The American College of Preventive Medicine Policy Recommendations on Public Health Funding

Barriers and facilitators on the implementation of physical activity in Primary Health Care: A systematic review

“…Other evidence suggests that management support is reflected in the improvement of specialized teams to offer physical activities ( James et al, 2017 , Becker et al, 2016 ), in the integration with multi-professional teams ( Vermunt et al, 2012 , James et al, 2014 ), and, consequently, in the increase in PA of PHC users. The greater the investments in professional training, the better the management and technological tools to facilitate the work process ( Hendriks et al, 2016 , Karasick and Peik, 2017 ). Additionally, it can stimulate government actions to promote PA in the PHC territory to raise financial, technical, and material resources to favor the achievement of positive health indicators.…”

Food and Nutrition Public Policy in Australia: A diversity of views amongst stakeholders

“…Another challenge for public health is that staff are often tied up in applying for grants, or working on funded projects and block grants, meaning there is little time to spend networking with other stakeholders, leveraging the broader resources of the community, or engaging in other advocacy activities (Bishai, Xu, & Sherry, 2016;Tillman, 2017). The shortfalls in public health infrastructure, namely funding of the workplace, is a concern that has also been raised, justified by the economic value of investing in public health and need for long-term strategies and lasting health benefits (Karasick & Peik, 2017).…”