title: Emerging need for health policy teaching in India.
abstract: The core functions of public health agencies at all levels of government are identified as assessment, policy development, and assurance. However, the public health agencies in India are struggling with issues of access, inefficiency, and inequity. There has been failure in terms of health service delivery by public sector. Health Policy is being increasingly recognized as a discipline that has much to offer developing countries in addressing the problems related to policy, governance, and regulatory failure. However, the information about skill-oriented courses on health policy especially from the context of translating public health science into policy action is incomplete and limited. This paper attempts to address this knowledge gap and stimulate discussion in this direction.
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anuja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Kavya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Sanjay P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Zodpey
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004517:Education, Professional; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*