Established Practice

• contribute to the development of and promote the implementation of healthy public policy
• evaluate the impact of health and other public policy on population health, with particular emphasis on identifying inequalities
• provide evidence based advice for policy and program initiatives for health protection and promotion
• advocate for and work in partnership with all sectors to develop legislation & regulations that protect and promote health
• review, formulate, enact and enforce health legislation and regulations
• ensure sustainable financing for health protection and promotion

Emerging Practice

• conduct health impact assessments of other sectors’ policies and actions
• develop fiscal strategies that support health improvement
• develop financial incentives to encourage preventive health care
• promote public policy measures to reduce inequalities in health
• promote access to health services according to need