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Why is health improvement policy so difficult to secure?

2022-08-26

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Many governments seek to improve population health, and some seek to reduce health inequalities. Yet, there remains a large gap between their policy statements and actual outcomes. Perennial questions in public health research include: why is this gap so large, why does it endure, and what can be done to close it? This essay uses political science and policy studies insights to address these questions, focusing on...

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deb91b1b-a72a-5554-be6f-2e3b603a570a
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10.12688/openreseurope.14841.2
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