Health Policy Overview PDF

HLTH 410 What is health policy Write down three of the most important health policies to you. REQUIRED READINGS Module 1 How do we define what is and what isn’t ‘health policy’? DEFINING HELTH POLICY Policies as specific actions… Public policy=government Actions can include many differen...

HLTH 410 What is health policy Write down three of the most important health policies to you. REQUIRED READINGS Module 1 How do we define what is and what isn’t ‘health policy’? DEFINING HELTH POLICY Policies as specific actions… Public policy=government Actions can include many different ‘policy instruments’: laws, regulations, ‘campaigns’, funding initiatives, new programs Policies as specific actions…or inaction Examples of inaction?  How do we define what is and what ‘isn’t’ health policy? Where does ‘health’ start and end… Name some health policies that lie outside the mandate of health ministries & services School nutrition programs? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/school-nutrition-program-meals-lunch-breakfast-snacks-1.7315002  Retail rules for alcohol? HTTPS://WWW.THEGLOBEANDMAIL.COM/CANADA/ARTICLE-CONVENIENCE-STORES-ACROSS-ONTARIO-ALLOWED-TO-SELL-ALCOHOL- BEGINNING/?UTM_SOURCE=SHARED+ARTICLE+SENT+TO+USER&UTM_MEDIUM=E-MAIL:+NEWSLETTERS+/+E-BLASTS+/+ETC.&UTM_CAMPAIGN=SHARED+WEB+ARTICLE+LINKS  Housing policies? HTTPS://WWW.CBC.CA/NEWS/CANADA/KITCHENER-WATERLOO/WATERLOO-REGION-YOUTH-HOMELESSNESS-ON-RISE-1.7294168  Labour laws? HTTPS://FINANCIALPOST.COM/NEWS/ECONOMY/ONTARIO-MINIMUM-WAGE-TO-INCREASE Health care salaries as policy? HTTPS://WWW.CBC.CA/NEWS/CANADA/TORONTO/ONTARIO-LTC-NURSES-RAISE-1.7211218 Health in All Policies HTTPS://WWW.WHO.INT/ACTIVITIES/PROMOTING-HEALTH-IN-ALL-POLICIES-AND-INTERSECTORAL-ACTION-CAPACITIES Prioritizing policies HTTPS://WWW.CBC.CA/NEWS/CANADA/TORONTO/ONTARIO-LTC-NURSES-RAISE-1.7211218 “ Public health policy mak ing is like sausage: no one wants to know what goes into it.” Policy process  POLICY PROCESS ‘Exogenous’ factors Name some recent exogenous factors EXOGENOUS FACTORS Nutrition labels in restaurants EXOGENOUS FACTORS Nutrition labels in restaurants  EXOGENOUS FACTORS Nutrition labels in restaurants SOURCE: INFLUENCE OF COVID-19 ON TRUST IN ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION, HEALTH INFORMATION SOURCES AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS IN 23 COUNTRIES IN 2023 EXOGENOUS FACTORS Sugary drink tax HTTPS://WWW.THEGLOBEANDMAIL.COM/NEWS/POLITICS/FINANCE-MINISTER-BILL-MORNEAU-DIDNT-PLACE-ASSETS-IN-BLIND-TRUST-RAISING-CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST-RISK/ARTICLE36596635/ EXOGENOUS FACTORS Sugary drink tax HTTPS://WWW.CBC.CA/NEWS/CANADA/TORONTO/RALLY-TAX-REFORM-MORNEAU-1.4315740 COVID19 PANDEMIC Exogenous factors "Although the emergence of SARS was not predicted, an influenza pandemic was and still is considered inevitable in the context of public health emergency preparedness." Dr. Theresa Tam Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, 2018 LECTURES Dr. Jane Philpot  EXOGENOUS FACTORS Predictability & preparation Why weren’t we better prepared? COVID impact on trust in vaccines? SOURCE: INFLUENCE OF COVID-19 ON TRUST IN ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION, HEALTH INFORMATION SOURCES AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS IN 23 COUNTRIES IN 2023 COVID impact on trust in health professionals? How will COVID19 change our response to nex t pandemic? If another pandemic occurred… Do you support mandatory masking guidelines? A. Yes B. No C. Not sure If another pandemic occurred… Do you support mandatory vaccine mandates for air travel, university attendance, etc? A. Yes B. No C. Not sure If another pandemic occurred… Do you support school shutdowns in Ontario? A. Schools should be open more often B. About the same as last time C. Schools should be closed longer If another pandemic occurred… Should the government mandate that high risk business settings be temporarily closed? A. Yes B. No C. Not sure