Collaborating for Health: Health in All Policies and the Law.

نویسندگان

  • Dawn Pepin
  • Benjamin D Winig
  • Derek Carr
  • Peter D Jacobson
چکیده

This article introduces and defines the Health in All Policies (HiAP) concept and examines existing state legislation, with a focus on California. The article starts with an overview of HiAP and then analyzes the status of HiAP legislation, specifically addressing variations across states. Finally, the article describes California's HiAP approach and discusses how communities can apply a HiAP framework not only to improve health outcomes and advance health equity, but also to counteract existing laws and policies that contribute to health inequities.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

دوره 45 1_suppl  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017