Policy research for disease prevention: Challenges and practical recommendations

Author(s): Newschaffer, C. J., AliAbarghoui, F.

Journal/Book: Am J Public Health. 1997; 87: 1015 Fifteenth St NW, Washington, DC 20005. Amer Public Health Assoc Inc. 735-739.

Abstract: Policy approaches to health promotion and disease prevention hold great potential, as several community-based projects have illustrated. Policy interventions, despite their wide-spread, frequently lack a systematic framework for implementation and evaluation. The authors propose a four-stage framework for the formation and evaluation of public health policy. The stages are identification of health risk and preventive options; intervention development; policy development; and policy enactment and assurance. A strong focus on evaluation is included within the framwork. In addition, a series of practical implications and recommendations are given under the broad headings of evaluation issues and linkages. It is hoped hoped that the issues described will lead to more systematic implementation and evaluation of public health policy measures.

Note: Article Brownson RC, St Louis Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Community Hlth, 3663 Lindell Blvd, St Louis,MO 63108 USA

Keyword(s): HEALTH-PROMOTION; COMMUNITY; STRATEGIES; PROGRAMS

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