Politics Flashcards
policy def
the material dimension of politics and includes concepts, arguments and measures
- Whether and how do we implement programs, structures and processes
politics def
the procedural dimension of policy and serves to the analysis of consensus and conflict processes
- Disputes that take place on the way to implementation
polity
the institutional dimension of politics in society
- Framework of norms, institutions and cultural orientations
health policy narrow sense
legal regulation of the framework conditions for healthcare and its financing
- Negotiation of laws, regulations and contracts, aiming at regulating and organizing healthcare
health policy broader sense
all policy areas whose decisions have an impact on the health of the population (health in all policies)
- Aims at influencing population-related disease probability, its progression and chronification as well as reduction of quality of life and premature death
public health action cycle
- assessment
- policy development
- assurance
- evaluation
role of ministries
- Supporting growth of scientific knowledge
- Identifying and prioritizing emerging health issues resulting from changes in society
- Monitoring activities in all sectors that affect health
- Creating structures and mechanisms for dialogue across government an with society
- Facilitating negotiations between sectors and with non-governmental stakeholders
- overseeing the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policy with respect to the health outcomes, health determinants and equity
ethics def
Social consensus is needed before implementation of measures, programs and laws
- Ethics are the moral foundations to the laws (legal answers)
five principles of public health ethics
- Maximalization of the overall benefit and population protection
- Respect for human dignity
- Justice
- Efficiency
- Proportionality
