Understanding the role of policy narratives and the public policy arena: Obesity as a lesson in public policy development

World Medical and Health Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Clemons, Randy S ^a   McBeth, Mark K ^b   Kusko, Elizabeth ^b  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Narrative policy framework; Obesity; Policy narratives; Public health; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; MARKETING; MORALITY; NARRATIVE; OBESITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875416054     PISSN: 19484682     EISSN: 21532028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1948-4682.1220     Document Type: Article

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