Editing Development communication (section)

===== Health reforms =====
Walt and Gilson (1994) emphasized the central role of policy analysis in health reforms in developing countries. In their study, they argue that [[health policy]] narrowly focuses on the content of reform, and neglects other crucial considerations such as the context that calls for such reform, the processes involved, and the social actors or the stakeholders associated with the reform.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=WALT|first1=GILL|last2=GILSON|first2=LUCY|date=1994-12-01|title=Reforming the health sector in developing countries: the central role of policy analysis|journal=Health Policy and Planning|language=en|volume=9|issue=4|pages=353–370|doi=10.1093/heapol/9.4.353|pmid=10139469|issn=0268-1080|doi-access=free}}</ref>
Bernardo (2017) has considered that care policies are not the same globally. It has been recommended to create four complementary offices to standardize what is right or wrong to all patients as well as contribute to establishing the key strategies and priorities of the national policy. This includes the managerial office in evidence-based medicine, evidence-generation offices, evidence-implementation offices, and conflict-arbitration offices.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1590/S1679-45082017ED4314| title=Public health policies and scientific evidence| year=2017| last1=Bernardo| first1=Wanderley Marques| journal=Einstein (São Paulo)| volume=15| issue=4| pages=7–10| pmid=29364373| pmc=5875176}}</ref>

'''Community Health'''

The underlying principles of development communication have had significant impact on various levels of policy planning. A UNICEF commissioned report by Galway,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/arsenicun7.pdf|title=Chapter 7 - Communication for Development|last=Galway|first=Michael|date=2001|website=World Health Organization|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> for example, cited that there was a large communication initiative in Bangladesh where a national information campaign was launched to raise awareness of villagers on arsenic in drinking water. In his report, "top-down health education models are being replaced with more participatory approaches;" an approach which development communication features as a more effective methodology than linear models of communication. Schiavo also noted that participatory processes provide a platform for health messages and interventions which communicate directly to local communities.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Schiavo|first=Renata|date=2016-01-02|title=The importance of community-based communication for health and social change|journal=Journal of Communication in Healthcare|volume=9|issue=1|pages=1–3|doi=10.1080/17538068.2016.1154755|issn=1753-8068|doi-access=free}}</ref>