ArticleEuropean journal of public health2021
Research into policy: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article in European journal of public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Barriers and facilitators to knowledge translation at the science-policy interface during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency: a rapid review and theoretical analysis to inform development of a logic model.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The pursuit of equity in COVID-19 policy and policymaking: A qualitative systematic review.Open research Europe · 2025Pooled it
- Multilevel Determinants of Long COVID and Potential for Telehealth Intervention.Ethnicity & disease · 2024Article
- Lessons learned: avoiding bias via multi-state analysis of patients' trajectories in real-time.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Uncovering COVID-19 infection determinants in Portugal: towards an evidence-based spatial susceptibility index to support epidemiological containment policies.International journal of health geographics · 2023Article
- Healthcare system preparedness for the next pandemic beyond COVID-19 situation.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
- Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges.Health research policy and systems · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Long-COVID Among Low-Income and Marginalized Groups: Evidence From Israel.International journal of public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
There has been an unprecedented global effort by researchers from many disciplines to obtain and synthesize knowledge to inform policy responses to SARS-CoV-2. While many major advances have been made in generating and applying knowledge on a pandemic caused by a novel pathogen, some things could have been done better, as revealed by the devastating loss of life and economic impact on livelihoods and communities. We reflect on the context in which the pandemic emerged, characterized by underinvestment in public health and growing distrust in institutions, followed by an overview of three broad areas: generation of new knowledge, synthesis of existing knowledge, both what was known prior to the pandemic and what emerged during it, and the challenges of translating knowledge into policy. We also consider areas that were largely overlooked in the research effort. Across all areas, we aim to draw out relevant lessons for future research and public health practice.
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