BVA manifesto--a 'call to action' for politicians and policymakers.

Single Versus Multi-Faceted Implementation Strategies – Is There a Simple Answer to a Complex Question? A Response to Recent Commentaries and a Call to Action for Implementation Practitioners and Researchers

Bad Politicians

We present a simple theory of the quality (competence and honesty) of elected officials. Our theory offers three main insights. Low-quality citizens have a ‘comparative advantage’ in pursuing elective office, because their market wages are lower than those of high-quality citizens (competence), and/or because they reap higher returns from holding office (honesty). Hence, voters may find themsel...

Spirituality as a sociocultural determinant of health in the context of medical curriculum: A call for action

Background: This study aimed to investigate the state of spirituality in the general medicine curricula in Iran.    Methods: Reference books for general medicine were reviewed and data were analyzed according to the qualitative content analysis method.    Results: After reviewing references, it was found that only 35 paragraphs of the educational reference pages dealt with this subject. Relat...

European Breast Cancer Conference manifesto on breast centres/units.

MANIFESTO-CALL TO ACTION.

Perceptions and beliefs of public policymakers in a Southern European city

INTRODUCTION Socio-economic inequalities in health are large in urban areas; however, local municipal governments may plan, manage and provide services and policies which can reduce these. The objective of this study was to describe the beliefs and perceptions of public policymakers in a European city, Barcelona. They are the key actors in designing and implementing urban public policies. MET...