Health policy

This article is about policies, plans and strategies across the healthcare sector. For health insurance policies, see Health insurance. For the academic journal, see Health Policy (journal). For Research field that studies health policies and systems, see Health policy and systems research.
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Health policy can be defined as the "decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society".[1] According to the World Health Organization, an explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future; it outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people.[1]

  1. ^ a b World Health Organization. Health Policy, accessed 22 March 2011. (archived 5 February 2011).
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