Understanding political priority development for public health issues in Turkey: lessons from tobacco control and road safety

Hoe C., Rodriguez D. C., Uzumcuoglu Y., Hyder A. A.

HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS, cilt.17, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12961-019-0412-7
  • Dergi Adı: HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Agenda-setting, Health policy, Road safety, Tobacco control, Turkey, POLICY PROCESS, CHALLENGES, SUCCESSES, NETWORKS, CAPACITY, STATE
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tobacco use and road traffic injuries are major public health problems in Turkey. During the last decade, the former issue received political priority in the country, while the latter did not despite the immense health and economic burden that road traffic injuries pose on the Turkish population. Political priority can facilitate the attainment of public health goals. Unfortunately, however, limited cross-case analyses exist to help us understand why it emerges for certain public health issues but fails to develop for others in low- and middle-income countries.