NSE 31A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Influenza Vaccine, Income Splitting, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
2 Nov 2017
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Foundational knowledge for advocacy, political action and policy development. Policy = guide: a guide to action that, outlines rules, provides principles and guide actions, sets roles and responsibilities, reflects values and beliefs of decision makers, e. g. Levels and types of policy: personal/household, standards that guide our personal behaviours, e. g. Parents give children a curfew; be home by midnight: organization, standards that guide the way organizations functions, e. g. In the hospital system: reporting errors; not wearing uniform outside of hospital setting; vaccinate or wear a mask: may/may not include public participation, e. g. Access and equity policies: public, outlines the terms for how society will address specific economic, health and social issues, e. g. Fall semester week 8: guides the distribution of resources that influence the determinants of health and well-being of populations and communities. Healthy public policy co(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374)ed (cid:449)ith (cid:272)(cid:396)eati(cid:374)g a healthy society: holistic and future-oriented, broad goals.
