The Development of Public Policies to Address Non-communicable Diseases in the Caribbean Country of Barbados: The Importance of Problem Framing and Policy Entrepreneurs

Background Government policy measures have a key role to play in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The Caribbean, a middle-income region, has the highest per capita burden of NCDs in the Americas. Our aim was to examine policy development and implementation between the...

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Main Authors: Nigel Unwin, T. Alafia Samuels, Trevor Hassell, Ross C. Brownson, Cornelia Guell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/article_3222_75340d3b996529e187033bfeca39f3ab.pdf