Holtgrave D R, Doll L S, Harrison J
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
Am Psychol. 1997 Feb;52(2):167-73. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.52.2.167.
Public health policies are important guiding principles that serve to shape the well-being of individuals, groups, and society. Behavioral and social scientists can play key influential roles in public health policymaking. The actors and processes involved in setting public health policy are described, and several substantive examples of public health decision making are discussed, emphasizing HIV prevention policy experiences at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The significant influence of behavioral and social science in each of these examples is identified and critiqued. Challenges to further integration of behavioral science and public health policy are identified, and potential solutions are proposed.
公共卫生政策是塑造个人、群体和社会福祉的重要指导原则。行为和社会科学家在公共卫生政策制定中可以发挥关键的影响作用。本文描述了制定公共卫生政策所涉及的行为主体和过程，并讨论了几个公共卫生决策的实质性例子，重点是疾病控制与预防中心的艾滋病预防政策经验。确定并审视了行为和社会科学在这些例子中的重大影响。确定了行为科学与公共卫生政策进一步整合所面临的挑战，并提出了可能的解决方案。
