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Participatory policy analysis in health policy and systems research: reflections from a study in Nepal
BackgroundParticipatory policy analysis (PPA) as a method in health policy and system research remains underexplored. Using our experiences of...
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Public health advocacy strategies to influence policy agendas: lessons from a narrative review of success in trade policy
BackgroundDespite accumulating evidence of the implications of trade policy for public health, trade and health sectors continue to operate largely...
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Maternal health care utilization following the implementation of the free maternal health care policy in Ghana: analysis of Ghana demographic and health surveys 2008–2014
BackgroundIn July 2008, Ghana introduced a ‘free’ maternal health care policy (FMHCP) through the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) to provide...
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Politics–evidence conflict in national health policy making in Africa: a scoping review
BackgroundGenerally, public health policy-making is hardly a linear process and is characterized by interactions among politicians, institutions,...
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Evidencing built health system reconfiguration policy
BackgroundCurrent built health system reconfiguration evidence is insufficient to support policy decisions on the best settings for healthcare...
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The role of health insurance literacy in the process and outcomes of choosing a health insurance policy in the Netherlands
In several countries, citizens are expected to be critical consumers when choosing a health insurance policy. However, there are indications that...
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Disseminating health research to public health policy-makers and practitioners: a survey of source, message content and delivery modality preferences
BackgroundUnderstanding the views of policy-makers and practitioners regarding how best to communicate research evidence is important to support...
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Policy diffusion theory, evidence-informed public health, and public health political science: a scoping review
ObjectivesOur aim was to synthesize published scholarship that applies policy diffusion—a theory of the policy process that considers the...
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The application of artificial intelligence in health policy: a scoping review
BackgroundPolicymakers require precise and in-time information to make informed decisions in complex environments such as health systems. Artificial...
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Strategies for enacting health policy codesign: a scoping review and direction for research
BackgroundStrategies for supporting evidence-informed health policy are a recognized but understudied area of policy dissemination and implementation...
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Using policy codesign to achieve multi-sector alignment in adolescent behavioral health: a study protocol
BackgroundPolicymaking is quickly gaining focus in the field of implementation science as a potential opportunity for aligning cross-sector systems...
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National strategies for knowledge translation in health policy-making: A scoping review of grey literature
Background and objectivesWithout strategic actions in its support, the translation of scientific research evidence into health policy is often absent...
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Training Health Policy Researchers on Policy Engagement and Research Translation for Greater Impact: Evaluation of the Amplify@LDI Program
BackgroundFew researchers receive formal training in research translation and dissemination or policy engagement. We created Amplify@LDI, a training...
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School health and well-being in Nigeria: gaps in policy and design
AimsThis paper describes the history of school health in Nigeria leading to the formulation of the existing policy and the current status of policy...
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Unintended consequences of communicating rapid COVID-19 vaccine policy changes– a qualitative study of health policy communication in Ontario, Canada
BackgroundThe success of the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out depended on clear policy communication and guidance to promote and facilitate vaccine...
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Health policy competencies in regional organizations: a retrospective analysis for 76 regional organizations from 1945 to 2015
BackgroundHealth policy competencies of regional organizations include mandates to create regional health laws and policies, as well as authorities...
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Strategies for engaging older adults and informal caregivers in health policy development: A scoping review
BackgroundCare for older adults is high on the global policy agenda. Active involvement of older adults and their informal caregivers in...
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Policy Engagement Framework for Public Health: A Tool to Enhance Maternal and Child Health Workforce Capacity
PurposeThis paper proposes a framework for characterizing policy engagement that expands options available to MCH and other public health...
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Explore the practice and barriers of collaborative health policy and system research-priority setting exercise in Ethiopia
IntroductionCollaboration is gaining prominence in the priority setting of Health Policy And System Research (HPSR). However, its practice and...
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Combining public health evidence, policy experience and communications expertise to inform preventive health: reflections on a novel method of knowledge synthesis
Knowledge synthesis methods help summarize evidence and utilize content expertise to draw out key messages to aid knowledge mobilization and...
