Book
Oxman AD, Lavis JN, Lewin S, Fretheim A (editors). SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP). Rapport fra Kunnskapssenteret nr 04 - 2010. ISBN 978-82-8121-334-0 ISSN. http://www.kunnskapssenteret.no/en/publications/support-tools-for-evidence-informed-health-policymaking-stp
French: http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4461&Itemid=2432
Spanish: http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3287&Itemid=2432
Portugese: http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4364&Itemid=2432&lang=es
Chinese: http://www.cjebm.org.cn/oa/scriptlsit.aspx?kind=Column&colid=103
Online Guide
SURE Guides for Preparing and Using Evidence-Based Policy Briefs. Version 2.1 - Updated November 2011. http://global.evipnet.org/SURE-Guides/
See Quick Start Guide: http://global.evipnet.org/SURE-Guides/source/tutorial.pdf
Books for further reading
Michael Hill. The public policy process. 5th ed. Longman, 2009. http://books.google.com/books?id=tfxOPgAACAAJ&dq – Chapters 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14
Sandra M. Nutley, Isabel Walter, H. T. O. Davies. Using evidence: how research can inform public services. The Policy Press, 2007. http://books.google.com/books?id=UfMefp4rO9sC&dq - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8.
Don de Savigny and Taghreed Adam (Eds). Systems thinking for health systems strengthening. Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, 2009. http://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr/resources/9789241563895/en/index.htmln and http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563895_eng.pdf
Examples of policy briefs
Ethiopia Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Rural Ethiopia. http://www.who.int/entity/evidence/sure/EthiopiaPPHpreventionPB2012.pdf
Enhancing Patient Transitions from Treatment in a Regional Cancer Centre to
Survivorship in the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Communit (Canada)
Improving access to skilled attendance at delivery (Uganda)
http://www.who.int/entity/evidence/sure/SBAFR26042012.pdf
How to create an attractive and supportive working environment for health professionals (Europe)
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/124416/e94293.pdf
Reports for further reading
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. Health system strengthening interventions: Making the case for impact evaluation. Briefing note 2. June 2007
http://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr/resources/Alliance%20%20HPSR%20-%20Briefing%20Note%202.pdf
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. Systematic Reviews in Health Policy and Systems Research. Briefing note 4. September 2009
http://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr/resources/AllianceHPSR_Brief_Note4_ENG.pdf
Atun RA, Bennett S, Duran A. When do vertical (stand-alone) programmes have a place in health systems? HEN-OBS joint policy brief No.5, 2008. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/75491/E93417.pdf
Lavis JN, Boyko JA. Evidence Brief: Strengthening Primary Healthcare in Canada. Hamilton, Canada: McMaster Health Forum, 11 May 2009. http://fhswedge.mcmaster.ca/healthforum/docs/Strengthening%20Primary%20Healthcare%20in%20Canada_evidence-brief_2009-05-11.pdf
Oxman AD, Bj?rndal A, Flottorp S, Lewin S. Lindahl AK. Integrated Health Care for People with Chronic Conditions. Notat 2008. ISBN 978-82-8121-238-1 http://www.kunnskapssenteret.no/Publikasjoner/5114.cms
Oxman A , Fretheim A. An overview of research on the effects of results-based financing. Rapport fra Kunnskapssenteret nr 16 - 2008. ISBN 978-82-8121-209-1 ISSN http://www.kunnskapssenteret.no/Publikasjoner/3219.cms
Papers for further reading
Behague D, Tawiah C, Rosato M, Some T, Morrison J. Evidence-based policy-making: the implications of globally-applicable research for context-specific problem-solving in developing countries. Soc Sci Med. 2009 Nov;69(10):1539-46 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19781839
Greenhalgh T, Russell J. Evidence-based policymaking: a critique. Perspect Biol Med. 2009 Spring;52(2):304-18 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19395827
Hyder AA, Corluka A, Winch PJ, El-Shinnawy A, Ghassany H, Malekafzali H, Lim MK, Mfutso-Bengo J, Segura E, Ghaffar A. National policy-makers speak out: are researchers giving them what they need? Health Policy Plan. 2010 Jun 14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20547652
Hyder A, Syed S, Puvanachandra P, Bloom G, Sundaram S, Mahmood S, Iqbal M, Hongwen Z, Ravichandran N, Oladepo O, Pariyo G, Peters D. Stakeholder analysis for health research: case studies from low- and middle-income countries. Public Health. 2010 Mar;124(3):159-66 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20227095
van Kerkhoff L, Szlezák NA. Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development Special Feature Sackler Colloquium: The role of innovative global institutions in linking knowledge and action. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 18. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20194749
Lavis JN. How can we support the use of systematic reviews in policymaking? PLoS Med. 2009 Nov;6(11):e1000141. Epub 2009 Nov 17 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19936223
Lavis J, Davies H, Oxman A, Denis JL, Golden-Biddle K, Ferlie E. Towards systematic reviews that inform health care management and policy-making. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2005 Jul;10 Suppl 1:35-48 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16053582
Lavis JN, Posada FB, Haines A, Osei E. Use of research to inform public policymaking. Lancet. 2004 Oct 30-Nov 5;364(9445):1615-21 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15519634
Lewin S, Lavis JN, Oxman AD, Bastías G, Chopra M, Ciapponi A, Flottorp S, Martí SG, Pantoja T, Rada G, Souza N, Treweek S, Wiysonge CS, Haines A. Supporting the delivery of cost-effective interventions in primary health-care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews. Lancet. 2008 Sep 13;372(9642):928-39 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18790316
Walshe K, Rundall TG. Evidence-based management: from theory to practice in health care. Milbank Q. 2001;79(3):429-57, IV-V http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11565163
On-line tutorial
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT). Introduction to Evidence-Informed Decision Making. http://learning.nccmt.ca/en/
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