Emerging Health Policy Research Conference (Annual): Recent submissions
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Jurisdictional scans in policy making: A critical interpretive synthesis
Published 2016-09-21Jurisdictional scans are used as governmental decisionmaking tools to understand how problems have been framed in other jurisdictions, to compare and evaluate options based on action taken in other jurisdictions, and to ...Open AccessPresentation -
Missed Opportunity - Under-funding Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services makes closing the gaps less likely
Published 2016-09-21Since 1971 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services have understood health as more than just the physical absence of disease in individuals. For ACCHSs, health involves: “the social, emotional and cultural well‐being ...Open AccessPresentation -
Why aren’t health professionals telling us we’re fat? The role of health services in the prevention of overweight and obesity
Published 2016-09-21A major risk factor for many chronic diseases is being obese. In Australia, rates are increasing across all age and socioeconomic groups. The causes of obesity are a complex combination of biological, environmental and ...Open AccessPresentation -
Rational use of Medicines in Public health facilities of Tamil Nadu; A Provider’s prescription analysis
Published 2016-09-21The overuse, underuse or misuse of medicines results in wastage of scarce resources and widespread health hazards. Worldwide more than 50% of all medicines are prescribed, dispensed, or sold inappropriately, while 50% of ...Open AccessPresentation