Public Health and Agenda Setting: Determinants of State Attention to Tobacco and Vaccines.

What determines government attention to emerging health issues? We draw on research in agenda setting and policy diffusion to explore the determinants of public health attention in the fifty American states. We find that intergovernmental influence has a strong and consistent influence over state at...

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Published in:	Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 565 - 590
Main Authors:	Pacheco, Julianna, Boushey, Graeme
Format:	Article
Published:	Duke University Press Jun2014
Subjects:	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.) Smoking Smoking prevention Celebrities Immunization Legislation Public health Public health surveillance Public speaking Empirical research Labeling theory Economics H1N1 influenza Historical research Medical protocols Regression analysis Research funding Data analysis software Prevention
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