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Políticas públicas, estructuras del Estado y defensa del derecho a la protección de la salud / Public policy, structures of the State and the advocacy of the right to health protection
Ruelas-Barajas, Enrique; Gay-Molina, Juan Gabriel.
  • Ruelas-Barajas, Enrique; Consejo de Salubridad General. MX
  • Gay-Molina, Juan Gabriel; Consejo de Salubridad General. MX
Salud pública Méx ; 50(supl.3): s343-s347, 2008.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-485666
RESUMEN
Si bien existen estructuras del Estado, que no sólo de gobierno, cuya misión es impulsar y proteger los derechos ciudadanos, es claro que ésta no siempre se cumple cabalmente. Desde la formulación de leyes, políticas públicas, y regulaciones que deben hacer efectivas ambas, y entre todas éstas y su ejecución para asegurar el impacto deseado, existen con frecuencia brechas que terminan por hacerlas inoperantes. El caso de las medidas que a lo largo de muchos años se han establecido para el control del tabaco en México es un claro ejemplo de ello. En efecto, en múltiples ocasiones en el pasado se tomaron medidas de diversa índole que por una u otra razón han sido inefectivas. El postulado central de este ensayo es que desde el diseño de una ley, una política pública, y el logro de su propósito, intervienen necesariamente los fundamentos sobre los cuales se construyó esa política, su pertinencia a las necesidades que le dieron origen y las estructuras que la crean y/o las que deben hacerse responsables no sólo de acatar la ley y de convertirla en una política operativa sino de asegurar que esa operatividad se concrete en logros demostrables en los plazos esperados y con los recursos necesarios. El Consejo de Salubridad General se fortalece y rescata su vocación primigenia para responder como una de las estructuras del Estado que debe contribuir, con otras más, a la articulación de la génesis, formulación y ejecución de políticas públicas para que éstas transiten de un desideratum hacia una realidad de efectos positivos demostrables.
ABSTRACT
Not always public policies for the advocacy of citizen rights meet their goal, among other things, because between their formulation and their implementation there is a lack of appropriate structures to generate, articulate and execute these policies. This has been the case of Mexico regarding the advocacy of the rights of non smokers. Very few has been achieved in this matter in the past. This article lists some of the potential causes of the lack of implementation of public policies. At the same time, explores the highly dynamic nature of the health care system at the present and towards the future. The magnitude of the challenges faced by the health care system requires concerted actions of many actors, not only from the very health care system but also from outside. Thus, public policies have to be considered not just at the governmental level but at the state level. Therefore, the main argument of this paper is that given the need to respond to complex challenges to protect the health of the population and their rights in a very complex context, there is a need to formulate and implement state policies that require the intervention of the appropriate state structures to make sure that the design and execution leads to the expected achievements. One such structure at the state level, among others, is the General Health Council, an organization established in 1841, that was incorporated within the Mexican Constitution in 1917, depending directly from the President of Mexico as Head of State. This Council has been reinforced to improve its assigned role to better participate, along other state structures, in the formulation and implementation of public policies such as those for the advocacy of citizen rights.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Public Policy / Health / Government / Human Rights Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: Spanish Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Mexico Institution/Affiliation country: Consejo de Salubridad General/MX

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Public Policy / Health / Government / Human Rights Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: Spanish Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Mexico Institution/Affiliation country: Consejo de Salubridad General/MX