Are National Health Priority Areas worthwhile?
NHPAs are relevant for health consumers and their families, health providers and policymakers. They provide a focus for policy directives and decisions, basic and clinical research priorities, education, and community awareness, and participation in health promotion and prevention of chronic disease. The value of NHPAs, and health policies generally, may be seen through the implementation of change in practice, service, and governance policies.18 For example, reductions in tobacco smoking, an increased proportion of adults performing physical activity, and an uptake of health screening programs including mammography and Pap smear testing2 reflect positive changes in public awareness and government support for reducing the risks of developing some NHPA conditions.
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