Belinda Townsend

2024

Financialisation: a 21st century commercial determinant of health equity

Friel, S., Schram, A., Frank, N., Arthur, M., Townsend, B. & Gajurel, H., Sept 2024, In: The Lancet. 9, 9, p. 705-708 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

2023

A framework of NGO inside and outside strategies in the commercial determinants of health: findings from a narrative review

Townsend, B., Johnson, T. D., Ralston, R., Cullerton, K., Martin, J., Collin, J., Baum, F., Arnanz, L., Holmes, R. & Friel, S., 10 Oct 2023, In: Globalization and Health. 19, 17 p., 74.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Citations (Scopus)

Global inequities in access to COVID-19 health products and technologies: A political economy analysis

Gleeson, D., Townsend, B., Tenni, B. F. & Phillips, T., Sept 2023, In: Health and Place. 83, 103051.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

6 Citations (Scopus)

Public health advocacy strategies to influence policy agendas: lessons from a narrative review of success in trade policy

Townsend, B., Tenni, B. F., Goldman, S. & Gleeson, D., Dec 2023, In: Globalization and Health. 19, 16 p., 60.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Citations (Scopus)

2022

Advancing Indigenous self-determination and health equity: Lessons from a failed Australian public policy

Freeman, T., Townsend, B., Mackean, T., Musolino, C., Friel, S. & Baum, F., Dec 2022, In: SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 2, 100117.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)

Chapter D2: Shifting playing fields how new trade treaties govern governments

Labonte, R., Schram, A. & Townsend, B., 2022, Global Health 6: In the Shadow of the Pandemic. Australia: Bloomsbury Publishing, Vol. 1. p. 339-368

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Creating Political Will for Action on Health Equity: Practical Lessons for Public Health Policy Actors

Baum, F., Townsend, B., Fisher, M., Browne-Yung, K., Freeman, T., Ziersch, A., Harris, P. & Friel, S., Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11, 7, p. 947-960 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

29 Citations (Scopus)

Four actions Australia should take to advance equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines

Gleeson, D., Tenni, B. & Townsend, B., Aug 2022, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 46, 4, p. 423-425 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Citations (Scopus)

Governing ultra-processed food and alcohol industries: the presence and role of non-government organisations in Australia

Patay, D., Friel, S., Townsend, B., Baum, F., Collin, J., Cullerton, K., Dain, K., Holmes, R., Martin, J., Ralston, R. & Westerman, L., Aug 2022, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 46, 4, p. 455-462 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Citations (Scopus)

Promoting action on structural drivers of health inequity: principles for policy evaluation

Schram, A., Townsend, B., Mackean, T., Freeman, T., Fisher, M., Harris, P., Whitehead, M., van Eyk, H., Baum, F. & Friel, S., Nov 2022, In: Evidence and Policy. 18, 4, p. 761-775 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Tackling NCDs: The Need to Address Alcohol Industry Interference and Policy Incoherence Across Sectors Comment on “Towards Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Policy? An Analysis of Submissions to a Consultation on a Draft WHO Tool”

Townsend, B., Miller, M. & Gleeson, D., Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11, 2, p. 246-249 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Open Access

3 Citations (Scopus)

What is the impact of intellectual property rules on access to medicines? A systematic review

Tenni, B., Moir, H. V. J., Townsend, B., Kilic, B., Farrell, A-M., Keegel, T. & Gleeson, D., 15 Apr 2022, In: Globalization and Health. 18, 40 p., 40.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

34 Citations (Scopus)

Why are Indigenous Affairs Policies Framed in ways that Undermine Indigenous Health and Equity? Examining Australia’s Northern Territory Emergency Response

Freeman, T., Townsend, B., Mackean, T., Musolino, C., Friel, S., McDermott, D. & Baum, F., 2022, In: International Indigenous Policy Journal. 13, 2

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)

2021

Australia in 2030: what is our path to health for all?

Backholer, K., Baum, F., Finlay, S. M., Friel, S., Giles-Corti, B., Jones, A., Patrick, R., Shill, J., Townsend, B., Armstrong, F., Baker, P., Bowen, K., Browne, J., Büsst, C., Butt, A., Canuto, K., Canuto, K., Capon, A., Corben, K., Daube, M., & 21 othersGoldfeld, S., Grenfell, R., Gunn, L., Harris, P., Horton, K., Keane, L., Lacy-Nichols, J., Lo, S. N., Lovett, R. W., Lowe, M., Martin, J. E., Neal, N., Peeters, A., Pettman, T., Thoms, A., Thow, A. M. T., Timperio, A., Williams, C., Wright, A., Zapata-Diomedi, B. & Demaio, S., May 2021, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 214, S8, p. S5-S40

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

33 Citations (Scopus)

Australia in 2030: Disrupting the commercial determinants of health

Townsend, B., Jones, A., Lacy-Nichols, J., Baker, P., Thow, A. M., Martin, J. E., Daube, M. & Backholer, K., 2021, In: Medical Journal of Australia. p. 27-31

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Australian COVID-19 policy responses: A health equity report card: MCHG Covid-19 Report No. 2

Friel, S., Price, S., Goldman, S., Baum, F., Townsend, B. & Schram, A., Nov 2021, Canberra: Australian National University , p. 1-60.

Research output: Working paper › Policy Paper

Open Access

Chapter 5 Disrupting the commercial determinants of health

Jones, A., Lacy-Nichols, J., Baker, P., Thow, A. M., Martin, J. E., Daube, M., Backholer, K. & Townsend, B., 2021, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 214, 8, p. S27-S31

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Defending access to medicines in regional trade agreements: lessons from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – a qualitative study of policy actors’ views

Townsend, B., Dec 2021, In: Globalization and Health. 17, 1, 78.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

5 Citations (Scopus)

Glossary on free trade agreements and health part 1: The shift from multilateralism and the rise of € WTO-Plus' provisions

McNamara, C. L., Labonte, R., Schram, A. & Townsend, B., 1 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 75, 4, p. 402-406 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

5 Citations (Scopus)

Glossary on free trade agreements and health part 2: New trade rules and new urgencies in the context of COVID-19

McNamara, C. L., Labonte, R., Schram, A. & Townsend, B., 1 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 75, 4, p. 407-412 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

8 Citations (Scopus)

How Australia improved health equity through action on the social determinants of health

Friel, S., Baum, F., Goldfeld, S., Townsend, B., Busst, C. & Keane, L., 2021, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 214, S8, p. 7-11

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Industry submissions on alcohol in the context of Australia's trade and investment agreements: A content and thematic analysis of publicly available documents

Miller, M., Wilkinson, C., Room, R., O'Brien, P., Townsend, B., Schram, A. & Gleeson, D., Jan 2021, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 40, 1, p. 22-30 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

7 Citations (Scopus)

International Trade and Investment and Food Systems: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Don't Know We Don't Know

Schram, A. & Townsend, B., 1 Dec 2021, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 10, 12, p. 886-895 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

10 Citations (Scopus)

Power and the people's health

Friel, S., Townsend, B., Fisher, M., Harris, P., Freeman, T. & Baum, F., Aug 2021, In: Social Science and Medicine. 282, 114173.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

48 Citations (Scopus)

Universal health coverage for the poorest billion: justice and equity considerations

Jarvis, J. D. & Townsend, B., 6 Feb 2021, In: The Lancet. 397, 10273, p. 473-474 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Open Access

What generates attention to health in trade policy-making? Lessons from success in tobacco control and access to medicines: A qualitative study of australia and the (comprehensive and progressive) trans-pacific partnership

Townsend, B., Friel, S., Schram, A., Baum, F. & Labonté, R., Oct 2021, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 10, 10, p. 613-624 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

20 Citations (Scopus)

2020

Advancing a health equity agenda across multiple policy domains: A qualitative policy analysis of social, trade and welfare policy

Townsend, B., Friel, S., Freeman, T., Schram, A., Strazdins, L., Labonte, R., MacKean, T. & Baum, F., 6 Nov 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 11, e040180.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

12 Citations (Scopus)

A glossary of theories for understanding power and policy for health equity

Harris, P., Baum, F., Friel, S., MacKean, T., Schram, A. & Townsend, B., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 74, 6, p. 548-552 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

51 Citations (Scopus)

Australian COVID-19 policy responses: Good for health equity or a missed opportunity?

Friel, S., Goldman, S., Townsend, B. & Schram, A., 2020, Canberra Australia. 28 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

Bringing in critical frameworks to investigate agenda-setting for the social determinants of health: Lessons from a multiple framework analysis

Townsend, B., Strazdins, L., Harris, P., Baum, F. & Friel, S., Apr 2020, In: Social Science and Medicine. 250, 112886.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

7 Citations (Scopus)

COVID-19 fuels global health tensions

Townsend, B., 2020, East Asia Forum, p. online.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › General Article

How can multiple frames enable action on social determinants? Lessons from Australia's paid parental leave

Townsend, B., Friel, S., Baker, P., Baum, F. & Strazdins, L., 1 Oct 2020, In: Health Promotion International. 35, 5, p. 973-983 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

11 Citations (Scopus)

How does policy framing enable or constrain inclusion of social determinants of health and health equity on trade policy agendas?

Townsend, B., Schram, A., Baum, F., Labonté, R. & Friel, S., 1 Jan 2020, In: Critical Public Health. 30, 1, p. 115-126 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

40 Citations (Scopus)

International Trade Agreements and Global Health: Pathways and Politics

Schram, A. & Townsend, B., 27 May 2020, Handbook of Global Health. Haring, R., Kickbusch, I., Ganten, D. & Moeti, M. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham, Vol. 1. 28 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

International trade and investment and food systems: what we know, what we dont know, and what we dont know we dont know.

Schram, A. & Townsend, B., 2020, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 10, 12, p. 886-895

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Next steps for elevating health on trade and investment policy agendas comment on “How neoliberalism is shaping the supply of unhealthy commodities and what this means for ncd prevention”

Townsend, B., Jul 2020, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 9, 7, p. 312-314 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Open Access

5 Citations (Scopus)

The nexus between international trade, food systems, malnutrition and climate change

Friel, S., Schram, A. & Townsend, B., 13 Jan 2020, In: Nature Food. 1, 1, p. 51-58 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

91 Citations (Scopus)

Toxic trade: the impact of preferential trade agreements on alcohol imports from Australia in partner countries

Schram, A., Aisbett, E., Townsend, B., Labonté, R., Baum, F. & Friel, S., 1 Jul 2020, In: Addiction. 115, 7, p. 1277-1284 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Citations (Scopus)

Trade and investment agreements as structural drivers for NCDs: the new public health frontier

Townsend, B. & Schram, A., 1 Apr 2020, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 44, 2, p. 92-94 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

7 Citations (Scopus)

2019

Analyzing the impact of trade and investment agreements on pharmaceutical policy: provisions, pathways and potential impacts

Gleeson, D., Lexchin, J., Labonté, R., Townsend, B., Gagnon, M. A., Kohler, J., Forman, L. & Shadlen, K. C., 28 Nov 2019, In: Globalization and Health. 15, 78.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access