International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Power, Process and Context in Theory Based Evaluation of Policy Implementation: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Angela Lawless 1
Fran Baum 2
Toni Delany 2
Colin MacDougall 3
Carmel Williams 4
Dennis McDermott 5
Helen van Eyk 2
1 College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
2 Southgate Institute for Health Society and Equity, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
3 Discipline of Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
4 SA Health, Department of Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA, Australia
5 The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and Wellbeing, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
10.15171/ijhpm.2018.109
Keywords
Health in All Policies
Public Policy
Evaluation
Inter-Sectoral Action
Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health
Subjects

Our paper1 describes the development of an evaluation framework using program theory. Our research examined the effectiveness of program logic and action research to determine the impact of a complex multi-sectoral policy initiative on population health... (Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 8, Issue 1
January 2019
Pages 61-62

  • Received Date 24 October 2018
  • Revised Date 03 November 2018
  • Accepted Date 03 November 2018
  • First Published Date 01 January 2019
  • Published Date 01 January 2019