Evidence-informed health policy 2 - survey of organizations that support the use of research evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous surveys of organizations that support the development of evidence-informed health policies have focused on organizations that produce clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) or undertake health technology assessments (HTAs). Only rarely have surveys focused at least in part on units that directly support the use of research evidence in developing health policy on an international, national, and state or provincial level (i.e., government support units, or GSUs) that are in some way successful or innovative or that support the use of research evidence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

We drew on many people and organizations around the world, including our project reference group, to generate a list of organizations to survey. We modified a

SUBMITTER: Lavis JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2646748 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature