Tag Archives: Decision Making

A research utilisation framework for informing global health and development policies and programmes

This entry was posted in Equity, Global Health, Social determinants and tagged Decision Making, Evidence-Based Policy, Evidence-Informed, Knowledge Translation by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Authors: Christine Kim, Rose Wilcher, Tricia Petruney, Kirsten Krueger, Leigh Wynne, Trinity Zan Source: Health Research Policy and System, 2018 Published online: 9 February 2018 Abstract / Resumen A shift in the culture and practice of health and development research is required to maximise the real-world use of evidence by non-academic or non-research-oriented audiences. Many […]

Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean? Theory and Policy Considerations

This entry was posted in Health economics and tagged Aging, Caribbean Region, Decision Making, Latin America, Long-term care insurance, Older people, Policy Making by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Inter-American Development Bank Martín Caruso Bloeck, Sebastian Galiani, Pablo Ibarrarán IDB Working Paper Series ; 834 Published online: August, 2017 Abstract / Resumen: This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its […]

Designing a rapid response program to support evidence-informed decision-making in the Americas region: using the best available evidence and case studies

This entry was posted in Research & Science issues and tagged Decision Making, Evidence-Informed, Health Policy, Research by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Contribution from our valuable members. Thank you!! Authors: Michelle M. Haby, Evelina Chapman, Rachel Clark, Jorge Barreto, Ludovic Reveiz, John N. Lavis Implementation Science (2016) 11:117 Published online: August 2016 Abstract / Resumen: Background: The objective of this work was to inform the design of a rapid response program to support evidence-informed decision-making in health policy […]

Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage: We Need Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes, Not Just More Evidence on Cost-Effectiveness

This entry was posted in Universal health coverage and tagged Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Decision Making, Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes, Legitimacy, Priority Setting by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(x):x–x. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.83 Abstract / Resumen: Priority setting of health interventions is generally considered as a valuable approach to support low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in their strive for universal health coverage (UHC). However, present initiatives on priority setting are mainly geared towards the development of more cost-effectiveness information, and this evidence […]

Public Health Ethics: Cases Spanning the Globe

This entry was posted in Bioethics, Public Health and tagged Bioetica, Decision Making, Global Health, Salud Global, salud pública by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Book. Public Health Ethics Analysis. Volume 32016 Published online: April 2016 Abstract This book, published by Springer as part of its Public Health Ethics Analysis series, is a resource for training on public health ethics that alternates presentations on key public health ethics topics with cases from different parts of the world on various ethical […]

Team Grant: Canada-Latin America-Caribbean Zika Virus Program = Subvention d’équipe: Programme sur le virus Zika Canada-Caraïbes-Amérique latine

This entry was posted in General Announcements, Research & Science issues and tagged Decision Making, Evidence-Informed, Global Health, Outbreak Diseases, Zika Virus by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Important Dates / Dates importantes Application Deadline: 12 July 2016 Anticipated Notice of Decision: 30 September 2016 Funding start date: 1 October 2016 Contact Information / Pour toute demande de renseignements Telephone: 613-954-1968 Toll Free: 1-888-603-4178 Email: support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca Summary: This funding opportunity on Zika virus is in response to the virus outbreak in the Americas […]