SNAP: A journey from research to policy to implementation and back

摘要

This paper describes an implementation trial, conductedin two divisions of general practice, of evidence-basedinterventions to manage behavioural risk factors in generalpractice. This arose from the Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol,Physical Activity (SNAP) policy framework developed bythe federal and NSW governments in 2001, which was inturn based on a review of the evidence. The trial broadlydemonstrated that such implementation was feasible andidentified a number of attitudinal, organisational, financialand work practice barriers. This helped in the developmentof further national initiatives and is now the subject of atrial in community health services in NSW.