Self-Care for Health: A National Policy Blueprint This outlines a suite of evidence-based, feasible policy proposals to support self-care through health policy and practice, developed in collaboration with a network of health, self-care and policy experts.
Understanding Trust in Self-Care The Global Self-Care Federation commissioned Echo Research to conduct a trust audit to support the self-care industry’s contribution to better health and healthcare outcomes for all.
The Sustainability of Healthcare Systems: A Summary of Existing Economic Evidence This report identifies methodologies applied to determine the economic value of nonprescription medicines for conditions that agree with self-medication. It highlights the benefits of nonprescription products for treatment, including significant cost savings to healthcare systems and consumers, and a reduction in work impairment or healthcare resource utilization.
Understanding Influences on Self-Care Behavior This report addresses the valuable role that self-care makes to the well-being of individuals and to the sustainability of healthcare systems. It also addresses the decision-making progress that individuals employ to address a health need, together with inputs to the final actions taken.
Enabling people to manage their health and wellbeing: Policy approaches to self-care Written by The Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by RB, this report considers the key elements and drivers for self-care and examines the political and regulatory response across three global markets: the US, Europe and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)
Avoiding Heart Attacks and Strokes Developed in partnership with the World Health Organization, The World Heart Federation and the International Stroke Society emphasizing the growing role of the individual in the healthcare system at the turn of the 21st century.
Self-Care for Health: Sexual & Reproductive health and rights The World Health Organization launched its first Consolidated Guideline on ‘Self-care Interventions for Health: Sexual and reproductive health and rights’ in June 2019.
Who Self-Cares Wins Produced by the Global Action on Men's Health, this report addresses the area of men’s health, urging for action on a multi-layered and systems-wide basis is needed to improve men’s self-care effectively.
NZSMI Taking Care of Your Own Health & Wellbeing Produced by the New Zealand Self-Medication Industry, this publication discusses the value of self-care and self-medication to consumers in New Zealand and examines the likely impact of OTC medicines on the healthcare system and the economy, and looks at ways to grow the understanding and uptake of self-care.
