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Title |
Understanding Evidence-Based Public Health Policy |
Author(s) |
Ross C. Brownson,Jamie F. Chriqui, and Katherine A. Stamatakis - Personal Name
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Subject |
Health System and Policy |
Publisher |
American Journal of Public Health |
Publishing Year |
2009 |
Specific Detail Info |
Public health policy has a
profound impact on health
status. Missing from the literature
is a clear articulation of
the definition of evidence based
policy and approaches
to move the field forward. Policy-
relevant evidence includes
both quantitative (e.g., epidemiological)
and qualitative
information (e.g., narrative
accounts).
We describe 3 key domains
of evidence-based policy: (1)
process, to understand approaches
to enhance the likelihood
of policy adoption; (2)
content, to identify specific
policy elements that are likely
to be effective; and (3) outcomes,
to document the potential
impact of policy.
Actions to further evidence based
policy include preparing
and communicating data
more effectively, using existing
analytic tools more effectively,
conducting policy
surveillance, and tracking outcomes
with different types of
evidence. |
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