The case for citizen science in public health policy and practice: a mixed methods study of policymaker and practitioner perspectives and experiences by Leah Marks, Ben J. Smith, Jo Mitchell, Yvonne Laird, Samantha Rowbotham

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Guidance on using real-world evidence from Western Europe in Central and Eastern European health policy decision making by Bertalan Nemeth, Maria Kamusheva, Zornitsa Mitkova, Zsuzsanna Ida Petyko, Antal Zemplenyi, Maria Dimitrova, Konstantin Tachkov, Laszlo Balkanyi, Marcin Czech, Dalia Dawoud, Wim Goettsch, Rok Hren, Saskia Knies, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Zorana Maravic, Oresta Piniazhko, Spela Zerovnik, Zoltan Kalo

A holistic model of health inequalities for health policy and state administration: a case study in the regions of the Czech Republic by Dana Hübelová, Jan Caha, Lenka Janošíková, Alice Kozumplíková

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Policymakers’ perceived barriers and facilitators in the use of research evidence in oral health policies and guidelines: a qualitative study protocol by Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Xavier Bonfill, Francisca Verdugo-Paiva, Duniel Ortuño, Michael Glick

“…Introduction Evidence-informed oral health policies are crucial to improving patient and population outcomes, but policymakers and organisational leaders infrequently systematically incorporate research evidence. …”
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Comparing Federal Indigenous Health Policy Reform in Canada and the United States: The Shift to Indigenous Self-Determination in Health Care by Denise Webb, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Sara Allin, Dane Mauer-Vakil

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Uneven stigma loads: Community interpretations of public health policies, ‘evidence’ and inequities in shaping Covid-19 stigma in Vietnam by Duy Hoang Trinh, Shannon McKinn, Anh Thuy Nguyen, Greg J. Fox, Anh Thu Nguyen, Sarah Bernays

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Impact of Professional Society Guideline Publications in Medicine Subspecialties From 2012 to 2022: Implications for Clinical Care and Health Policy by Nikita Jhawar, MD, William Klaus Mai, MD, Artur Schneider, DO, William Michael Schmidt, MD, Guozhen Xie, BS, Abhishek Sharma, MBBS, Christopher Bennett Parker, Fred Kusumoto, MD

“…These data have important implications for health care because guidelines and guideline-like documents can be used for health policy issues such as assessment of quality of care, medical liability, education, and payment.…”
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eHealth policy in Spain: A comparative study between general population and groups at risk of social exclusion in Spain by Ángela Fernández Da Silva, Bran Barral Buceta, Xosé María Mahou-Lago

“…Meanwhile, the population at risk of exclusion lacks the skills and resources to make real use of eHealth, needing “digital intermediaries” from the social sphere to achieve results. eHealth policies are not taking into account people with higher levels of marginalization, aggravating their exclusion and the digital divide.…”
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Qualitative assessment of opportunities and challenges to improve evidence-informed health policy-making in Hungary – an EVIPNet situation analysis pilot by Péter Mihalicza, Mark Leys, Ilona Borbás, Szabolcs Szigeti, Olivia Biermann, Tanja Kuchenmüller

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The Brazilian National Oral Health Policy and oral cancer mortality trends: An autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model. by Elisa Miranda Costa, Elisa Santos Magalhães Rodrigues, Francenilde Silva de Sousa, Felipe Bezerra Pimentel, Mariana Borges Sodré Lopes, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study analyzes the effect of the Brazilian National Oral Health Policy (NOHP) on oral cancer mortality rates (OCMR).…”
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Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern circulating in Hawai’i to facilitate public-health policies by David P. Maison, Sean B. Cleveland, Vivek R. Nerurkar

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Are healthcare professionals delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions? A multi-professional survey of engagement with public health policy by Chris Keyworth, Tracy Epton, Joanna Goldthorpe, Rachel Calam, Christopher J. Armitage

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The Brazilian National Oral Health Policy and oral cancer mortality trends: An autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model by Elisa Miranda Costa, Elisa Santos Magalhães Rodrigues, Francenilde Silva de Sousa, Felipe Bezerra Pimentel, Mariana Borges Sodré Lopes, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz

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Early prediction of the impact of public health policies on obesity and lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes: A modelling approach. by Pierre Bauvin, Claire Delacôte, Line Carolle Ntandja Wandji, Guillaume Lassailly, Violeta Raverdy, François Pattou, Sylvie Deuffic-Burban, Philippe Mathurin

“…Our study highlights that, to early assess the effectiveness of their program, public health policy makers should rely on the change in prevalence of obesity III.…”
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Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern circulating in Hawai'i to facilitate public-health policies. by David P Maison, Sean B Cleveland, Vivek R Nerurkar

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Testing Multiple Methods to Effectively Promote Use of a Knowledge Portal to Health Policy Makers: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation by Matthew Weber, Veronica L Armour, Calandra Lindstadt, Itzhak Yanovitzky

“… BackgroundHealth policy makers and advocates increasingly utilize online resources for policy-relevant knowledge. …”
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Online cognitive-behavioral intervention for stress among English as a second language teachers: implications for school health policy by Angela Eze, Mary O. Anyebe, Rebecca G. Nnamani, John C. Nwaogaidu, Patricia U. Mmegwa, Esther A. Akubo, Victoria N. Bako, Salome N. Ishaya, Matthew I. Eze, Francis O. Ekwueme, Ngozi N. Awokwe, Uchechukwu H. Ekwueme, Zipporah O. Omenma, Joseph N. Chukwuma, Benjamin A. Amujiri, Lucia A. Bitrus

“…In addition, implications for school health policy are discussed. The o-CBI for occupational stress was well received by the participants, showing high acceptability among ESL teachers.…”
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Quality healthcare services under National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: perspectives from health policy implementers and beneficiaries by Daniel Dramani Kipo-Sunyehzi

“…Purpose – This paper aims to examine the factors that affect the quality of healthcare services in the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) at the local level in Ghana from the perspectives of health policy implementers and beneficiaries in public-private organisations. …”
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Does public health policy quality foster state innovation capacity? Evidence from a global panel data by Xiaoyi Ji, Ling Gao, Huan Liu, Shengyu He, Baoqing Zhu, Cheng Chow, Jieqiong Chen, Zhipeng Lu, Li Li

“…The design and implementation of public health policy may shape state innovation capacity with governance effectiveness, political stability, and government integrity. …”
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Integrating ethics, health policy and health systems in low- and middle-income countries: case studies from Malaysia and Pakistan by Adnan A Hyder, Maria Merritt, Joseph Ali, Nhan T Tran, Kulanthayan Subramaniam, Tasleem Akhtar

“…Scientific progress is a significant basis for change in public-health policy and practice, but the field also invests in value-laden concepts and responds daily to sociopolitical, cultural and evaluative concerns. …”
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