National public health policy in a local context-Implementation in two Swedish municipalities

Health Policy

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 219-227

  Jansson, Elisabeth ^a,b   Fosse, Elisabeth ^c   Tillgren, Per ^a,b  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Local government; Multilevel governance; Policy implementation; Public health policy; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SWEDEN;

CITIES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLITICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SWEDEN;

EID: 80255123759     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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