Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping review
Objective We identified mechanisms for addressing and/or managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice, as well as examples of where these mechanisms have been adopted from across the globe.Design We conducted a scoping review. We conducted searches in five da...
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| author | Lisa Bero Mark Petticrew David Stuckler Gary Sacks Melissa Mialon Stefanie Vandevijvere Angela Carriedo-Lutzenkirchen Fabio Gomes |
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| description | Objective We identified mechanisms for addressing and/or managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice, as well as examples of where these mechanisms have been adopted from across the globe.Design We conducted a scoping review. We conducted searches in five databases on 4 June 2019. Twenty-eight relevant institutions and networks were contacted to identify additional mechanisms and examples. In addition, we identified mechanisms and examples from our collective experience working on the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice.Setting We identified mechanisms at the national, regional and global levels.Results Thirty-one documents were included in our review. Eight were peer-reviewed scientific articles. Nine discussed mechanisms to address and/or manage the influence of different types of industries; while other documents targeted specific industries. In total, we identified 49 mechanisms for addressing and/or managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice, and 43 of these were adopted at the national, regional or global level. We identified four main types of mechanisms: transparency; management of interactions with industry and of conflicts of interest; identification, monitoring and education about the practices of corporations and associated risks to public health; prohibition of interactions with industry. Mechanisms for governments (n=17) and academia (n=13) were most frequently identified, with fewer for the media and civil society.Conclusions We identified several mechanisms that could help address and/or manage the negative influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice. If adopted and evaluated more widely, many of the mechanisms described in this manuscript could contribute to efforts to prevent and control non-communicable diseases.Trial registration details The protocol was registered with the Open Science Framework on 27 May 2019 (https://osf.io/xc2vp). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-60824d04d3c1406b968247b9a280e8562025-08-20T02:19:31ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-07-0110710.1136/bmjopen-2019-034082Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping reviewLisa Bero0Mark Petticrew1David Stuckler2Gary Sacks3Melissa Mialon4Stefanie Vandevijvere5Angela Carriedo-Lutzenkirchen6Fabio Gomes7Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California St, Suite 420, San Francisco, CA 94118, USAFaculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKDepartment of Social and Political Science, Bocconi University, Milano, ItalyGlobal Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Institute for Health Transformation. Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaTrinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland3 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Brussels, BelgiumWorld Public Health Nutrition Association, London, UKMedical Oncology Department, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UKObjective We identified mechanisms for addressing and/or managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice, as well as examples of where these mechanisms have been adopted from across the globe.Design We conducted a scoping review. We conducted searches in five databases on 4 June 2019. Twenty-eight relevant institutions and networks were contacted to identify additional mechanisms and examples. In addition, we identified mechanisms and examples from our collective experience working on the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice.Setting We identified mechanisms at the national, regional and global levels.Results Thirty-one documents were included in our review. Eight were peer-reviewed scientific articles. Nine discussed mechanisms to address and/or manage the influence of different types of industries; while other documents targeted specific industries. In total, we identified 49 mechanisms for addressing and/or managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice, and 43 of these were adopted at the national, regional or global level. We identified four main types of mechanisms: transparency; management of interactions with industry and of conflicts of interest; identification, monitoring and education about the practices of corporations and associated risks to public health; prohibition of interactions with industry. Mechanisms for governments (n=17) and academia (n=13) were most frequently identified, with fewer for the media and civil society.Conclusions We identified several mechanisms that could help address and/or manage the negative influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice. If adopted and evaluated more widely, many of the mechanisms described in this manuscript could contribute to efforts to prevent and control non-communicable diseases.Trial registration details The protocol was registered with the Open Science Framework on 27 May 2019 (https://osf.io/xc2vp).https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/7/e034082.full |
| spellingShingle | Lisa Bero Mark Petticrew David Stuckler Gary Sacks Melissa Mialon Stefanie Vandevijvere Angela Carriedo-Lutzenkirchen Fabio Gomes Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping review BMJ Open |
| title | Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping review |
| title_full | Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping review |
| title_short | Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping review |
| title_sort | mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy research and practice a scoping review |
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