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.

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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.

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1 Citation (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.

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4 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.

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1 Citation (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.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

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.

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26 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.

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2 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.

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3 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.

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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.

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31 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

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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

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30 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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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9 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.

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43 Citations (Scopus)

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.

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19 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.

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11 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.

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49 Citations (Scopus)

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.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

COVID-19 fuels global health tensions

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

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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.

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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.

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39 Citations (Scopus)

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

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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.

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85 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.

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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.

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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.

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