The potential for adverse events or harms are not routinely assessed or reported in evaluations of public health interventions

2026/06/01 by Luke Wolfenden, Courtney Barnes, Alix Hall +1 · 1 voice
Decision Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · #Health Policy Implementation Science #Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life #Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

paper · doi:10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100574

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• Public health interventions can cause harm - e.g. psychological, equity-based & social impacts. Yet adverse impacts are not routinely assessed or reported in evaluations. A new ANZJPH editorial ca [bsky, 4 points, 0 comments]