Syllabus/achievement requirements

Main text 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
• Links to French, Spanish and Portugese versions are found on this web-page: http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4364&Itemid=2432&lang=en

Online Guide:

• SURE Guides for Preparing and Using Evidence-Based Policy Briefs. Version 2.1 - Updated November 2011. http://www.who.int/evidence/sure/guides/en/
• See Quick Start Guide: http://epoc.cochrane.org/sites/epoc.cochrane.org/files/public/uploads/SURE-Guides-v2.1/Collectedfiles/source/tutorial.pdf

Books for further reading:

• Michael Hill. The public policy process. 5th ed. Longman, 2009 ¨C 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 - 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/