OBJECTIVES We used a Health in All Policies (HiAP) framework to determine what data, policy, and community efficacy opportunities exist for improving sexual health and reducing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in an area surrounding an Army base undergoing redevelopment in Atlanta, Georgia. METHODS We conducted a literature review, consulted with experts, mapped social determinants in the...

The paper by Guglielmin and colleagues1 examines the implementation of Health in All Policies (HiAP) a local government context Kuopio Finland. authors use realist explanatory case study design to explore what has supported HiAP with focus on two specific hypotheses leads success: common goals committed leadership staff. is well argued using appropriate methodology their findings support import...

Health in All Policies (HiAP) has gained attention as a potential tool to address complex health and societal challenges at global, regional, national and subnational levels. In a recent article, Lawless et al propose an evaluation framework developed in the context of the South Australia HiAP initiative. Strategies, mediators, activities and impacts identified in the framework could potentiall...

We first revealed the behavior and biochemical mechanism of high iron attapulgite (HIAP) different dosages affecting sewage sludge (SS) composting. HS/TOC ratio increased, but HA/TOC HA/FA ratios reduced with increase in HIAP dose. High-dose promoted formation more HS by weak catalytic effect could bind FA than HA strong adsorption to inhibit polymerization adsorbed into HA. Mixing SS subsequen...

New scenarios are emerging in the European and worldwide context: the ageing of society, the climate changes, the increasing of health inequalities and the financial crisis. In this context, the scientific community and the decision-makers agree on the role of health in all policies (HiAP) strategy in improving the population's health. The HiAP takes into account factors not strictly related to...

OBJECTIVES Health in All Policies (HiAP) has been promoted as a means of embedding concern for health impacts in the policy-making process. In South Australia, specific structures and processes to achieve this have been developed and tested. PARTICIPANTS The HiAP approach is designed to engage policy officers and managers in all sectors of government. SETTING South Australia, one of six Aus...

carey and friel suggest that we turn to knowledge developed in the field of public administration, especially new public governance, to better understand the process of implementing health in all policies (hiap). in this commentary, i claim that theories from the policy studies bring a broader view of the policy process, complementary to that of new public governance. drawing on the policy stud...

Background The importance of evaluating policy processes to achieve health equity is well recognised but such evaluation encounters methodological, theoretical and political challenges. This paper describes how a program theorybased evaluation framework can be developed and tested, using the example of an evaluation of the South Australian Health in All Policies (HiAP) initiative.   Methods A f...

CONTEXT Policy development is recognized as a core function of public health and a core competency in formal public health education. However, relatively little is known nationally about worker perceptions and competencies related to policy development in the governmental public health workforce. OBJECTIVE To characterize perceived importance and presence or absence of competency gaps related...

this article is a review of the book “health in all policies: seizing opportunities, implementing policies” edited by kimmo leppo, eeva ollila, sebastián peña, matthias wismar, and sarah cook. this book (printed and online publication) was published by the finnish ministry of social affairs and health, finland in 2013 (1). the book is freely available at http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pd...