ethics, health policy-making and the economic crisis: a qualitative interview study with European policy-makers by Caroline Brall, Peter Schröder-Bäck, Rouven Porz, Farhang Tahzib, Helmut Brand

“…Abstract Background The economic crisis posed various challenges to policy-makers who had to decide on which health policy measures to focus on and on which to refrain from. …”
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Insights into Public Health Policy and Practice: The Role of Social Determinants in Mental Health and Resilience After Disasters by W. Mao, V. Agyapong

“…Results Using key words such as mental health, social determinants, disasters, wildfires, earthquakes, terrorism attacks, and resilience, we conducted a literature search in major scientific databases Conclusions A discussion of the implications for public health policy and practice is presented Disclosure of Interest None Declared…”
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Eradication of human papillomavirus and elimination of HPV-related diseases – scientific basis for global public health policies by Matti Lehtinen, Iacopo Baussano, Jorma Paavonen, Simopekka Vänskä, Joakim Dillner

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Global health policy and access to care: Investigating patient choice on an international level using social media by Peter eZhukovsky, Kai eRuggeri, Kai eRuggeri, Eduardo eGarcia-Garzon, Eduardo eGarcia-Garzon, Sara ePlakolm, Elisa eHaller, Dafina ePetrova, Vaishali eMahalingam, Vaishali eMahalingam, Igor Gomes Menezes, Igor Gomes Menezes

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Addressing Parameter Uncertainty in a Health Policy Simulation Model Using Monte Carlo Sensitivity Methods by Wayne Wakeland, Jack Homer

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Evaluating public opinions: informing public health policy adaptations in China amid the COVID-19 pandemic by Chenyang Wang, Xinzhi Wang, Pei Wang, Qing Deng, Yi Liu, Hui Zhang

“…A study examining a case of rapid public health policy adaptation in China during the COVID-19 epidemic was conducted by gathering public opinion data from major social media platforms. …”
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Assessing the governance of the health policy-making process using a new governance tool: the case of Lebanon by Rasha Hamra, Sameen Siddiqi, Emma Carmel, Walid Ammar

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Strategies for engaging senior citizens and their informal caregivers in health policy development: a scoping review protocol by Theo van Achterberg, Moriah Ellen, Opeyemi Kolade, Joshua Porat-Dahlerbruch

“…Findings from this proposed review will be disseminated in conferences and to the global scientific community through published academic papers in reputable health policy-related journals.…”
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Sustainable political commitment is necessary for institutionalizing community participation in health policy-making: Insights from Iran by Maryam Rahbari Bonab, Fatemh Rajabi, Abouali Vedadhir, Reza Majdzadeh

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Protecting healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: respirator shortages and health policy responses in South America by Kevin J. Blair, Samuel Martinez-Vernaza, Eddy Segura, José Luis Gallardo Barrientos, Kent Garber, Sandra M. Gualtero-Trujillo, Catherine Juillard, Rodolfo Castro

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A Study in the Children’s Health-Oriented Health Policies After COVID-19 Pandemic Period in Turkey by Özlem Durgun

“…Also, the performance of health policies for children in COVID-19 pandemic period has been evaluated. …”
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The causal configurations of provincial health policy innovation in China: an analysis of the food safety standard filing policy by Li Li, Guanghua Han, Yanting Chen, Zilin Zhang, Xiao Fu

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Challenges to a Rights-Based Approach in Sexual Health Policy: A Comparative Study of Turkey and England by Volkan Yilmaz, Paul Willis

“…Therefore, this article explores political challenges to a rights-based approach in sexual health policies in Turkey and England. Its focus is on two domains: The prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STI), and sexual health education. …”
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Is addressing violence against women prioritised in health policies? Findings from a WHO policies database. by Eva Burke, Katherine Watson, Gillian Eva, Judy Gold, Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Avni Amin

“…Results show that while 80% of countries have multisectoral VAW policies in place, only 34% have national health policies that include VAW response and/or prevention as a strategic priority, and 48% have clinical guidelines for the health sector response. …”
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Older adults' perceptions of the risks associated with contemporary gambling environments: Implications for public health policy and practice by Hannah Pitt, Simone McCarthy, Samantha L. Thomas, Melanie Randle, Sarah Marko, Sean Cowlishaw, Sylvia Kairouz, Mike Daube

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