Commercial Determinants of Health - L16 Flashcards
1
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What are the commercial determinants of health?
A
Structures, rules, norms and practices by which business activities designed to generate wealth and profits influence patterns of health and disease across populations
2
Q
What is shaping the evidence?
A
- Lobbying
- Shaping research and funding priorities
- Financing university programmes and chairs
3
Q
What is employing narratives and framing techniques?
A
Focusing on youth, directly in schools
Focus on individual problem behaviours
Being ‘part of the solution’
Focus on corporate social responsibility
4
Q
What is constituency building?
A
Promoting or sponsoring efforts beyond their core business
Partnering with charities or health/education-related foundations
5
Q
What is policy substitution, development and implementation?
A
Partnerships or voluntary agreements with government
Contributing to health policy consultations
