scholarly journals Lessons from Covid-19: A Plan for Action (Pages 59-67) in Journal of the Harvard Club of India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Datta Ghosh ◽  
Rakesh Sarwal
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Preventive Healthcare ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Public Health Governance ◽  
Effective Public Health

The need for a National Public Health Agency in India is of crucial relevance today. Along with a responsive public health system, we need to focus on preventive healthcare and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. The country, as it marks its 75th year of Independence, must remember that it is essential to bring in structural change for effective public health governance.

Public health governance:

2020 ◽  
pp. 383-406
Author(s):  
Vivian Lin ◽  
James Smith ◽  
Sally Fawkes ◽  
Priscilla Robinson ◽  
Sandy Gifford
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Public Health Governance

The public health system in France and the structural developments during the last ten years

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Arwidson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health System ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Tobacco Control Program ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion

Abstract In 2009, the hospitals, health and territories act has entrusted the responsibility for care and public health to the regional health agencies. This decentralisation aims to adapt strategies to local situations. These regional agencies have a very strong autonomy. In 2013, it was stated in the national health strategy that it was necessary to develop a scientifically based prevention. Two tracks are to be followed: either by importing and adapting validated or promising programs by identifying effective programs in the international literature; or from existing French initiatives (tobacco, alcohol, psychoactive substances, physical activity). The high prevalence of smoking motivated the establishment of a National tobacco reduction program in 2014, which was then relayed by a national tobacco control program. In 2016, the Health System Improvement Act created a major national public health agency combining surveillance, prevention, health promotion and emergency response. The motivation was to achieve greater synergy and collaboration between the different functions in public health. A report from the Inspectorate General of Social Affairs has recommended that this agency should establish a national portal with evidence-based prevention and health promotion programmes. Established in 2018, the Priority Prevention Plan is a major interdepartmental project to improve the health of the population, and is part of the National Health Strategy. This interdepartmental approach reflects the Government’s desire that all ministries should be able to contribute to prevention and health promotion. The increased investment in prevention and health promotion is starting to bear fruit with 1.6 million fewer smokers between 2016 and 2018. Immunisation coverage has also been improved. NutriScore, a nutritional information on the front of food containers, very easy to understand, has been put in place with partnership with 100 companies.

scholarly journals Collaborative governance of public health in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from research in public administration

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (Suppl 4) ◽  
pp. e000381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk Emerson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Public Health Governance ◽  
Policy Arenas

Multisectoral governance, one of many terms used to describe collaborative, cross-boundary approaches to solving complex public problems, is being applied broadly in several policy arenas, most notably in environmental and natural resource management, but increasingly in public health in multiple settings and scales around the globe. This paper explores how to transfer knowledge about collaborative governance to challenging public health settings found in low-income and moderate-income countries (LMICs). This paper presents a general background on collaborative governance, summarises some relevant empirical findings on the performance of collaborative governance and lays out some of the challenges and considerations for thinking about improving collaborative public health governance in LMICs.

scholarly journals PANDEMONIUM IN PUBLIC HEALTH GOVERNANCE – A SNAPSHOT ON COVID CRISIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 62-64
Author(s):  
M. Madhuri Irene
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Eye Health ◽  
1918 Influenza ◽  
Public Health Governance

Covid-19 confirmed idiocy of intelligence and perils of powers exasperating the governance ethics of globe and castrated canons of human values. Corona blasted derisively the tenacity and techniques of 'Corona meter' in recording the victimization of health, wealth, economy, environment, education, and governance genuflection before the virility and victory of undaunted virus of SARS genesis. Learned gentry captioned the proliferation of Corona virus as 'Pandemic' of course with doubtful accuracy. The reference of pandemic as a term could have been justified in earlier historical cases of influenza, plague, ebola and SARs etc gracing the meaning of “a set of mutually exacerbating catastrophes” (referring to 1918 Influenza episode) but the present global Corona death dance devastating the material and mental health of individuals, institutions and society needs, probably, a better and appropriate word or phrase. Surprisingly, even before the blink of an eye, health crisis is transformed into multiple conundrums – economic, research, medical, political and governance mocking at all public and private institutions.

scholarly journals Learning from COVID-19: a systems approach for public health governance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieling Liu ◽  
Yurong Wu ◽  
Cunrui Huang
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
Economic Goods ◽  
Public Health Governance ◽  
And Control

Abstract The COVID-19 rapidly evolved into a global pandemic. Countries have taken measures widely to prevent and control the epidemic. China for example, has control the spread effectively, while many countries are still striving to cope with the increasing COVID-19 confirmed cases. The epidemic revealed serious problems of public health governance in many countries with long lasting social and economic consequences. This commentary reviews the pandemic response measures in five selected countries: China, Italy, the United States, Brazil and India. Building on critical reflections on the problems incurred in each country's pandemic responses, we provide a theoretical framework to reconceptualize public health as multiple types of economic goods. We further couple this reconceptualization with a systems approach to public health and wellbeing to offer new thinking on health governance. Finally, we propose suggestions for better, preventative and comprehensive epidemic prevention and health governance in an increasing urban future.

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