TY  - JOUR
N2  - Public health interventions may have a range of adverse effects. However, there is limited guidance as to how evaluations should address the possibility of adverse effects. This discussion paper briefly presents a framework for thinking about the potential harms of public health interventions, focusing on the following categories: direct harms; psychological harms; equity harms; group and social harms; and opportunity harms. We conclude that the possibility of adverse effects needs to be taken into account by those implementing and evaluating interventions, and requires a broad perspective on the potential impacts of public health strategies.
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2013-203118
ID  - discovery1416503
Y1  - 2014/03//
A1  - Lorenc, T
A1  - Oliver, K
JF  - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
VL  - 68
SP  - 288 
IS  - 3
EP  -  290
TI  - Adverse effects of public health interventions: a conceptual framework
SN  - 0143-005X
AV  - public
KW  - ethics
KW  -  iatrogenic di
KW  -  policy
KW  -  public health policy
KW  -  outcome research evaluation
N1  - This article has been accepted for publication in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health following peer review and can also be viewed on the journal?s website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2013-203118
ER  -