Publishing on Policy: Trends in Public Health - Preventing Chronic Disease: January 2011: 09_0247

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Publishing on Policy: Trends in Public Health
Amy A. Eyler, PhD, CHES; Mariah Dreisinger, MPH

Suggested citation for this article: Eyler AA, Dreisinger M. Publishing on policy: trends in public health. Prev Chronic Dis 2011;8(1). http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/jan/09_0247.htm. Accessed [date].

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Abstract

Our goal was to explore the number and topics of policy articles published in general public health journals. We conducted an audit of articles in 16 public health journals from 1998 through 2008. Results showed no trends for the decade studied; only 3.7% of all articles published in these journals were policy-related, and the topics most represented were smoking/tobacco, health care, and school policy. As policy research on public health issues continues to develop, researchers have an opportunity to increase dissemination through publication in general public health journals.


Objective

Policy approaches to improving health are designed to provide opportunities, support, and cues to help people develop healthier behaviors (1) by initiating changes in physical, economic, or social environments (2). In both research and practice, focus has increased on policy approaches to health promotion (3). The purpose of our study was to explore policy research published in a sample of general public health journals during the last decade.

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Publicaciones sobre políticas: Tendencias en la salud pública
Amy A. Eyler, PhD, CHES; Mariah Dreisinger, MPH

Citación sugerida para este artículo: Eyler AA, Dreisinger M. Publicaciones sobre políticas: Tendencias en la salud pública. Prev Chronic Dis 2011;8(1). http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/jan/09_0247_es.htm. Consulta: [fecha].

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Resumen

Nuestro objetivo fue analizar la cantidad y los temas de artículos sobre políticas publicados en revistas de salud para el público en general. Realizamos una auditoría de artículos en 16 revistas de salud pública de 1998 al 2008. Los resultados no indicaron tendencias en la década que se estudió; solo el 3.7% de los artículos publicados en esas revistas trataban sobre políticas y los temas más tratados fueron tabaquismo, atención médica y políticas en el ámbito de la enseñanza. Al continuar el avance en las investigaciones sobre políticas relacionadas con temas de salud pública, los investigadores tienen una oportunidad de aumentar su divulgación mediante la publicación en revistas de salud dirigidas al público en general.

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