A Heuristic Governance Framework for the Implementation of Child Primary Health Care Interventions in Different Contexts in the European Union

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Title: A Heuristic Governance Framework for the Implementation of Child Primary Health Care Interventions in Different Contexts in the European Union
Authors: Peter Schröder-Bäck PhD, Tamara Schloemer MSc, Timo Clemens PhD, Denise Alexander PhD, Helmut Brand PhD, Kyriakos Martakis MD, MSc, Michael Rigby PhD, Ingrid Wolfe PhD, Kinga Zdunek PhD, Mitch Blair MSc
Source: Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 56 (2019)
Publisher Information: SAGE Publishing, 2019.
Publication Year: 2019
Collection: LCC:Public aspects of medicine
Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
More Details: To adopt and implement innovative good practices across the European Union requires developing policies for different political and constitutional contexts. Health policies are mostly decided by national political processes at different levels. To attain effective advice for policy making and good practice exchange, one has to take different models of governance for health into account. We aimed to explore which concepts of governance research are relevant for implementing child health policies in a European Union context. We argue that taking into account the insights of good intersectoral and multilevel governance in research and practice is essential and promising for future analyses. These governance concepts help to understand what actors and institutions are potentially of relevance for developing and implementing child-centric health care approaches not only within health care but also outside health care. The framework we developed has the potential to advise on and thus support effectively the spreading and implementation of good practices of child-centric health policy approaches across the European Union. With this heuristic framework, the variety of relevant stakeholders and institutions can better be mapped and taken into account in implementation processes. Also, the normative side—particularly stressing values that make governance “good governance”—is to be taken into account.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 0046-9580
1945-7243
00469580
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0046-9580; https://doaj.org/toc/1945-7243
DOI: 10.1177/0046958019833869
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7ed6ace68f184800940d57135582f8f2
Accession Number: edsdoj.7ed6ace68f184800940d57135582f8f2
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:00469580
19457243
DOI:10.1177/0046958019833869
Published in:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Language:English