Open AccessResearch Glut And Information Famine: Making Research Evidence More Useful For Policymakers
Author(s) -
David C. Colby,
Brian Quinn,
Claudia Williams,
Linda T. Bilheimer,
Sarah Goodell
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
health affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.837
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 2694-233X
pISSN - 0278-2715
DOI - 10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.1177
Subject(s) - famine , relevance (law) , context (archaeology) , foundation (evidence) , evidence based policy , political science , odds , public relations , health policy , public economics , economics , medicine , health care , alternative medicine , history , law , logistic regression , pathology , archaeology
The gap between the two worlds of researchers and policymakers renders the use of research in the policy-making process problematic. Policymakers have three primary needs in their use of research evidence: clear translation, accessible and easy-to-use information, and relevance to the policy context. These needs are sometimes at odds with the priorities of the research community. This paper describes the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Synthesis Project, which aims to strengthen links between research and policy making by synthesizing evidence on pressing health policy questions.