Guidebook on Best Practices in Public Health

This guidebook outlines and discusses the steps involved in selecting, implementing and evaluating policy actions and interventions to improve public health. The guidebook is applicable to all types of public health interventions such as those addressing alcohol and tobacco consumption, obesity, physical inactivity, multimorbidity and mental health as well as infectious diseases. Although designed primarily for policy makers, the guidebook is also a useful reference for other stakeholders such as those responsible for delivering an intervention.

Available from March 08, 2022

POLICY Highlights

The Guidebook can be applied to various public health interventions including those to prevent, manage and control NCDs. For example, public health interventions that:

promote healthier diets and an active lifestyle
structurally alter the environment which people live to promote healthy behaviours
allow patients and teams of health professionals to work together to deliver high quality care that takes into account patient preferences
promote the use of digital technologies to deliver better quality, more effective healthcare services.

Although designed for policy makers, the guidebook is also a useful tool for other stakeholders involved in planning, delivering and transferring public health interventions.