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Legal capacities required for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases.
- Source :
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization [Bull World Health Organ] 2019 Feb 01; Vol. 97 (2), pp. 108-117. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 20. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Law lies at the centre of successful national strategies for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. By law we mean international agreements, national and subnational legislation, regulations and other executive instruments, and decisions of courts and tribunals. However, the vital role of law in global health development is often poorly understood, and eclipsed by other disciplines such as medicine, public health and economics. This paper identifies key areas of intersection between law and noncommunicable diseases, beginning with the role of law as a tool for implementing policies for prevention and control of leading risk factors. We identify actions that the World Health Organization and its partners could take to mobilize the legal workforce, strengthen legal capacity and support effective use of law at the national level. Legal and regulatory actions must move to the centre of national noncommunicable disease action plans. This requires high-level leadership from global and national leaders, enacting evidence-based legislation and building legal capacities.
- Subjects :
- Global Health
Human Rights
Humans
International Agencies
Interprofessional Relations
Public Health Practice legislation & jurisprudence
Risk Factors
Health Policy legislation & jurisprudence
Health Promotion legislation & jurisprudence
Internationality legislation & jurisprudence
Noncommunicable Diseases prevention & control
World Health Organization
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1564-0604
- Volume :
- 97
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30728617
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.18.213777