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Health Services Research and Policy

Health Services Research and Policy examines how healthcare systems are organized, financed, and delivered, and how policy decisions affect access to care, quality of services, and health outcomes across populations. Research published in Public Health International on this topic addresses diverse dimensions of heal…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 37× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Health Services Research and Policy examines how healthcare systems are organized, financed, and delivered, and how policy decisions affect access to care, quality of services, and health outcomes across populations. Research published in Public Health International on this topic addresses diverse dimensions of healthcare delivery and policy implementation across multiple global contexts. Published studies have evaluated quality improvement strategies in private healthcare facilities using structured assessment frameworks, examined barriers and facilitators to community health worker implementation of maternal and child health programs, and assessed community health needs through cluster-randomized trials in urban settings. The journal has featured investigations into healthcare access among specific populations, including migrants navigating health systems, rural adolescents seeking reproductive health services, and expectant mothers utilizing mobile communication for antenatal care. Additional research has explored policy approaches to tobacco control, integration of traditional healthcare practices with national health systems, and self-medication behaviors that reflect gaps in formal care access. Studies have also addressed mental health disparities among marginalized groups and the intersection of discrimination with health outcomes. This body of work demonstrates how health services research informs evidence-based policy decisions that can improve healthcare equity, quality, and accessibility in diverse settings.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Ethics and Health

Mango LucioCorresponding author
Nuclear Medicine, S. Camillo-Forlanini General Hospital, Rome – Italy
Public Health International Cited by 4 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-17-1839

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 37 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health Services Research and Policy, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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