Recent findings from Queensland University of Technology, Institute for Health highlight research in health policy

New investigation results, "Applying an equity lens to tobacco-control policies and their uptake in six Western-European countries," are detailed in a study published in Journal of Public Health Policy. "We identified policies that may be effective in reducing smoking among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, and examined trends in their level of application between 1985 and 2000 in six western-European countries (Sweden, Finland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain). We located studies from literature searches in major databases, and acquired policy data from international data banks and questionnaires distributed to tobacco policy...

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