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ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2022

Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals: How Is Health Framed in the Norwegian and Swedish Voluntary National Review Reports?

Ida Lillehagen, Kristin M Heggen, Göran Tomson, Eivind Engebretsen

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Article in International journal of health policy and management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ida LillehagenCentre for Sustainable Health Care Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-0769-4394
Kristin M HeggenCentre for Sustainable Health Care Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Göran TomsonSwedish Institute for Global Health Transformation (SIGHT), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Presidents Office, Stockholm, Sweden.
Eivind EngebretsenCentre for Sustainable Health Care Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
University of Oslo · NORoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are parts of an ambitious framework for global development, the 2030 Agenda. Voluntary national reviews (VNRs) are described as "cornerstones" in the followup system, which is premised on international sharing of knowledge and experience. Norway and Sweden are among the world's most sustainable countries, aiming to be leaders in the implementation of the SDGs. The objective of this article is to investigate and compare how health is framed in the VNRs of these two high-income countries, and to discuss the implications of these framings for potential actions.

methodsDiscourse analysis inspired by the concept of 'framing,' which refers to the discursive presentation of an issue where certain problem definitions and solutions are privileged over others. Frames are structures that organise and direct attention to particular aspects of reality, and define what is seen.

resultsOur analysis demonstrates that in the Norwegian VNR (NVNR), the issue of health is simplistically framed, focusing on the favourable situation of the majority, thus providing weak grounds for transformative action. In the Swedish VNR (SVNR), health is framed to highlight health as inextricably tied to societal inequalities. This underscores the need for integrated political action and leadership to counteract structural differences with negative consequences for health.

conclusionAnalysis of the two VNRs studied found a difference in how health is framed in these documents and these frames point to differences in approach and capacity to address health inequities and realise the holistic and integrative concept of health promoted in the 2030 Agenda. To realize the Agenda's vision of "leaving no one behind" discourses of implementation that support the Agenda's inclusive and holistic ambition must be developed. Further development of the follow-up and review system should acknowledge and address how frames can limit or enable integrative actions and are therefore important drivers of change.

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Global HealthSustainable DevelopmentGoalsHumansNorwaySwedenUnited NationsDiscourse AnalysisFraming AnalysisNordic RegionSustainable Development GoalsVoluntary National Reviews

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PMID33300766
PMCPMC9309910
OpenAlexW3112962165

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