Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Health Policy Analysis -- Politics and Policy -- The Policy-Making Process -- Health and Health Policy -- Health Policy Analysis -- Evidence-Based Health Policy -- Effectiveness -- Efficiency -- Allocative and Production Efficiency -- Types of Efficiency Studies -- Equity -- Integrative Frameworks -- National Efforts of Health Policy Analysis -- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality -- Congressional Budget Office -- Government Accountability Office -- The Institute of Medicine -- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Private Policy Research Institutes -- Data -- Analytical Studies -- Health Policy Analysis -- Summary -- Some Things to Remember -- Key Words -- Chapter 2: Mechanics -- Table of Contents -- Executive Summary -- Definitions/Abbreviations -- Other Appendices -- Summary -- Some Things to Remember -- Key Words -- Chapter 3: Policy Background -- History -- The Obesity Issue -- Policy Significance -- Legal Authority/Flexibility -- Model Programs/Policies -- Relationships to Other Policy Issues -- Policy Agenda -- Summary -- Some Things to Remember -- Key Words -- Chapter 4: Statement of Policy Issue -- Policy Issue Statement -- What Does a Policy Issue Statement Look Like? -- Summary -- Some Things to Remember -- Key Words -- Chapter 5: Normative Values and Stakeholder Analysis -- The Role of Values -- Stakeholder Analysis -- Summary -- Some Things to Remember -- Key Words -- Chapter 6: Criteria for Success -- Definition of Success -- Measurement -- Summary -- Some Things to Remember -- Key Words -- Chapter 7: Systematic Review of Policy Options -- Incrementalism -- Evidence -- Peer-Reviewed Literature -- Grey Literature -- Interviews and Focus Groups -- When to Call It Quits -- Summary.

Some Things to Remember -- Key Words -- Chapter 8: Recommendation and Strategies -- Recommendation -- Strategies -- Legislative Strategy -- Administrative Strategies -- Litigation Strategy -- Summary -- Some Things to Remember -- Key Words -- References -- Index.