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The Global Health Network On Alcohol Control: Successes And Limits Of Evidence-Based Advocacy, Hans Peter Schmitz
The Global Health Network On Alcohol Control: Successes And Limits Of Evidence-Based Advocacy, Hans Peter Schmitz
School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship
Global efforts to address alcohol harm have significantly increased since the mid-1990s. By 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) had adopted the non-binding Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. This study investigates the role of a global health network, anchored by the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance (GAPA), which has used scientific evidence on harm and effective interventions to advocate for greater global public health efforts to reduce alcohol harm. The study uses process-tracing methodology and expert interviews to evaluate the accomplishments and limitations of this network. The study documents how network members have not only contributed to …
The Emergence And Effectiveness Of Global Health Networks: Findings And Future Research, Jeremy Shiffman, Hans Peter Schmitz, David Berlan, Stephanie L. Smith, Kathryn Quissell, Uwe Gneiting, David Pelletier
The Emergence And Effectiveness Of Global Health Networks: Findings And Future Research, Jeremy Shiffman, Hans Peter Schmitz, David Berlan, Stephanie L. Smith, Kathryn Quissell, Uwe Gneiting, David Pelletier
School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship
Global health issues vary in the amount of attention and resources they receive. One reason is that the networks of individuals and organizations that address these issues differ in their effectiveness. This article presents key findings from a research project on the emergence and effectiveness of global health networks addressing tobacco use, alcohol harm, maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, tuberculosis and pneumonia. Although networks are only one of many factors influencing priority, they do matter, particularly for shaping the way the problem and solutions are understood, and convincing governments, international organizations and other global actors to address the issue. Their national-level …
Comparing Global Alcohol And Tobacco Control Efforts: Network Formation And Evolution In International Health Governance, Uwe Gneiting, Hans Peter Schmitz
Comparing Global Alcohol And Tobacco Control Efforts: Network Formation And Evolution In International Health Governance, Uwe Gneiting, Hans Peter Schmitz
School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship
Smoking and drinking constitute two risk factors contributing to the rising burden of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Both issues have gained increased international attention, but tobacco control has made more sustained progress in terms of international and domestic policy commitments, resources dedicated to reducing harm, and reduction of tobacco use in many high-income countries. The research presented here offers insights into why risk factors with comparable levels of harm experience different trajectories of global attention. The analysis focuses particular attention on the role of dedicated global health networks composed of individuals and organizations producing research and engaging …
A Framework On The Emergence And Effectiveness Of Global Health Networks, Jeremy Shiffman, Kathryn Quissell, Hans Peter Schmitz, David L. Pelletier, Stephanie L. Smith, David Berlan, Uwe Gneiting, David Van Slyke, Ines Mergel, Mariela Rodriguez, Gill Walt
A Framework On The Emergence And Effectiveness Of Global Health Networks, Jeremy Shiffman, Kathryn Quissell, Hans Peter Schmitz, David L. Pelletier, Stephanie L. Smith, David Berlan, Uwe Gneiting, David Van Slyke, Ines Mergel, Mariela Rodriguez, Gill Walt
School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship
Since 1990 mortality and morbidity decline has been more extensive for some conditions prevalent in low- and middle-income countries than for others. One reason may be differences in the effectiveness of global health networks, which have proliferated in recent years. Some may be more capable than others in attracting attention to a condition, in generating funding, in developing interventions and in convincing national governments to adopt policies. This article introduces a supplement on the emergence and effectiveness of global health networks. The supplement examines networks concerned with six global health problems: tuberculosis (TB), pneumonia, tobacco use, alcohol harm, maternal mortality …