SPH 200 Unit 5 Exam with complete
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Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Decisions taken by those with a responsibility for a
specific area (health, environment, education, trade)
.. can be made at many levels (gov't, business, hospital, school)
Public policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Refers to government policy.. what gov't choses to
do or not do.. a lack of action on an issue constitutes policy
Health policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Public + private policies about health that affect
institutions, organizations, services and funding arrangements of public
health/healthcare system
Content of policy - CORRECT ANSWER-The "what".. defines what a particular health
policy is meant to do to achieve established goals
Context of policy - CORRECT ANSWER-The "who/how".. also important to consider..
conditions for policy change, implementation
Why is health policy important? - CORRECT ANSWER-Health's affected by many
factors extending beyond treatment provided by healthcare systems.. many DOH
influence primarily through policy (poverty, environment, education)
Policies can be economic: taxes on alcohol/smoking (influence behaviour)
"can influence who can receive services/what kind of services are available, can
influence who pays for these services"
Health policy triangle - CORRECT ANSWER-Triangle of context, content and process
(actors in centre.. individual/groups/organizations)
Actors - CORRECT ANSWER-Those that make and/or influence policy.. are centre of
the health policy framework
Many outside of gov't can influence health policy: lobbyists, corporations, non-gov't
organizations, topic experts
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