Accessing evidence to inform public health policy: a study to enhance advocacy

Public Health
R G TabakRoss C Brownson

Abstract

Improving population health often involves policy changes that are the result of complex advocacy efforts. Information exchanges among researchers, advocates, and policymakers is paramount to policy interventions to improve health outcomes. This information may include evidence on what works well for whom and cost-effective strategies to improve outcomes of interest. However, this information is not always readily available or easily communicated. The purposes of this paper are to describe ways advocates seek information for health policy advocacy and to compare advocate demographics. Cross-sectional telephone survey. Seventy-seven state-level advocates were asked about the desirable characteristics of policy-relevant information including methods of obtaining information, what makes it useful, and what sources make evidence most reliable/trustworthy. Responses were explored for the full sample and variety of subsamples (i.e. gender, age, and position on social and fiscal issues). Differences between groups were tested using t-tests and one-way analysis of variance. On average, advocates rated frequency of seeking research information as 4.3 out of five. Overall, advocates rated the Internet as the top source, rated unbiased re...Continue Reading

References

Nov 12, 2002·Journal of Health Services Research & Policy·Simon InnvaerAndrew Oxman
May 17, 2005·American Journal of Preventive Medicine·Laurie M AndersonGarland H Land
May 16, 2009·Journal of Public Health Policy·Elizabeth A DodsonRoss C Brownson
Jul 18, 2009·American Journal of Public Health·Ross C BrownsonKatherine A Stamatakis
Jan 9, 2010·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·Lucy A ParkerIldefonso Hernández-Aguado
May 18, 2010·Annals of Epidemiology·Ross C BrownsonRoberta B Ness
Jan 8, 2011·Journal of the National Cancer Institute·Ross C BrownsonMatthew W Kreuter
Nov 19, 2011·Journal of Public Health·T L PettmanJ Doyle
Mar 17, 2012·International Journal of Clinical Practice·P FieldM Lawrence
Jun 23, 2012·Preventing Chronic Disease·Julie A JacobsRoss C Brownson
Jul 4, 2012·Health Research Policy and Systems·Ulysses PanissetBen McCutchen
Jul 10, 2012·Health Promotion Practice·David Devlin-FoltzBrad L Neiger
Nov 22, 2012·Journal of Public Health Management and Practice : JPHMP·Elizabeth A DodsonRoss C Brownson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 11, 2016·Health & Social Care in the Community·Benita E Cohen, Shelley G Marshall
Mar 29, 2019·Health Research Policy and Systems·Masoud BehzadifarNicola Luigi Bragazzi
Aug 1, 2020·Public Health Reports·Deron C BurtonHazel D Dean
Jun 15, 2016·Cancer Causes & Control : CCC·Ross C BrownsonSarah Moreland-Russell
Nov 30, 2019·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Jennifer L DavidMike Daube
Apr 30, 2017·Inquiry : a Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing·Sarah E GollustDavid Grande
Aug 24, 2017·Journal of Public Health Management and Practice : JPHMP·Judy JouSarah E Gollust
Apr 30, 2019·Frontiers in Oncology·Evan K PerraultRobert G Nyaga
Jun 22, 2019·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Catriona KennedyMary Casey
May 8, 2018·Journal of Public Health Policy·Leah SeifuJoel Gittelsohn

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved