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ENGLISH SUMMARY
Health policy interventions: The pathway to public health
Andersen K1, Gudnason V2
Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are currently the main
cause of premature death and disability in the world. Most of these
NCDs are due to unhealthy lifestyle choices i.e. tobacco, unhealthy diet,
lack of physical exercise and alcohol consumption. Studies have shown
that health policy interventions aiming at improving diet and physical
activity and reducing tobacco consumption are inexpensive, effective
and cost saving.
Correspondence: Karl Andersen, andersen@landspitali.is
Key words: lifestyle, policy intervention, behavioral economics.
’Cardiovascular Research Center Landspitali University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, University of lceland IS-101 Reykjavik, lceland. ‘Icelandic Heart Association Reseach Institute Faculty of Medicine, University of
lceland IS-200 Kópavogur, lceland
ln this paper we address the political health policy interventions that
have been shown to improve public health. We discuss some of the
theories of behavioral economics which explain the processes involved
in our every-day choices regarding lifestyle and diet.
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