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An account of collective actions in public health.

Aggregated health decisions by individuals are of paramount importance to public health professionals and policymakers, especially in situations where collective participation is a prerequisite for achieving an important public health goal such as herd immunity. In such circumstances, concerted acti...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 99; no. 9; pp. 1583 - 1588
Main Authors: Siegal G, Siegal N, Bonnie RJ
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Public Health Association Sep2009
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        affil: School of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA. gs6x@virginia.edu
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          Consumer Participation
          Cooperative Behavior
          Decision Making
          Health Policy
          Immunity
          Public Health
          Immunization
          Motivation
          Policy Making
          Problem Solving
          Psychological Theory
          Social Behavior
          Social Values
          Theory-Practice Relationship
      ab: Aggregated health decisions by individuals are of paramount importance to public health professionals and policymakers, especially in situations where collective participation is a prerequisite for achieving an important public health goal such as herd immunity. In such circumstances, concerted action often falls short of the common good through lack of sufficient participation. Collective action problems are traditionally attributed to rational egoists seeking to promote their interests and enjoy a 'free ride.' We call attention, however, to the behavioral features of collective action and their implications for solving public health policy problems.
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