Experiences and Attitudes Towards Evidence-Informed Policy-Making Among Research and Policy Stakeholders in the Canadian Agri-Food Public Health Sector

被引：10

作者：

Young, I. ^{[1
,2
]}

Gropp, K. ^{[1
]}

Pintar, K. ^{[3
]}

Waddell, L. ^{[1
,2
]}

Marshall, B. ^{[4
]}

Thomas, K. ^{[4
]}

McEwen, S. A. ^{[2
]}

Rajic, A. ^{[2
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Publ Hlth Agcy Canada, Lab Foodborne Zoonoses, Guelph, ON N1G 5B2, Canada

[2] Univ Guelph, Dept Populat Med, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

[3] Publ Hlth Agcy Canada, Lab Foodborne Zoonoses, Ottawa, ON, Canada

[4] Publ Hlth Agcy Canada, Ctr Food Borne Environm & Zoonot Infect Dis, Guelph, ON N1G 5B2, Canada

[5] Food & Agr Org, Nutr & Consumer Protect Div, Rome, Italy

来源：

ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2014年 / 61卷 / 08期

关键词：

Agri-food public health; evidence-informed policy-making; knowledge transfer and exchange; qualitative research; KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION; DECISION-MAKING; FRAMEWORK; EXCHANGE;

D O I：

10.1111/zph.12108

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Policy-makers working at the interface of agri-food and public health often deal with complex and cross-cutting issues that have broad health impacts and socio-economic implications. They have a responsibility to ensure that policy-making based on these issues is accountable and informed by the best available scientific evidence. We conducted a qualitative descriptive study of agri-food public health policy-makers and research and policy analysts in Ontario, Canada, to understand their perspectives on how the policy-making process is currently informed by scientific evidence and how to facilitate this process. Five focus groups of 3-7 participants and five-one-to-one interviews were held in 2012 with participants from federal and provincial government departments and industry organizations in the agri-food public health sector. We conducted a thematic analysis of the focus group and interview transcripts to identify overarching themes. Participants indicated that the following six key principles are necessary to enable and demonstrate evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM) in this sector: (i) establish and clarify the policy objectives and context; (ii) support policy-making with credible scientific evidence from different sources; (iii) integrate scientific evidence with other diverse policy inputs (e.g. economics, local applicability and stakeholder interests); (iv) ensure that scientific evidence is communicated by research and policy stakeholders in relevant and user-friendly formats; (V) create and foster interdisciplinary relationships and networks across research and policy communities; and (VI) enhance organizational capacity and individual skills for EIPM. Ongoing and planned efforts in these areas, a supportive culture, and additional education and training in both research and policy realms are important to facilitate evidence-informed policy-making in this sector. Future research should explore these findings further in other countries and contexts.

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页码：581 / 589

页数：9