Week 11

Which of the following is a definition of a policy?

A plan of action to guide discussions or actions

A general statement of intentions and objectives

A past set of actions of government in a particular area

A specific set of future intentions

A set of standing rules intended as a guide to action or inaction

Something which distributes resources

A set of rules which must be adhered to

A set of principles which show how someone ought to act

Legislation which is legally enforceable

Which of the following descriptions of policy types are correct?

Distributive = providing services or benefits to particular subpopulations

Redistributive = attempts to redistribute services among the population

Regulatory = restrictions on individual behaviour

Self-Regulatory = a way for organisations to promote their own interests

Distributive = attempts to distribute services among the poor in populations

Redistributive = providing services to a population, especially to those who need them the most

Self-Regulatory = imposed by individuals on themselves

Regulatory = imposed to elicit a certain type of behaviour

What are the characteristics of building healthy public policy?

Health promotion puts health on the agenda of policy makers in all sectors and at all levels

Health promotion policy combines diverse but complementary approaches including legislation, fiscal measures, taxation and organisation change

Health promotion policy requires the identification of obstacles to the adoption of healthy public policies in non-health sectors and ways of removing them

The aim is to make healthier choices the easier choices for policy makers

Which of the following is not a characteristic of healthy public policy?

Aims to promote and restore health of populations by tackling the structural and environmental barriers to health

Recognises that determinants of health are multiple and interconnected so to be effective, policy needs to be holistic

It focuses on social and mental wellbeing

It requires policy responses from transport, agriculture, housing, education and public safety sectors

It is the responsible of the government to make correct policies

What is health in all policies?

An approach to public policies across sectors that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies and avoids harmful health impacts in order to improve population health and health equity

A combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or program may be judged as to it's potential effects on a population

An approach to policy which recognises that governments must include health in all the policies they create

An approach to policy that aims to be holistic, integrated and focuses on health promotion

What is a health impact assessment?

A combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within a population

An assessment of a persons health which determines how taking medication will affect them

An assessment of a persons health which looks at the impact their health has on their life

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of a health impact assessment?

Screening; scoping; risk assessment; decision making; implementation and monitoring

Screening; risk assessment; scoping; negotiation; implementation; monitoring

Screening; risk assessment; planning; decision making; monitoring

Risk assessment; health assessment; screening; implementation; evaluation

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the policy making process?

Identification; formulation; implementation; evaluation

Formulation; implementation; monitoring; evaluating

Defining; negotiating; implementation; evaluation

Identification; negotiation; defining; implementation; monitoring

Which of the following demonstrates the sequence of the ladder of intervention?

Monitor; provide information; enable choice; guide choice by changing the default; guide choice through incentives; guide choice through disincentives; restrict choice; eliminate choice

Identify; monitor; enable choice; take away choices; guide choice through incentives; guide choice through disincentives

Provide information; enable choice, disable choice; restrict choice; make choice for others

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