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local government
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lowest tier of administration within a sovereign state
Local government is the lowest level of public administration within a country, handling services and decisions for specific communities like cities, towns, or counties. It matters because it's the government closest to where people live, making decisions about things like schools, roads, and local services that directly affect daily life.
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Research
31,713 papers- Research evidence use in local government-led public health interventions: a systematic review.Health research policy and systems · 2023Dam JL, Nagorka-Smith P, Waddell A et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12961-023-01009-2
- Correlates of English local government use of the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets: a cross-sectional analysis.ReviewThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Keeble M, Adams J, White M et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12966-019-0884-4
- Public health within local government, six years on.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2020Fell G, McManus JDOI: 10.1136/bmj.m572
- Strengthening local government policies to address health inequities: perspectives from Australian local government stakeholders.International journal for equity in health · 2023Schultz S, Zorbas C, Peeters A et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-01925-3
- Local government stakeholders' perceptions of potential policy actions to influence both climate change and healthy eating in Victoria: A qualitative study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2024Thanekar U, Sacks G, Ruffini O et al.DOI: 10.1002/hpja.848
- Local government policy to facilitate healthy and sustainable diets and the broader policy hierarchy: insights from Milan Urban Food Policy Pact cities.Health research policy and systems · 2023Barbour LR, Woods JL, Brimblecombe JKDOI: 10.1186/s12961-023-00988-6
- Local government venues' sponsorship and signage policies to limit the promotion of harmful products: A Western Australian public health audit.Australian and New Zealand journal of public health · 2023Jameson G, Stoneham M, Edmunds M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100062
- Has local government debt crowded out enterprise innovation?PloS one · 2022Zhang X, Jin RDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277461
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