What quantitative and qualitative methods have been developed to measure the implementation of a life-course approach in public health policies at the national level? / Chandni Maria Jacob, [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacob, Chandni Maria, author.

Series:

Health Evidence Network synthesis report ; Number 63.

Health Evidence Network synthesis report ; Number 63

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 50 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen, Denmark : WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2019.

Summary:

A life-course approach to health and well-being has become a pillar in health policy-making; for example, Member States of the WHO European Region in the 2015 Minsk Declaration resolved to make greater use of a life-course approach in health policies. However, strategies for implementation of a life-course approach, and a plan for monitoring and evaluating this implementation, are lacking. This scoping review identified a lack of literature with a focus on measurement of the implementation of a life-course approach. The report provides suggestions from research on a life-course approach in public health interventions and national-level strategies that could aid policy-makers in developing a measurement framework. For example, Member States using a life-course approach in policy at a population level could report on existing interventions in key stages of the life-course using existing survey platforms and routinely collected quantitative data. Ideally, a monitoring and evaluation framework collecting data longitudinally across different life stages over time should be created for Member States.

Contents:

ABBREVIATIONS

CONTRIBUTORS

SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background

1.2. Methodology

2. RESULTS

2.1. Measurement of the implementation of a life-course approach

2.2. Measurement of implementation of life-course interventions in practice

3. DISCUSSION

3.1. Strengths and limitations of the review

3.2. Implementing a life-course approach to health: urgency and challenges

3.3. Measuring the implementation of a life-course approach

3.4. Policy considerations

4. CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

ANNEX 1. SEARCH STRATEGY

ANNEX 2. OUTLINE APPROACH FOR OPERATIONALIZING A LIFE-COURSE FRAMEWORK.

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