How effective is the health promotion policy in Sichuan, China: based on the PMC-Index model and field evaluation

Abstract

Background Many countries around the world highlight the health in all policies (HiAP). However, most of the related research focused on the influential factors and implementation strategies, with less concern on the evaluation of HiAP. In response to HiAP's call, the Chinese government has proposed health promotion policies (HPPs) in counties or districts, the evaluation of HPPs in sample counties or districts of Sichuan province in China is an essential basis for optimizing policy content, improving policy implementation, and ensuring health promotion's continuous and efficient operation. Methods This paper established an evaluation system for HPPs based on the PMC-Index model and then quantitatively analyzed 37 representative HPPs from the pilot areas in Sichuan province. In addition, a team of experts conducted a field assessment. Results The results showed that the average PMC index of 37 HPPs was 7.091, and correlation analysis showed that there was a significant correlation between the PMC index and expert score. Conclusions This study indicates that the overall consistency of HPPs was good and proves a connection between the formulation and implementation of HPPs.

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“…For example, Yang et al ( 49 ) found that the new energy vehicle policy has inadequate incentives for infrastructure construction. Yang et al ( 11 ) conducted a study on 37 health promotion policies that seldom involve incentives. These findings indicate that insufficient incentives are a common problem with policies.…”

“…We plot the PMC-Surface by calculating the PMC matrix. To meet the balance and symmetry of the matrix, X 10 is left out of this research ( 11 , 46 , 47 ). After removing X 10 , a 3 × 3 matrix is generated by the remaining 9 primary variables, as shown in Eq.…”

“…Incentive method (X 7 ) Tax benefits (X 71 ) Determine whether the policy incentive measures involves tax benefits. (11) Investment subsidy (X 72 ) Determine whether the policy incentive measures involves investment subsidy.…”

“…However, the medicine innovation policy in China lacks a comprehensive and scientific method for evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of policies. There are various methods for policy evaluation ( 8 – 10 ), but the more cutting-edge at present is the PMC-Index model ( 11 ). The PMC-Index is a policy evaluation methodology proposed by Estrada in 2011 that assesses the internal consistency of policies in several dimensions and identifies the advantages and disadvantages of each policy ( 12 ).…”

Quantitative Evaluation of China’s Biogenetic Resources Conservation Policies Based on the Policy Modeling Consistency Index Model

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