In this paper, we introduce the Intervention Mapping (IM) taxonomy of behaviour change
methods and its potential to be developed into a coding taxonomy. That is, although IM and …

Introduction The finding that there is a social gradient in health has prompted considerable
interest in public health circles. Recent influential works describing health inequities and …

Policy Points This analysis finds that government obesity policies in England have largely
been proposed in a way that does not readily lead to implementation; that governments …

The establishment of policy is key to the implementation of actions for health. We review the
nature of policy and the definition and directions of health policy. In doing so, we explicitly …

Almost four decades of climate science have not yet led to transformative policy change at
the pace and scale required to confront the climate crisis. Colleagues in the planetary health …

Influencing public policy change can be difficult and complex, particularly for those with
limited power and resources. For any one issue there may be several groups, including the …

Background Inequalities in the distribution of the social determinants of health are now a
widely recognised problem, seen as requiring immediate and significant action (CSDH …

Using a knowledge-attitudes-behavior practice (KABP) paradigm, professionals have
focused on educating the public in biomedical explanations of mental illness. Especially in …

Background:'Health in All Policies'(HiAP) describes the pursuit of health equity. It has five
main elements: treat health as a human right; identify evidence of the 'social determinants' of …

Background The evidence base for the impact of social determinants of health has been
strengthened considerably in the last decade. Increasingly, the public health field is using …