The use of tacit and explicit knowledge in public health

Planning a public health initiative is both a science and an art. In the complex environment in which public health practitioners work, often under time constraints, where formal research literature is unavailable or uncertain, public health practitioners often draw upon 'other forms' of knowledge (e.g., tacit, or experiential, knowledge). Through use of focus groups and one-on-one interviews we aimed to gain a better understanding of how tacit …