Editorial: Patterns of all-cause and cause-specific mortality during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: The impact of health policies and interventions by Davide Golinelli, Francesco Sanmarchi, Elisa Maietti, Fabrizio Toscano, Andrea Bucci

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Developing Framework and Strategies for Capacity Building to Apply Evidence-Informed Health Policy-Making in Iran: Mixed Methods Study of SAHSHA Project by Mahdi Mahdavi, Javad Sajjadi Khasraghi, Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Sima Nikooee, Elham Ehsani-Chimeh, Hossein Dargahi, Leila Doshmangir, Shahram Ghaffari, Reza Toyserkanmanesh, Reza Majdzadeh

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National health policies and strategies for addressing chronic kidney disease: Data from the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas by Brendon L. Neuen, Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney, Mohamed A. Osman, Feng Ye, Gloria E. Ashuntantang, Ezequiel Bellorin-Font, Mohammed Benghanem Gharbi, Sara Davison, Mohammad Ghnaimat, Paul Harden, Vivekanand Jha, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Peter G. Kerr, Scott Klarenbach, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Valerie Luyckx, Shahrzad Ossareh, Jeffrey Perl, Harun Ur Rashid, Eric Rondeau, Emily J. See, Syed Saad, Laura Sola, Irma Tchokhonelidze, Vladimir Tesar, Kriang Tungsanga, Rumeyza Turan Kazancioglu, Angela Yee-Moon Wang, Chih-Wei Yang, Alexander Zemchenkov, Ming-hui Zhao, Kitty J. Jager, Fergus J. Caskey, Vlado Perkovic, Kailash K. Jindal, Ikechi G. Okpechi, Marcello Tonelli, John Feehally, David C. Harris, David W. Johnson

“…Greater recognition of CKD within national health policy is critical to improving kidney healthcare globally.…”
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Introduction to the Special Issue on “Analysing the Politics of Health Policy Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The HPA Fellowship Programme 2017-2019” by Lucy Gilson, Zubin Cyrus Shroff, Maylene Shung-King

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Unintended consequences of communicating rapid COVID-19 vaccine policy changes– a qualitative study of health policy communication in Ontario, Canada by Elizabeth Vernon-Wilson, Moses Tetui, Agnes Nanyonjo, Maisha Adil, Arthi Bala, David Nelson, Emma Sayers, Nancy Waite, Kelly Grindrod

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Is a Decentralised Health Policy Associated With Better Self-rated Health and Health Services Evaluation? A Comparative Study of European Countries by Pål E. Martinussen, Håvard T. Rydland

“…International Journal of Health Policy and Management…”
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Towards Core Competencies for Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) Training: Results From a Global Mapping and Consensus-Building Process by Meike J. Schleiff, Avanti Rangnekar, Francisco Oviedo Gomez, Gina Teddy, David H. Peters, Dina Balabanova

“…International Journal of Health Policy and Management…”
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An analysis of Liberia's 2007 national health policy: lessons for health systems strengthening and chronic disease care in poor, post-conflict countries by Chan Brian T, Kruse Gina R, Lee Patrick T, Massaquoi Moses BF, Panjabi Rajesh R, Dahn Bernice T, Gwenigale Walter T

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Six key lessons emerge from this analysis: (i) the 2007 National Health Policy's 'one size fits all' approach met aggregate planning targets but resulted in significant gaps and inefficiencies throughout the system; (ii) the innovative Health Sector Pool Fund proved to be an effective financing mechanism to recruit and align health actors with the 2007 National Health Policy; (iii) a substantial rural health delivery gap remains, but it could be bridged with a robust cadre of community health workers integrated into the primary health care system; (iv) effective strategies for HIV/AIDS care in other settings should be validated in Liberia and adapted for use in other chronic diseases; (v) mental health disorders are extremely prevalent in Liberia and should remain a top chronic disease priority; and (vi) better information systems and data management are needed at all levels of the health system.…”
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Gestão do processo de implementação da política de saúde do homem [Managing the process of implementing men’s health policy] by Isabele Torquato Mozer, Áurea Christina de Paula Corrêa

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Exploring Complex Concepts Through Storytelling: A Synchronous Online Health Policy Course Case Study and Recommendations for Implementing Across Disciplines by Corrie Whitmore, Kathryn Schild

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National digital strategies and innovative eHealth policies concerning older adults’ dignity: a document analysis in three Scandinavian countries by Moonika Raja, Ingjerd G. Kymre, Jorunn Bjerkan, Kathleen T. Galvin, Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt

“…This study aims to provide knowledge about digital strategies and eHealth policies concerning older adults’ dignity in three Scandinavian countries: Norway, Sweden and Denmark. …”
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National Health Observatory: A tool to strengthen the health information system for evidence-based decision making and health policy formulation in Cameroon by Viviane Fossouo Ndoungue, Christie Tiwoda, Oumarou Gnigninanjouena, Serge Bataliack, Ebongué Mbondji, Aline Labat

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Public health policies for children and youth with special health care needs in OECD member countries and Brazil: A scoping review protocol. by Ângela Cristina Rocha Gimenes, Elenir Rose Jardim Cury

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To map the available evidence of public health policies for CYSHCN in member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Brazil.…”
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Overweight in Brazil: evolution and interface with health policies / Excesso de peso no Brasil: evolução e interface com as políticas de saúde by Sandra Rodrigues Salles de Carvalho, Valmin Ramos da Silva

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Investigating the disjoint between education and health policy for infant feeding among teenage mothers in South Africa: a case for intersectoral work by Jo Hunter-Adams, Anna Strebel, Joanne Corrigall, Virginia Zweigenthal

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How hard can it be to include research evidence and evaluation in local health policy implementation? Results from a mixed methods study by Evans Bridie Angela, Snooks Helen, Howson Helen, Davies Myfanwy

Subjects: “…Health policy implementation…”
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La salud ambiental en el modelo de gestión sanitaria andaluza Environmental health policy in the Andalussian health management system by I. Marín Rodríguez

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The Role of Health Policy and Systems in the Uptake of Community-Based Health Insurance Schemes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review by Amika Shah, Samrawit Lemma, Chelsea Tao, Joseph Wong

“…This study explores how health policies and systems can affect voluntary uptake of community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Fine-grained mathematical modeling for cost-effectiveness evaluation of public health policies for cervical cancer, with application to a Colombian case study by Daniela Angulo, Maria Fernanda Cortes, Ivan Mura, Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei

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Rates of psychiatric readmission and public mental health policies Frequências de readmissão psiquiátrica e políticas públicas de saúde mental by Régis Eric Maia Barros, Cristina Marta Del-Ben

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