Research for health policy /

"Individuals working in health research want to be able to use their findings to influence health policy. However, frequently research evidence remains detached from practice, and there is a divide between the disciplines of research and policy. Research for Health Policy is an introduction to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bell, Erica, Dr
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Medical policy > Research. Public health > Research. Research. Decision making. Research Decision Making Politique sanitaire > Recherche. Santé publique > Recherche. Recherche. Prise de décision. research (function) decision making. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General. HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues. MEDICAL > Diseases. MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery. MEDICAL > Health Policy. MEDICAL > Public Health. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues. Decision making Medical policy > Research Public health > Research Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: the approach used in this book and its rationale
1. What changes health policy?
2. Deciphering the policy problem
3. Reviewing the evidence
4. Designing research methods for health policy
5. Case-based approaches for health policy
6. Consensus-building for health policy
7. Telling the health policy story
8. Writing sound health policy options
9. Maximising the dissemination and impact of evidence for health policy
Appendix. CEO interview questions.