Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Health policy

  1. Health justice is shaped by power, institutions, and governance
    Commentary examining health justice as a political project embedded in power relations, institutional constraints, and epistemic authority rather than purely moral or technical achievement.
  2. Trust and connection support integrated refugee mental health care
    Realist evaluation with 24 stakeholders identifies trust, connection, and moral commitment as key mechanisms enabling integrated mental health care for refugees in Canada.
  3. Dengue created a considerable financial burden in Puerto Rico
    Analysis of dengue's economic burden in Puerto Rico from 2010–2023 reveals substantial costs during epidemics, underscoring need for enhanced prevention and resource allocation strategies.
  4. Review examines the social life of HIV public health data
    Review examining social dimensions of HIV public health data systems, conceptual frameworks for ethical practice, and governance concerns for marginalized populations.
  5. HEALTH ECONOMICS
    Explore Health Economics principles, resource allocation methods, and practical applications in healthcare systems. Learn how economic evaluation optimizes health interventions while balancing.
  6. WOMEN'S HEALTH AND EDUCATION
    Intersectional analysis of women's health education and public policy, examining emancipatory potential of dialogical health education and policy gaps affecting vulnerable populations.
  7. Post-COVID initiatives align unevenly with UHC and health security
    Analysis of 63 post-COVID health policy initiatives reveals 81% alignment with WHO recommendations, but significant gaps between policy commitments and actual implementation of integrated UHC and.
  8. Many CDC surveillance databases had unexplained update pauses
    Study reveals 46% of CDC surveillance databases paused as of October 2025, with 87% of paused systems covering vaccination data, disrupting evidence base for health policy.