Policy, Politics, and Collective Action.

• Autores: Ross C. Brownson, Jamie F Chriqui, Katherine A. Stamatakis
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 99, Nº. 9, 2009, págs. 1576-1583
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:1576-1583. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.156224) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]