What informs oral health and chronic disease policy development in Australia: a citation analysis

Ingram, Kelsey; Hayes, Melanie; Irving, Michelle; Wallace, Janet

doi:10.1057/s41271-021-00313-x

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“…Health is a complex adaptive system ( Bircher and Kuruvilla, 2014 ), and therefore, a systems approach for oral disease prevention is most likely to have the greatest population health impact at the lowest cost. However, a citation analysis paper found that oral health research does not often seem to be translated to Australian oral health and chronic disease policy ( Ingram et al ., 2021 ). Population interventions for oral disease prevention, such as community water fluoridation, are unequivocally cost-effective, when compared to individual-based interventions ( Nguyen et al ., 2023c ).…”

Section: Enabling Population Oral Health Reform Through Leadershipmentioning

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Leadership, regulatory approaches and policy to re-orientate health services towards health promotion

Han,

Lin,

Raichur

et al. 2024

Health Promotion International

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Globally, oral conditions remain the most prevalent of all non-communicable diseases. Among the broad range of target goals and recommendations for action by the World Health Organization’s Global Oral Health Strategy, we call out three specific actions that provide an enabling environment to improve population oral health including: (i) enabling population oral health reform through leadership, (ii) enabling innovative oral health workforce models, (iii) enabling universal health coverage that includes oral health. The aim of the article is to outline how leadership, regulatory approaches and policy in Australia can strengthen health promotion practice and can inform global efforts to tackle the complex wicked problems associated with population oral health. Examples in Australia show that effective leadership, regulatory approaches and well-designed policies can address the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, and are made possible through public health advocacy, collaboration and research.

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Section: Enabling Population Oral Health Reform Through Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leadership, regulatory approaches and policy to re-orientate health services towards health promotion

Han,

Lin,

Raichur

et al. 2024

Health Promotion International

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“…A lack of implementation of oral health research into health policy has been identified (6). A previous study completed by this research team found that only 28% of references cited in Australia's national oral health and chronic disease policies are from peer-reviewed published scientific research (7). This highlights the need to determine the barriers and enablers oral health and chronic disease policymakers encounter when accessing evidence used in policy development.…”

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Interviews with policymakers in Australian health policy: Understanding the process of policy development

Ingram,

Aley,

Irving

et al. 2024

J Public Health Dent

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ObjectiveTo determine the barriers and enablers oral health and chronic disease policymakers identify during policy development.MethodsSemi‐structured interview questions were developed utilizing an interview guide and applying a knowledge mobilization framework. Reflective thematic analysis of the data was completed based on the research of Braun and Clarke encompassing a critical realist approach.ResultsTwelve policymakers were interviewed. Policymakers reported barriers to accessing evidence including the sheer volume of information and a lack of: research summaries, comprehensive oral health data sets, open access articles, consistency of reporting, and time. They did find relationships with experts and intermediaries crucial at times to policy development. Co‐creation of research was also a key enabler for policymakers.ConclusionsThis study highlights that policymakers find evidence crucial during the development of policy and often use it to advocate for policies. However, the links between poor oral health; and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cognitive impairment are not well recognized among chronic disease policymakers. It is important that oral health researchers and policymakers work to close this gap. The treatment of poor oral health is a global population health issue. It is imperative that evidence of these links is implemented into health policy for the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases and improved quality of life for individuals living with chronic diseases.

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A citation-based research framework for exploring policy diffusion: Evidence from China's new energy policies

Cai

et al. 2023

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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What informs oral health and chronic disease policy development in Australia: a citation analysis

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

Leadership, regulatory approaches and policy to re-orientate health services towards health promotion

Leadership, regulatory approaches and policy to re-orientate health services towards health promotion

Interviews with policymakers in Australian health policy: Understanding the process of policy development

A citation-based research framework for exploring policy diffusion: Evidence from China's new energy policies

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