TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of Behavioral and Social Science on Public Health Policymaking
AU - Holtgrave, David R.
AU - Doll, Lynda S.
AU - Harrison, Janet
PY - 1997/2
Y1 - 1997/2
N2 - Public health policies are important guiding principles that serve to shape the well-being of individuals, groups, and society. Behavioral and social scientists can play key influential roles in public health policymaking. The actors and processes involved in setting public health policy are described, and several substantive examples of public health decision making are discussed, emphasizing HIV prevention policy experiences at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The significant influence of behavioral and social science in each of these examples is identified and critiqued. Challenges to further integration of behavioral science and public health policy are identified, and potential solutions are proposed.
AB - Public health policies are important guiding principles that serve to shape the well-being of individuals, groups, and society. Behavioral and social scientists can play key influential roles in public health policymaking. The actors and processes involved in setting public health policy are described, and several substantive examples of public health decision making are discussed, emphasizing HIV prevention policy experiences at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The significant influence of behavioral and social science in each of these examples is identified and critiqued. Challenges to further integration of behavioral science and public health policy are identified, and potential solutions are proposed.
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U2 - 10.1037/0003-066X.52.2.167
DO - 10.1037/0003-066X.52.2.167
M3 - Article
C2 - 9104090
AN - SCOPUS:0031064838
VL - 52
SP - 167
EP - 173
JO - American Psychologist
JF - American Psychologist
SN - 0003-066X
IS - 2
ER -