Category: Determinants
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Commercial determinants of health (4). Counter tactics
Counter tactics around the commercial determinants of health This is the fourth blog in a series and focused on strategies to counter and reduce the impact of products that can be framed as CDOH 1 Policies on products into a broader framework A list of target policies not enough. We DO need policies to address fast…
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commercial determinants of health (3). Setting out industry tactics.
Industry tactics and the playbook around the commercial determinants of health This is the third in a series of blogs 1 the broad playbook – The 3 Ds Distortion / Denial or Doubt / Distraction Tactics are well documented from the fossil fuel industry hiding the environmental impact of fracking to the pharmaceutical industry misleading…
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commercial determinants of health (2). The influence of the neoliberal framework
the neoliberal framework in which the thinking around Commercial Determinants of Health sits this is the second blog in a series on CDOH. There are important limitations of the socio / ecological model (it hopefully goes without saying there are mission critical limitations of orientating public health around individualistic thinking). Taking a line from Rose, the…
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Commercial Determinants of Health (1). Introductory thoughts
Commercial Determinants of Health (1). Introductory thoughts March 24, 2022 Commercial Determinants of Health This is the first in a series of blogs on the commercial determinants of health. Other blogs in the series 1. What is the issue, what is it all about – this one 2. The neoliberal framework into whichthis fits 3. Tactics used by industry within…
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Personal responsibility and public health
1 industry loves this narrative. You have got to wonder why Of note the harmful product industries are strongly in favour of personal responsibility. You can draw your own conclusions why this might be. Read 1) the history of tobacco control esp the write up of California and New York from Stanton Glantz in Tobacco Wars 2 It…
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the problem with ACEs. A critique of the critique
People being critical of the ACE framework seems increasingly common. The criticism comes from several perspectives, often well founded. Andy Turner offered a rapid canter through the criticisms in this thread. All valid points. I’m also aware of a prominent criticism from Prof White and others. See here for one of the papers. Again,…
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The Home Office and a public health approach to knife crime
Signs are Home Office going to take knife crime via a a PH approach Does this mean we will cut fund for the services that go into it & at the same time largely ignore the root causes of the things that lead to the problem in first place. Quick thoughts 1. Language…
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Economic anchor institutions. Ideas list
I’ve written a little on anchor institutions before. Firstly following a Health Foundation seminar, secondly following a focused session in Sheffield. Both with Ted Howard Many are interested in inclusive economic growth, and within that the notion of big (mostly public sector) economic anchor institutions. It’s a tricky concept to nail, and many find it…
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urban futures, planning and health & well being
I did a short stint at the UK & Ireland Planning Research Conference a few weeks ago on the interface between urban futures, planning and health & well being. slides here. in the end I didn’t use the slides, but they are posted so you can use them if you want points in plenary discussion were…
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The social determinants of mental illness
Key points from my contribution to a session at PHE 2018 conference on mental health. I use the term mental health advisedly. The session was titled the social determinants of mental illness. I tried to frame it precisely to the question (unusual for me) Slides here My key points were 1. We under invest in…
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