ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2004
Evidence for public health policy on inequalities: 1: the reality according to policymakers.
Article in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 128 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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128 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Using best-worst scaling to inform policy decisions in Africa: a literature review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Assessing the effects of population-level political, economic and social exposures, interventions and policies on inclusive economy outcomes for health equity in high-income countries: a systematic review of reviews.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- How effects on health equity are assessed in systematic reviews of interventions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- The effectiveness of evidence summaries on health policymakers and health system managers use of evidence from systematic reviews: a systematic review.Implementation science : IS · 2016Pooled it
- Advocacy for health equity: a synthesis review.The Milbank quarterly · 2015Pooled it
- A systematic review of barriers to and facilitators of the use of evidence by policymakers.BMC health services research · 2014Pooled it
- Barriers to, and facilitators of, the prevention of unintentional injury in children in the home: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2011Pooled it
- The use of research evidence in public health decision making processes: systematic review.PloS one · 2011Pooled it
- How effects on health equity are assessed in systematic reviews of interventions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010Pooled it
- Psychosocial risk factors in home and community settings and their associations with population health and health inequalities: a systematic meta-review.BMC public health · 2008Pooled it
- "Profits before people"? A systematic review of the health and safety impacts of privatising public utilities and industries in developed countries.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2007Pooled it
- Implementation of the SMART MOVE intervention in primary care: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory.BMC family practice · 2018Trial
- An exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial of knowledge translation strategies to support evidence-informed decision-making in local governments (The KT4LG study).BMC public health · 2011Trial
- Power, Politics, and Policy in the Making of Health Inequities: An Empirical Study of Equity-Oriented Policy Actors in Canada.International journal of social determinants of health and health services · 2026Article
- Bridging theory and practice: a qualitative interview study of barriers to and facilitators of research collaborations between academia and public health services in Germany.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- The long-term general practice healthcare of women with a history of gestational diabetes: A Scoping Review Protocol.HRB open research · 2025Article
- Implementing evidence ecosystems in the public health service: Development of a framework for designing tailored training programs.PloS one · 2024Review
- Prioritising Cochrane reviews to be updated with health equity focus.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore with UK and international policy advisors how research evidence influences public health policy making, and how its relevance and utility could be improved, with specific reference to the evidence on the production and reduction of health inequalities. DESIGN, SETTING, AND
participantsQualitative residential workshop involving senior policy advisors with a substantive role in policy development across a range of sectors (mainly public health, but also including education, social welfare, and health services). In four in depth sessions, facilitated by the authors, focused questions were presented to participants. Their responses were then analysed thematically to identify key themes, relating to the availability and utility of existing evidence on health inequalities. MAIN
resultsThe lack of an equity dimension in much aetiological and evaluative research was highlighted by participants. Much public health research was also felt to have weak underlying theoretical underpinnings. As well as evaluations of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policy and other interventions, they identified a need for predictive research, and for methodological research to further develop methods for assessing the impact on health of clusters of interventions.
conclusionsThis study reinforces the view that there is a lack of information on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies, and it uncovered additional gaps in the health inequalities evidence base. A companion paper discusses researchers' views of how the production of more relevant public health evidence can be stimulated.
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