Policy Instruments for Health Promotion: A Comparison of WHO Policy Guidance for Tobacco, Alcohol, Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Peter C Gelius Sven Messing Antonina Tcymbal Stephen Whiting Joao J Breda Karim Abu-Omar

Published in: International journal of health policy and management (2021)

The study confirms perceived differences regarding recommended policy instruments in the different policy fields and supports arguments that "harder" instruments still appear to be underutilized in nutrition and physical activity. However, more comprehensive research is needed, especially with respect to actual instrument use and effectiveness in national-level NCD prevention policy.

Keyphrases

physical activity
public health
healthcare
mental health
patient reported outcomes
health promotion
body mass index
systematic review
depressive symptoms
sleep quality