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Legislators learning to interpret evidence for policy

Abstract

Training for making health policy that has the best impact on a population Should decision-makers allocate budgets for health services, using the best available evidence? Although the answer seems obvious, most resource allocation is unrelated to evidence of what works best. The well-recognized knowledge-to-action gap ( 1 ) has spawned a complex industry of lobbying and knowledge translation. Bridging the gap is a business opportunity for …

Authors

Cockcroft A; Masisi M; Thabane L; Andersson N

Journal

Science, Vol. 345, No. 6202, pp. 1244–1245

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Publication Date

September 12, 2014

DOI

10.1126/science.1256911

ISSN

0036-8075