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Setting and meeting priorities in Indigenous health research in Australia and its application in the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Priority setting is about making decisions. Key issues faced during priority setting processes include identifying who makes these decisions, who sets the criteria, and who benefits. The paper reviews the literature and history around priority setting in research, particularly in Aboriginal health research. We explore these issues through a case study of the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH)'s experience in setting and meeting priorities.Historically, researchers have made decisions about what research gets done. Pressures of growing competition for research funds and an increased public interest in...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Johanna MonkKevin RowleyIan Anderson Source Type: journals

An analysis of ophthalmology services in Finland - has the time come for a Public-Private Partnership?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Should the window open fully, the emergence of policy entrepreneurs and an opportunity for a win-win situation between public and private organizations are required. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - November 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Liina-Kaisa TynkkynenJuhani Lehto Source Type: journals

Accountable priority setting for trust in health systems - the need for research into a new approach for strengthening sustainable health action in developing countriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objectives of REACT are to describe and evaluate district-level priority setting, to develop and implement improvement strategies guided by AFR and to measure their effect on quality, equity and trust indicators. Effects are monitored within selected disease and programme interventions and services and within human resources and health systems management. Qualitative and quantitative methods are being applied in an action research framework to examine the potential of AFR to support sustainable improvements to health systems performance.This paper reports on the project design and progress and argues that there is a hi...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 23, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jens ByskovPaul BlochAstrid BlystadAnna-Karin HurtigKnut FylkesnesPeter KamuzoraYeri KombeGunnar KvaleBruno MarchalDouglas MartinCharles MicheloBenedict NdawiThabale NgulubeIsaac NyamongoOystein OlsenWashington Onyango-OumaIngvild SandoyElisabeth ShayoGav Source Type: journals

Leadership, institution building and pay-back of health systems research in MexicoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Health systems research is being increasingly called upon to support scaling up of disease control interventions and to support rapid health sector change. Yet research capacity building and pay-back take years or even decades to be demonstrated, while leadership and institution building are critical for their success. The case of Mexico can be illustrative for middle income countries and emerging economies striving to build health research systems. Methods: Historical reflection suggests the relationship between health sector reforms, on the one hand, and research capacity building and payback, on the other. M...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 29, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Miguel Gonzalez Block Source Type: journals

Educating the Power: HIV/AIDS and Parliamentarians of PakistanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article discusses the progress and importance of interventions being conducted amongst the Parliamentarians of Pakistan, relatively unchartered waters. The series of Seminars help to appraise the Parliamentarians of the ground situation as pertains to HIV in their constituencies, aiming to ultimately generate federal and provincial governmental policies, and a solid strategy to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mohammad RaiAlefiyah RajabaliMuhammad KhanMohammad KhanSyed Ali Source Type: journals

Public and/or private health care: Tuberculosis patients' perspectives in MyanmarEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The involvement of private general practitioners is crucial for effective TB control in Myanmar. The selection of GPs for partnership with the public sector is vital to the success of public-private partnership in controlling TB. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - July 27, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Saw SawLenore MandersonMridula BandyopadhyayThan Tun SeinMyo Myo MonWin Maung Source Type: journals

Results of a multi-country exploratory survey of approaches and methods for IMCI case management trainingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Strategy (IMCI) is effective in improving management of sick children, and thus child survival. It is currently recommended that in-service IMCI case management training (ICMT) occur over 11-days; that the participant : facilitator ratio should be (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - July 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ameena GogaLulu MuheKevin ForsythMickey ChopraSamira AboubakerJose MartinesElizabeth Mason Source Type: journals

Comparing public-health research priorities in EuropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Systematic collaboration between stakeholders across European countries would enhance knowledge and promote innovation to address contemporary public-health challenges. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - July 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mark McCarthyGabrielle HarveyClaudia ConceicaoGiuseppe La TorreGabriel Gulis Source Type: journals

Challenges of establishing a Community Advisory Board (CAB) in a low-income, low-resource setting: experiences from Bagamoyo, Tanzania.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The successfully established CAB has led to improved relations with the community and facilitated the recruitment of study subjects. Our experiences show that, it is possible to establish a non-specific CAB in a low-income setting. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - June 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kafuruki ShubisOmar JumaRahiya SharifuBrandt BurgessSalim Abdulla Source Type: journals

The Paris Declaration in practice: challenges of health-sector aid coordination at the district level in ZambiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Greater efforts to integrate partners in district level planning and implementation are needed. External partners must improve the predictability of their support and be more proactive in informing the districts about their intended contributions. With the deadline for achieving the targets set by the Paris Declaration fast approaching, it is time for the signatories to accelerate its implementation. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - June 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jesper SundewallBirger ForsbergKristina JonssonCollins ChansaGoran Tomson Source Type: journals

The political undertones of building national health research systems - reflections from The GambiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In developing countries building national health research systems is a movement similar to a political leadership contest. Increasingly, political campaigns to select leaders depend less on ideologies and political messages and more on promising change that will promptly improve the quality of life of the voters. In this process the benefits and risks of every action and statement made by the candidates are carefully assessed.Approaches currently promoted to strengthen health research within ministries of health in developing countries place emphasis on implementing logical steps towards building national health research s...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 29, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ayo PalmerSamuel AnyaPaul Bloch Source Type: journals

Developing a conceptual framework for an evaluation system for the NIAID HIV/AIDS clinical trials networksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Globally, health research organizations are called upon to re-examine their policies and practices to more efficiently and effectively address current scientific and social needs, as well as increasing public demands for accountability.Through a case study approach, the authors examine an effort undertaken by the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services, United States Government) to develop an evaluation system for its recently restructured HIV/AIDS clinical trials program. The challenges in designing, operationalizing, and managin...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 21, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jonathan KaganMary KaneKathleen QuinlanScott RosasWilliam Trochim Source Type: journals

Maternal and perinatal guideline development in hospitals in South East Asia: results from the SEA-ORCHID projectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Despite the wide range of interventions to support evidence-based CPG development implemented in the hospitals participating in the SEA-ORCHID, very little change was seen in the development of evidence-based CPGs. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jadsada Thinkhamrop, Tari Turner, Sivasangari Subramaniam and The SEA-ORCHID Study Group Source Type: journals

Maternal and perinatal guideline development in hospitals in South East Asia: results from the SEA-ORCHID project.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Despite the wide range of interventions to support evidence-based CPG development implemented in the hospitals participating in the SEA-ORCHID, very little change was seen in the development of evidence-based CPGs. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jadsada Thinkhamrop, Tari Turner, Sivasangari Subramaniam and The SEA-ORCHID Study Group Source Type: journals

Maternal and perinatal guideline development in hospitals in South East Asia: the experience of the SEA-ORCHID projectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Healthcare providers in the SEA-ORCHID hospitals face a series of barriers to developing evidence-based guidelines. At present, in many hospitals, several of these barriers are insurmountable, and as a result, rigorous, evidence-based guidelines are not being developed. Given the acknowledged benefits of evidence-based guidelines, perhaps a new approach to supporting their development in these contexts is needed. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tari J Turner, Jacki Short and The SEA-ORCHID Study Group Source Type: journals

The feasibility of determining the impact of primary health care research projects using the Payback FrameworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: It is feasible to use the Buxton and Hanney Payback framework and logic model to determine the proximal impacts of primary health care research. Though resource intensive, telephone interviews of chief investigators and nominated users provided rich information. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Elizabeth C Kalucy, Eleanor Jackson-Bowers, Ellen McIntyre and Richard Reed Source Type: journals

Public funding of health at the district level in Indonesia after decentralization - sources, flows and contradictions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In contrast to the promise of decentralization there has been little increase in the potential for discretion at the district level in managing public funds for health - this is likely to be an important reason for the lack of improvement in publicly funded health services. Key decisions about money are still made by the central government, and no one is held accountable for the performance of the sector - the district blames the center and the central ministries (and their ministers) are not accountable to district populations. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - April 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Peter F Heywood and Nida P Harahap Source Type: journals

Health facility-based Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor: findings from a national survey in TanzaniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The knowledge and practice of AMTSL is very low and STGs are not updated on correct AMTSL practice. The drugs for AMTSL are available and stored at the right conditions in nearly all facilities. All providers used ergometrine for AMTSL instead of oxytocin as recommended by ICM/FIGO. The study also observed harmful practices during delivery. These findings indicate that there is need for updating the STGs, curricula and training of health providers on AMTSL and monitoring its practice. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - April 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Godfrey S Mfinanga, Godfather D Kimaro, Esther Ngadaya, Sirili Massawe, Rugola Mtandu, Elizabeth E Shayo, Amos Kahwa, Ominde Achola, Alice Mutungi, Cynthia Stanton, Deborah Armbruster, Anderw Kitua, David Sintasath and Rod Knight Source Type: journals

Evidence in the learning organizationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The authors intend, by sharing the LO frameworks and the ELO model, to help organizations identify their capacities to learn and share knowledge about evidence-based practice innovations. The ELO model will need further validation and improvement through its use in organizational settings and applied health services research. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - March 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gerald E Crites, Megan C McNamara, Elie A Akl, W SCOTT Richardson, Craig A Umscheid and James Nishikawa Source Type: journals

Progress along developmental tracks for electronic health records implementation in the United StatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The development and implementation of electronic health records (EHR) have occurred slowly in the United States. To date, these approaches have, for the most part, followed four developmental tracks: (a) Enhancement of immunization registries and linkage with other health records to produce Child Health Profiles (CHP), (b) Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) demonstration projects to link together patient medical records, (c) Insurance company projects linked to ICD-9 codes and patient records for cost-benefit assessments, and (d) Consortia of EHR developers collaborating to model systems requirements and stand...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - March 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: David W. Hollar Source Type: journals

Is peer review useful in assessing research proposals in Indigenous health? A case studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Peer review in the traditional mould should be recognised as inappropriate in Aboriginal research. Building research projects relevant to policy and practice in Indigenous health may require a shift to a new way of selecting, funding and conducting research. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - February 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jackie Street, Fran Baum and Ian PS Anderson Source Type: journals

Is peer review useful in assessing research proposals in Indigenous health? A case studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Peer review in the traditional mould should be recognised as inappropriate in Aboriginal research. Building research projects relevant to policy and practice in Indigenous health may require a shift to a new way of selecting, funding and conducting research. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - February 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jackie Street, Fran Baum and Ian Anderson Source Type: journals

Is U.S. health care an appropriate system? A strategic perspective from systems scienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Complying with systems science principles and the congruence of pertinent cycles, U.S. health care would likely dramatically improve its value creation for all of society as well as its resiliency and long-term sustainability.Immediate corrective steps could be taken: Prioritize and incentivize health over care; restore fiscal soundness by combining health and life insurance for the benefit of the insured and the payer; rebalance horizontal/providers and vertical/government hierarchies. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - January 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ivo P Janecka Source Type: journals

Is U.S. health care an appropriate system? A strategic perspective from systems science.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Complying with systems science principles and the congruence of pertinent cycles, U.S. health care would likely dramatically improve its value creation for all of society as well as its resiliency and long-term sustainability. Immediate corrective steps could be taken: Prioritize and incentivize health over care; restore fiscal soundness by combining health and life insurance for the benefit of the insured and the payer; rebalance horizontal/providers and vertical/government hierarchies. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - January 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ivo P Janecka Source Type: journals

Awareness and implementation of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines in Arizona: Healthcare Systems Survey 2000Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Arizona healthcare system coverage for tobacco cessation in the year 2000 was comparable to national survey findings of the same year. The findings that only 10% of "Managed Medicaid" organizations covered tobacco treatment medication and were significantly less likely to cover behavioral therapy were important given the nearly double smoking prevalence among Medicaid patients. Throughout the years of the program, the strategic plan of the Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Tobacco Education and Prevention has included the goal of identifying and eliminating tobacco related disparities for special...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - December 19, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mary E Gilles, Louise J Strayer, Robert Leischow, Chun Feng, J Michael Menke and Lee Sechrest Source Type: journals

Translating research into maternal health care policy: a qualitative case study of the use of evidence in policies for the treatment of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia in South AfricaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Networks of researchers were important not only in using research information to shape policy but also in placing issues on the policy agenda. A policy context which created a window of opportunity for new research-informed policy development was also crucial. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - December 17, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Karen Daniels, Simon Lewin and Practihc Policy Group (ppg) Source Type: journals

Medicines Coverage and Community-Based Health Insurance in Low-Income CountriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This paper highlights the paucity of evidence about medicines coverage in CHI. Given the policy commitment to expand CHI in several countries (e.g. Rwanda, Lao PDR) and the potential of CHI to improve medicines access and use, systematic research is needed on medicine benefits and their performance, including the impacts of CHI on access to, affordability, and use of medicines at the household level. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 30, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Catherine E Vialle-Valentin, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Joseph Ntaganira and Anita K Wagner Source Type: journals

Association between co-authorship network and scientific productivity and impact indicators in academic medical research centers: a case study in IranEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Star shape network structure and dependency on a single big member is a common feature observed in our case study. Scientific output measures correlate with the network structure of research centers. Network analysis seems a useful method to explore the subtle scientific contexts in research organizations. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 16, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Reza Yousefi-Nooraie, Marjan Akbari-Kamrani, Robert A Hanneman and Arash Etemadi Source Type: journals

Developing health systems research capacities through north-south partnership: an evaluation of collaboration with South Africa and ThailandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: As partnerships mature the needs of partners change and new challenges emerge. Partners' differing research priorities (national v international; policy-led v academic-led) need to be balanced and equitable funding mechanisms developed recognising the needs and constraints faced by both southern and northern partners. Institutionalising partnerships (through long-term development of trust, engagement of a broad range of staff in joint activities and joint-appointment of staff), and developing responsive mechanisms for governing these partnerships (through regular joint negotiation of research priorities and fu...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - August 1, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Susannah H Mayhew, Jane Doherty and Siriwan Pitayarangsarit Source Type: journals

Asking the right questions: scoping studies in the commissioning of research on the organisation and delivery of health servicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scoping studies have been used across a range of disciplines for a wide variety of purposes. However, their value is increasingly limited by a lack of definition and clarity of purpose. The UK's Service Delivery and Organisation Research Programme (SDO) has extensive experience of commissioning and using such studies; twenty four have now been completed. This review article has four objectives; to describe the nature of the scoping studies that have been commissioned by the SDO Programme; to consider the impact of and uses made of such studies; to provide definitions for the different elements that may constitute a scoping...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - July 9, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Stuart Anderson, Pauline Allen, Stephen Peckham and Nick Goodwin Source Type: journals

Institutional operating figures in basic and applied sciences: Scientometric analysis of quantitative output benchmarkingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The present study is the first large scale analysis of global research activity and output over the last 50 years. The presently described assessment of operating figures at the national and international level can be used to identify single areas of research that are heavily focused. Further research on qualitative output benchmarking is needed to improve current policy settings for research evaluation. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - June 13, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Beatrix Groneberg-Kloft, Cristian Scutaru, Carolin Kreiter, Silvana Kolzow, Axel Fischer and David Quarcoo Source Type: journals

The Quality Improvement Demonstration Study: An example of evidence-based policy-making in practiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: QIDS demonstrates that a large, prospective, randomized controlled policy experiment can be successfully implemented at a national level as part of sectoral reform. While we believe policy experiments should be used to generate evidence-based health policy, to do this requires opportunity and trust, strong collaborative relationships, and timing. This study nurtures the growing attitude that translation of scientific findings from the bedside to the community can be done successfully and that we should raise the bar on project evaluation and the policy-making process. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - March 25, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Riti Shimkhada, John W Peabody, Stella A Quimbo and Orville Solon Source Type: journals

Exploring evidence-policy linkages in health research plans: a case study from six countriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The complex evidence-policy interface in low and middle income country settings is receiving increasing attention. Future Health Systems (FHS): Innovations for Equity, is a research consortium conducting health systems explorations in six Asian and African countries: Bangladesh, India, China, Afghanistan, Uganda, and Nigeria. The cross-country research consortium provides a unique opportunity to explore the research-policy interface. Three key activities were undertaken during the initial phase of this five-year project. First, key considerations in strengthening evidence-policy linkages in health system research were deve...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - March 11, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Shamsuzzoha B Syed, Adnan A Hyder, Gerald Bloom, Sandhya Sundaram, Abbas Bhuiya, Zhang Zhenzhong, Barun Kanjilal, Oladimeji Oladepo, George Pariyo, David H Peters and Future Health Systems: Innovations for Equity Source Type: journals

From inclusion to independence - training consumers to review researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health and medical research invariably impacts on the lives of everyday people. Organisations in the developed world are increasingly involving the public in health research projects, and research governance structures and processes. The form the involvement takes varies, as does the level of involvement, from individuals, to groups, to the wider community. Lay community members can be trained to independently review health and medical research, and wider societal involvement in funding decisions, can be effectively fostered. The theoretical foundation, design and development of a task based consumer-training program, incl...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - March 9, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Carla Saunders, Afaf Girgis, Phyllis Butow, Sally Crossing and Andrew Penman Source Type: journals

Freedom and need: the evolution of public strategy for biomedical and health research in EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The optimal support of health-related research and development with public money is a complex challenge. Over the last century, policy makers in England have conceived and implemented a variety of models, ranging from independent, curiosity driven research to needs-based state commissions, and promoting different bodies to oversee scientific work. This paper traces these approaches, identifies the principles that drove them, and discusses their role in shaping policy for publicly funded health research, up to the recent launch of a new research strategy by the Department of Health (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - January 29, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Miriam Shergold and Jonathan Grant Source Type: journals

Why national health research systems matterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - January 11, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Stephen R Hanney and Miguel A Gonzalez Block Source Type: journals

Housing, income support and mental health: Points of disconnectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There exists a disconnection between evolving policies in the policy arenas of mental health, housing, and income support in Canada. One of the complexities associated with analysing the intersection of these policies is that federal, provincial, and municipal level policies are involved. Canada is one of the few developed countries without a national mental health policy and because of the federal policy reforms of the 1970s, the provincial governments now oversee the process of deinstitutionalization from the hospital to the community level. During this same period the availability of affordable housing has decreased as ...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - December 12, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cheryl Forchuk, Ruth Schofield, Rick Csiernik, Carolyne Gorlick and Libbey Joplin Source Type: journals

Comparative health systems research in a context of HIV/AIDS: lessons from a multi-country study in South Africa, Tanzania and ZambiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Comparative, multi-country research has been underutilised as a means to inform health system development. South-south collaboration has been particularly poor, even though there have been clearly identified benefits of such endeavours. This commentary argues that in a context of HIV/AIDS, the need for regional learning has become even greater. This is because of the regional nature of the problem and the unique challenges that it creates for health systems. We draw on the experience of doing comparative research in South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, to demonstrate that it can be useful for determining preconditions for th...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 30, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Suraya Dawad and Nina Veenstra Source Type: journals

Participation and argument in legislative debate on statewide smoking restrictionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These findings offer validation of a long-standing theory about the importance of political participation, and suggest strategies for public health advocates seeking to establish new legislation. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 22, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dorie E Apollonio, Peggy Lopipero and Lisa A Bero Source Type: journals

Health systems research in Lao PDR: capacity development for getting research into policy and practiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The results show that in the case of Lao PDR, research capacity development is at a crucial stage for implementing research into policy and practice. If research is going to make a consistent impact on policymaking in the Lao health care sector, the attitude towards research will need to be changed in order to get research prioritised, both among those conducting research, and among policymakers and practitioners. Our findings indicate that there is awareness about the barriers in this process. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 16, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kristina Jonsson, Goran Tomson, Christer Jonsson, Sengchanh Kounnavong and Rolf Wahlstrom Source Type: journals

Biofortification in China: practice and policyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Micronutrient deficiency undernutrition, is due to insufficient levels of essential vitamins and minerals in the diet, remains one of the most prevalent and preventable nutritional problems in the world, today. Micronutrient undernutrition is the most common form of malnutrition. Compared to the 180 million children with protein-energy malnutrition, 3.5-5 billion persons are iron-deficient, and 140-250 million persons are vitamin A-deficient. Micronutrient deficiencies diminish physical, cognitive, and reproductive development. Undernutrition is both a cause and a result of poor human health and achievement. Middle-income...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 26, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Monica H Campos-Bowers and Brian F Wittenmyer Source Type: journals

Networks and social capital: a relational approach to primary healthcare reformEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Collaboration among health care providers and across systems is proposed as a strategy to improve health care delivery the world over. Over the past two decades, health care providers have been encouraged to work in partnership and build interdisciplinary teams. More recently, the notion of networks has entered this discourse but the lack of consensus and understanding about what is meant by adopting a network approach in health services limits its use. Also crucial to this discussion is the work of distinguishing the nature and extent of the impact of social relationships - generally referred to as social capital. In this...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 25, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Catherine Scott and Anne Hofmeyer Source Type: journals

Social richness, socio-technical tension and the virtual commissioning of NHS research.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: If virtual work groups are to be used by the NHS in the future, then there is a need for more research into the role of social context and its relationship to the effectiveness of newly formed virtual groups. Equally as important are studies that examine the effects of socio-technical interaction on groups undertaking tasks in the real world of work. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - June 6, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Philip A Morgan, Christine A McCourt and Penny Youll Source Type: journals

Progress on quality management in the German health system - a long and winding roadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The interest in quality management in health care has increased in the last decades as the financial crises in most health systems generated the need for solutions to contain costs while maintaining quality of care. In Germany the development of quality management procedures has been closely linked with health care reforms. Starting in the early nineties quality management issues gained momentum in reform legislation only 10 years later. This review summarizes recent developments in medical quality management as related to the federal reform legislation in Germany. It provides an overview on the infrastructure, actors and ...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - June 5, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Juergen Breckenkamp, Christiane Wiskow and Ulrich Laaser Source Type: journals

The impact of health insurance on utilization and expenditure: evidence from one middle-income country using household survey dataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Notwithstanding the empirical nature of the issues, the results point at the need to assess the effect of insurance coverage more profoundly than what is commonly done. Applying rigorous analysis to survey data in other settings will contribute to bringing out better evidence on what types of programs perform most effectively and equitably in different contexts. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 30, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bjorn Ekman Source Type: journals

Valuing the scholarship of integration and the scholarship of application in the academy for health sciences scholars: Recommended methodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the landmark 1990 publication Scholarship Reconsidered, Boyer challenged the teaching verses research debates by advocating for the scholarship of discovery, teaching, integration, and application. The scholarship of discovery considers publications and research as the yardstick in the merit, promotion and tenure system the world over. But this narrow view of scholarship does not fully support the obligations of universities to serve global societies and to improve health and health equity. Mechanisms to report the scholarship of teaching have been developed and adopted by some universities. In this article, we contribu...
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 29, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Anne Hofmeyer, Mandi Newton and Cathie Scott Source Type: journals

Reducing one million child deaths from birth asphyxia - a survey of health systems gaps and prioritiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: More focused attention in health systems and more relevant research is needed to effectively address the 2 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths related to asphyxia. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - May 16, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Joy E Lawn, Ananta Manandhar, Rachel A Haws and Gary L Darmstadt Source Type: journals

Reversing the trend of weak policy implementation in the Kenyan health sector? - A study of budget allocations and spending of health resources versus set prioritiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: We found no evidence that the trend of weak policy implementation in the Kenyan health sector was reversed during 2005 but ongoing efforts towards hastening release of funds to the districts might help solving the issue of low absorption capacity at the district level. It is important, however, to work with clear definitions of roles and responsibilities and well-functioning communications between different levels of the system. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - March 29, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Anna H Glenngard and Thomas M Maina Source Type: journals

Factors influencing the utilization of research findings by health policy-makers in a developing country: the selection of Mali's essential medicinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Improving the transfer of research to policy will require effort on the part of researchers, policy-makers, and third parties. This will include: collaboration between researchers and policy-makers, increased production and dissemination of relevant and useful research, and continued and improved technical support from networks and multi-national organizations. Policy-makers from developing countries will then be better equipped to make informed decisions concerning their health policy issues. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - March 5, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Michael A Albert, Atle Fretheim and Diadié Maïga Source Type: journals

What did the public think of health services reform in Bangladesh? Three national community-based surveys 1999-2003Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Services have retracted despite increased investment and the public now prefer unqualified practitioners over government services. Public opinion of government health services has deteriorated and the reforms have not specifically helped the poorest people. User satisfaction could be increased if government doctors improved their interaction with patients and if waiting times were reduced by better management of facilities. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - February 26, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Anne Cockcroft, Neil Andersson, Deborah Milne, Md Zakir Hossain and Enamul Karim Source Type: journals