This report explores how knowledge translation (‎KT)‎ and cultural contexts are conceptualized and utilized, with a focus on health policy-making theory and practice. KT takes place within cultural contexts that can powerfully frame what policy problems are and what type of research is accepted by po...
Mansilla, C;
Chapman, E;
Barreto, J;
Pantoja, T;
Haby, M;
Marinho, MMA;
Rêgo, DF;
Kuhn-Barrientos, L;
Bravo-Jeria, R;
Castillo, C;
Abdala, CVM;
GarcÃa-Saiso, S;
Reveiz, L.
In response to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic to the role of evidence in policymaking, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened the first Global Evidence-to-Policy (E2P) Summit.This summit brought together different st...
The Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe is an initiative of the WHO Regional Office for Europe. It supports WHO Member States to develop a culture and practice of designing health policies based on the best available research evidence. Annual Network meetings with a different composition of...
Fifteen to twenty years is how long it takes for the billions of dollars of university-based research to translate into evidence-based policies and programs suitable for public use. Over the past decade, an exciting science has emerged that seeks to narrow the gap between the discovery of new knowledge a...
Background: The objective of this work was to inform the design of a rapid response program to support evidence-informed decision-making in health policy and practice for the Americas region. Specifically, we focus on the following: (1) What are the best ethodological approaches for rapid reviews of the ...
É reconhecido amplamente que as intervenções de saúde sustentadas pelas evidências de pesquisa serão mais efetivas do que aquelas que não são. Entretanto, na formulação de polÃticas de saúde, com seus processos decisórios não lineares e motivações polÃticas concorrentes, o uso de evidên...
Aqui apresentamos, de forma breve, os principais aspectos abordados pelas ferramentas SUPPORT (Supporting Policy Relevant Reviews and Trials) para elaboração de polÃticas de saúde informadas por evidências. As Ferramentas SUPPORT foram apresentadas em um conjunto de artigos publicados em 2009 na rev...
Neste artigo, discutimos as três perguntas apresentadas a seguir: O que é evidência? Qual é o papel da evidência de pesquisa no fornecimento de subsÃdios para decisões sobre polÃticas de saúde? O que é elaboração de polÃticas baseadas em evidências? A polÃtica baseada em evidências cientÃ...