Health policy analysis: A simple tool for policy makers

Abstract

Policy analysis is not an easy task. Its scope is broad and can include both the analysis of policy process and the analysis of policy content. This paper is concerned with the analysis of policy content and offers some practical guidance regarding how to analyse health policy and link it to health outcomes. An eight-step framework for policy analysis is proposed that public health policy makers and public health practitioners may find especially useful due to its simplicity. © 2004 The Royal Institute of Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.