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Moving Research into Policy. Prepared by Noni MacDonald MD FRCPc, Professor Pediatrics, Dalhousie University. emory.edu/ACAD_EXCHANGE/ 2004/octnov/reflection.jpg. 2012. Moving Research into Policy. Fundamental barrier to the uptake of research-
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Moving Research into Policy Prepared by Noni MacDonald MD FRCPc, Professor Pediatrics, Dalhousie University emory.edu/ACAD_EXCHANGE/ 2004/octnov/reflection.jpg 2012
Moving Research into Policy Fundamental barrier to the uptake of research- absence of a strong evidence based culture within policy and program development, lack of appreciation of the contribution of research to the policy process. Hennink and Stephenson Journal of Health Communication. 2005; 10:163–180 2 2012
Risk for You in Political Links Risk in being aligned with a political party may have short term gain but long term may fail “in crowd” – “out crowd” Politicians- have very long memories - see opposition to them as personal If possible avoid being associated with a political faction 3 2012
Barriers: Researchers Policy makers perception of research Emphasis on statistics Lack dissemination skills and access to policy makers Lack resources Donor – researcher relationship Hennink and Stephenson 4 2012
Barriers: Policy Makers Limited access to research reports Lack central source research outputs Quality of research Hennink and Stephenson 5 2012
Barriers: Common Lack of formal communications channels Lack of collaborative research Format and interpretation of research findings Politics Hennink and Stephenson 6 2012
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Moving Research into Policy Where on health compass? What research? Who are key policy players? What factors influence policy ? How to influence? 10 2012
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Moving Research into Policy Handbook for Clinicians: Chapter 17 MacDonald NE. Improving the health of our children and youth: the power of partnerships and questions http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722553/ WHO – TB. Moving research findings into new WHO policies. http://www.who.int/tb/advisory_bodies/research_to_policy/en/index.html Hennink M, Stephenson R. Using Research to Inform Health Policy: Barriers and Strategies in Developing Countries. Journal of Health Communication. 2005;10:163–180. http://www2.eastwestcenter.org/research/popcomm/pdf/2_Selected_Readings/Using%20research%20to%20inform%20health%20policy.pdf 16 2011