A National Men’s Health Strategy in Australia: Tips for Implementation
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Smith, J. (2018). A National Men’s Health Strategy in Australia: Tips for Implementation. International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health, 1(1), e15-e21. https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v1i1.15
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11. Collins, V., McLachlan, R. & Holden, C. Tackling inequities in men’s health: a reflective lens on the National Male Health Policy. Medical Journal of Australia. 2011; 194 (2): 62-64.
12. Fisher, M. & River, J. Men’s health policy in Australia. Australian Nursing Journal. 2012; 20 (5): 46-47.
13. Holden, C. & Lin, V. Network structures and their relevance to the policy cycle: A case study of the National Male Health Policy of Australia. Social Science & Medicine. 2012; 74 (2): 228-235.
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19. Head, B. Reconsidering evidence-based policy: Key issues and challenges. Policy and Society. 2010; 29 (2): 77-94.
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21. Carey, G. & Crammond, B. Action on the social determinants of health: views from inside the policy process. Social Science & Medicine. 2015; 128: 134-141.
22. Carey, G., Crammond, B., Malbon, E. & Carey, N. Adaptive policies for reducing inequalities in the social determinants of health. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2015; 4 (11): 763.
23. Smith, J., Griffiths, K., Judd, J., Crawford, G., D’Antoine, H. Fisher, M., Bainbridge, R. & Harris, P. Ten years on from the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health Final Report: Progress or procrastination? Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2018; 29 (1): 3-7.
24. Delany, T., Lawless, A., Baum, F., Popay, J., Jones, L., McDermott, D., Harris, E., Broderick, D. & Marmot, M. Health in All Policies in south Australia: what has supported early implementation? Health Promotion International. 2016; 31 (4): 888-898.
25. van Eyk, H., Harris, E., Baum, F., Delany-Crowe, T., Lawless, A. & MacDougall, C. Health in All Policies in South Australia – did it promote and enact an equity perspective? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14 (11): 1288.
26. Magnussen, L., Ehiri, J. & Jolly, P. Comprehensive versus selective primary health care: lessons from global health policy. Health Affairs. 2004; 23 (3): 167-176.
27. Baum, F. Health for All now! Reviving the spirit of the Alma Ata in the twenty-first century: An introduction to the Alma Ata Declaration. Social Medicine. 2007; 2 (1): 34-41.
28. Baum, F. & Fisher, M. Why behavioural health promotion endures despite its failure to reduce health inequities. Sociology of Health & Illness. 2014; 36 (2): 213-225.
29. Lawless, A. Freeman, T., Bentley, M., Baum, F. & Jolley, G. Developing a good practice model to evaluate the effectiveness of comprehensive primary health care in local communities. BMC Family Practice. 2014; 15 (1): 99.
30. Shiell, A. & Jackson, H. How much does Australia spend on prevention and how would we know whether I tis enough? Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2018; 29 (S1): 7-9.
31. Smith, J., Crawford, G. & Signal, L. The case of national health promotion policy in Australia: Where to now? Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2017; 27 (1): 61-65.
32. Smith, J. & Herriot, M. Positioning health promotion as a policy priority in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2017; 28 (1): 5-7.
33. Marmot, M., Goldblatt, P. Allen, J., et al. Fair Society, Healthy Lives: The Marmot Review. Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England Post-2010; 2010.
34. Department of Health and Ageing. National Male Health Policy Supporting Document: National Aboriginal and Torrs Strait Islander Male Health Framework Revised Guiding Principles. Canberra: Australian Government; 2010.
35. Department of Health. Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2013. Canberra, Australian Government; 2015.
36. Connell, R., Schofield, T., Walker, L. et. al. Men’s health: A research agenda and background report. Canberra, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care; 1998.
37. De Savigny, D. & Adam, T. Systems thinking for health systems strengthening. Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2009.
2. Butler, P. Men’s health policy: Report on the draft national men’s health policy. Australian Journal of Primary Health Interchange. 1996; 2 (1): 9-11.
3. Lumb, P. Why is men’s health policy not implemented in Australia? International Journal of Men’s Health. 2003; 2 (1): 73-88.
4. Smith, J., White, A., Richardson, N., Robertson, S. & Ward, M. The men’s health policy contexts in Australia, the UK and Ireland: advancement or abandonment? Critical Public Health. 2009; 19 (3-4): 427-440.
5. Richardson, N & Smith, J. National men’s health policies in Ireland and Australia: What are the challenges associated with transitioning from development to implementation. Public Health. 2011; 125 (7): 424-432.
6. Macdonald, J. The Australian male policy: Unfinished business. International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health. 2018; 1 (1): e50-e56.
7. Smith, J., Richardson, N. & Robertson, S. Applying a gender lens to public health discourses on men’s health. In J. Gideon (Ed), Handbook on Gender and Health. Edward Elgar Publishing; 2016: 117-133.
8. Saunders, M. & Peerson, A. Australia’s national men’s health policy: masculinity matters. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2009; 20 (2): 92-97.
9. Smith, J. Addressing men’s health policy concerns in Australia: What can be done? Australia and New Zealand Journal of Health Policy. 2007; 4 (20).
10. Smith, J. & Bollen, C. A focus on health promotion and prevention through the development of the National Men’s Health Policy. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2009; 20 (2): 98-101.
11. Collins, V., McLachlan, R. & Holden, C. Tackling inequities in men’s health: a reflective lens on the National Male Health Policy. Medical Journal of Australia. 2011; 194 (2): 62-64.
12. Fisher, M. & River, J. Men’s health policy in Australia. Australian Nursing Journal. 2012; 20 (5): 46-47.
13. Holden, C. & Lin, V. Network structures and their relevance to the policy cycle: A case study of the National Male Health Policy of Australia. Social Science & Medicine. 2012; 74 (2): 228-235.
14. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The health of Australia’s males. Canberra: Australian Government; 2017.
15. Department of Health and Ageing. National Male Health Policy – Building on the strengths of Australian males. Canberra: Australian Government; 2010.
16. Nous. Summary of workshop - National Men’s Health Forum: Development of the National Men’s Health Strategy. Canberra, Thursday 9th August 2018.
17. Department of Health and Ageing. National Male Health Policy Supporting Document: Social determinants and key actions supporting male health. Canberra: Australian Government; 2010.
18. Richardson, N., Smith, J., Robertson, S. & Baker, P. Global men’s health policy. In D. Griffiths, M. Bruce & R. Thorpe (Eds), Handbook of Men’s Health Disparities. Routledge; In Press.
19. Head, B. Reconsidering evidence-based policy: Key issues and challenges. Policy and Society. 2010; 29 (2): 77-94.
20. Carey, G. & Crammond, B. Systems change for the social determinants of health. BMC Public Health. 2015; 15 (1): 662.
21. Carey, G. & Crammond, B. Action on the social determinants of health: views from inside the policy process. Social Science & Medicine. 2015; 128: 134-141.
22. Carey, G., Crammond, B., Malbon, E. & Carey, N. Adaptive policies for reducing inequalities in the social determinants of health. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2015; 4 (11): 763.
23. Smith, J., Griffiths, K., Judd, J., Crawford, G., D’Antoine, H. Fisher, M., Bainbridge, R. & Harris, P. Ten years on from the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health Final Report: Progress or procrastination? Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2018; 29 (1): 3-7.
24. Delany, T., Lawless, A., Baum, F., Popay, J., Jones, L., McDermott, D., Harris, E., Broderick, D. & Marmot, M. Health in All Policies in south Australia: what has supported early implementation? Health Promotion International. 2016; 31 (4): 888-898.
25. van Eyk, H., Harris, E., Baum, F., Delany-Crowe, T., Lawless, A. & MacDougall, C. Health in All Policies in South Australia – did it promote and enact an equity perspective? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14 (11): 1288.
26. Magnussen, L., Ehiri, J. & Jolly, P. Comprehensive versus selective primary health care: lessons from global health policy. Health Affairs. 2004; 23 (3): 167-176.
27. Baum, F. Health for All now! Reviving the spirit of the Alma Ata in the twenty-first century: An introduction to the Alma Ata Declaration. Social Medicine. 2007; 2 (1): 34-41.
28. Baum, F. & Fisher, M. Why behavioural health promotion endures despite its failure to reduce health inequities. Sociology of Health & Illness. 2014; 36 (2): 213-225.
29. Lawless, A. Freeman, T., Bentley, M., Baum, F. & Jolley, G. Developing a good practice model to evaluate the effectiveness of comprehensive primary health care in local communities. BMC Family Practice. 2014; 15 (1): 99.
30. Shiell, A. & Jackson, H. How much does Australia spend on prevention and how would we know whether I tis enough? Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2018; 29 (S1): 7-9.
31. Smith, J., Crawford, G. & Signal, L. The case of national health promotion policy in Australia: Where to now? Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2017; 27 (1): 61-65.
32. Smith, J. & Herriot, M. Positioning health promotion as a policy priority in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2017; 28 (1): 5-7.
33. Marmot, M., Goldblatt, P. Allen, J., et al. Fair Society, Healthy Lives: The Marmot Review. Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England Post-2010; 2010.
34. Department of Health and Ageing. National Male Health Policy Supporting Document: National Aboriginal and Torrs Strait Islander Male Health Framework Revised Guiding Principles. Canberra: Australian Government; 2010.
35. Department of Health. Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2013. Canberra, Australian Government; 2015.
36. Connell, R., Schofield, T., Walker, L. et. al. Men’s health: A research agenda and background report. Canberra, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care; 1998.
37. De Savigny, D. & Adam, T. Systems thinking for health systems strengthening. Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2009.