Democratizing Health: Consumer Groups in the Policy Processthe late Hans Löfgren, Evelyne de Leeuw, Michael Leahy This book examines the important role of consumer activism in health policy in different national contexts. In an age of shifting boundaries between state and civil society, consumer groups are potentially drivers of democratisation in the health domain. |
Contents
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Health activism in the age of governance | 15 |
Health consumer groups in the United Kingdom progress or stagnation? | 30 |
Citizens consumers and stakeholders in European health policy | 47 |
The Peoples Health Movement health for all now | 61 |
Aboriginal community control and decolonizing health policy a yarn from Australia | 81 |
The Irish Health Services Expert Advisory Groups spaces for advancing epistemological justice? | 97 |
Patient empowerment in the Netherlands | 111 |
Austrian health consumer groups voices gaining strength? | 143 |
Malaysia the consumer voice in the policy process | 161 |
From activism to state inclusion health consumer groups in Australia | 177 |
health consumers in Canada swimming againt a neoliberal tide | 193 |
Empowering health care consumers in the United States | 208 |
Health policy in the United States consumers and citizens in a market polity | 222 |
Health consumer groups and the pharmaceutical industry is transparency the answer? | 239 |
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Democratizing Health: Consumer Groups in the Policy Process Hans Löfgren,Evelyne J. J. de Leeuw,Michael Leahy No preview available - 2011 |
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Aboriginal Community Controlled Aboriginal health activities actors agenda alliances Association Australian Baggott campaign cancer cent citizens civil society clinical Coalition Committee Community Health consumer organizations context corporate Dáil Éireann decision-making democracy Department of Health disability disease drug EAGs engagement European Commission European Medicines Agency European Union experience federal FOMCA FQHCs global health care system health consumer groups health policy health services Health Services Executive health system hospital individual influence institutions insurance funds interest groups involvement Irish health issues Journal lobbying Malaysian medicines ment mental health neo-liberal networks participation patient groups patient organizations People’s Health people's health movement perspective pharmaceutical industry policy process policymaking political professionals programmes public health representatives role sector self-help groups service users social health insurance social movements stakeholders strategies structures tion United Kingdom University Press VACCHO Victorian Aboriginal voice