Public participation in the process of local public health policy, using policy network analysis.

Objectives: To assess the current public participation in-local health policy and its implications through the analysis of policy networks in health center programs.

Methods: We examined the decision-making process in sub-health center installations and the implementation process in metabolic syndrome management program cases in two districts ('gu's) of Seoul. Participants of the policy network were selected by the snowballing method and completed self-administered questionnaires.