scholarly journals Fat taxation in India: A critical appraisal of need, public health impact, and challenges in nationwide implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Karthika Ganesh ◽  
Manikandanesan Sakthivel
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
The People ◽  
Epidemic Development ◽  
Nutritional Monitoring ◽  
And Control

National Nutritional Monitoring Bureau survey (2017) has found that more than half of the adults in India were overweight and obese. To halt this rising epidemic, development of various policy measures has been suggested in National action plan for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. One such measure is the introduction of fat tax which is a surcharge or tax placed on food and beverages containing high amounts of fat. Government of India has made various direct budgetary initiatives for boosting the sectors related to the production of items rich in fat, sugars and salt without realizing the potential public health consequences. Hence, increasing the taxes for unhealthy junk foods should encourage the people to take healthier food options which in turn lead to positive impact on health. However, fat taxationfaced several challenges during implementation in countries like Denmark, Hungary, France and United States. Major challenges were the taxation debate, setting tax limit and encroaching into the autonomy rights of people. Evidences have shown that taxation alone cannot bring down the burden of non-communicable diseases but should be combined with measures like subsidies and access to healthy food items, public health education campaigns and programmes.

scholarly journals Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases through evidence-based public health: implementing the NCD 2020 action plan

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günter Diem ◽  
Ross C. Brownson ◽  
Vilius Grabauskas ◽  
Aushra Shatchkute ◽  
Sylvie Stachenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
And Control

DAMPAK PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH PADA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DI TPA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilda Emilda
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
The People ◽  
Clean Environment ◽  
The Impact

The limitations of waste management in the Cipayung Landfill (TPA) causing a buildup of garbage up to more than 30 meters. This condition has a health impact on people in Cipayung Village. This study aims to analyze the impact of waste management at Cipayung Landfill on public health in Cipayung Village, Depok City. The research is descriptive qualitative. Data obtained by purposive sampling. Data was collected by interviews, observation and documentation. Based on interviews with 30 respondents, it was found that the most common diseases were diarrhea, then other types of stomach ailments, subsequent itching on the skin and coughing. This is presumably because the environmental conditions in the form of unhealthy air and water and clean and healthy living behaviors (PHBS) have not become the habit of the people. The results indicated that there were no respondents who had implemented all of these criteria. In general respondents have implemented  3 criteria, namely maintaining hair hygiene, maintaining skin cleanliness, and maintaining hand hygiene. While maintaining clean water storage is the most often overlooked behavior. To minimize this health impact, improvements in waste management in Cipayung landfill are needed along with continuous socialization and education to develop PHBS habits and the importance of maintaining a clean environment.

scholarly journals Understanding the Spatial-Related Abstraction of Public Health Impact Goals and Measures: Illustrated by the Example of the Austrian Action Plan on Women’s Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 773
Author(s):  
Tatjana Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Policy Paper ◽  
High Degree

The influence of spatial aspects on people’s health is internationally proven by a wealth of empirical findings. Nevertheless, questions concerning public health still tend to be negotiated among social and health scientists. This was different in the elaboration of the Austrian Action Plan on Women’s Health (AAPWH). On the example of the target group of older women, it is shown whether and to what extent the inclusion of the spatial planning perspective in the discussion of impact goals and measures is reflected in the respective inter-ministerial policy paper. The retrospective analysis on the basis of a document analysis of the AAPWH and qualitative interviews with public health experts who were also invited to join, or rather were part of, the expert group, brings to light the following key reasons for the high degree of spatial-related abstraction of the content of this strategic health policy paper: the requirement for general formulations, the lack of public and political awareness for the different living situations in different spatial archetypes, and the lack of external perception of spatial planning as a key discipline with regard to the creation of equivalent living conditions. Nonetheless, this research has promoted the external perception of spatial planning as a relevant discipline in public health issues in Austria. Furthermore, first thematic starting points for an in-depth interdisciplinary dialogue were identified.

scholarly journals KONDISI SOSIAL EKONOMI DAN KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT KAMPUNG PUNAN MALINAU KABUPATEN BERAU DENGAN KEBERADAAN BEBERAPA PERUSAHAAN SAWIT

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Sri Ngapiyatun ◽  
Sri Hartini ◽  
Humairo Aziza ◽  
Wartomo Wartomo ◽  
Sukariyan Sukariyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Personal Income ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Social Education ◽  
Socioeconomic Conditions ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
The People ◽  
Alternative Sources

This research background with a lot of oil companies that thrive in Kampung Punan Malinau it could be an impact on changes in socioeconomic conditions and public health, for the study aims to determine the interaction social, education, income, accessibility, and health.Based on the results of this study it can be concluded that the work of the people of Punan Malinau Village who used to be farming, now there is progress working in oil palm companies in the Punan Malinau Village area. The presence of companies economically also has a positive impact on the development of alternative sources of livelihood, namely the recruitment of local workers in companies and access to marketing of agricultural products that are well developed.Meanwhile, in terms of public income before the company existed it was only under Rp. 1,000,000, - but after the existence of the oil palm company, the income has increased, namely Rp. 4,000,000 to Rp. 5,000,000 and more are supported by their personal income, namely private oil palm plantations that can reach Rp. 16,000,000 and more per month.

The Development of Early Chinese Communist Health Policy: Health Care in the Border Region, 1936–1949

1979 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 299-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Minden
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Political Policy ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

This paper examines the health care policy and program of the Chinese Communists in their earliest stages of development. An assessment of 1) political policy, 2) public health campaigns, 3) medical services, 4) public health education, and 5) medical education, indicates that the role of the health delivery scheme was primarily to mobilize mass support for the government, and to change popular health behavior, thereby improving the health of the people and lessening demand on scarce medical facilities. An analysis of the Border Region's health program from 1936 to 1949 gives us an insight into the strategy of a revolutionary government to win popular support and to effect social change.

Taking action on prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Bhutan by strengthening gross national happiness

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
Gyambo Sithey ◽  
Anne Marie Thow ◽  
Jayendra Sharma ◽  
Karma Lhazin ◽  
Mu Li
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Gross National Happiness ◽  
National Happiness ◽  
And Control

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are major public health problem in Bhutan, accounting for 68% of total deaths. The growing epidemic of NCDs threatens the achievement of Gross National Happiness (GNH). NCDs are the results of complex interaction of social and economic risk factors and change in diet and lifestyle. Effective action to prevent and control these diseases requires a whole-of-government approach.In this paper we review new evidence to support political priority for NCDs in Bhutan. One third of the Bhutanese are overweight (33%) and hypertensive (35.7), and 6.4% are diabetic. The prevalence of modifiable risk factors is also very high. We also present the analysis of strategic policy opportunities for health sector to integrate the ‘Multisectoral national action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs, 2015-2020’ into policies across all relevant sectors. Our analysis has identified three specific opportunities for the health sector to engage strategically to strengthen action on NCDs and GNH, concurrently: 1) raising priority actions on NCDs within the existing GNH multisectoral committee, to achieve both health and happiness objectives; 2) identifying shared agenda between NCDs and GNH to achieve both health and happiness objectives; and 3) identifying shared GNH determinants between NCDs and GNH to enhance action on NCDs. Addressing NCDs aligns with the optimization of Gross National Happiness. It is imperative that the Government of Bhutan recognize that action on NCDs is an integral element for achieving GNH.

scholarly journals Research on the Modernization of National Governance in Response to Public Health Emergencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-128
Author(s):  
Kejun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Governance Capacity ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
The People ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Control

The prevention and control of public health emergencies is an important challenge to national governance level and governance capacity. The increasing practical challenges of public health governance, the imperfect mechanism of public health emergency response and the insufficient investment in public health cause have affected the effectiveness of national governance of public health emergencies and hindered the in-depth promotion of the modernization of national governance. Therefore, the government, society and the people must move from crisis and prevention mechanism to forward-looking and dynamic adaptive risk governance mechanism, from multi-level structural governance to network collaborative governance, and from defense to attack, so as to improve the national system from the aspect of governance efficiency in response to public health emergencies, and then promote the modernization of national governance. 

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