Resultados: 90

Efecto de los impuestos al alcohol: reporte breve de evidencia
Effect of alcohol taxes: brief report of evidence

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Considerando que el consumo excesivo de alcohol provoca daños a la salud y potenciales daños al entorno de los bebedores, los gobiernos han aplicado impuestos y políticas de precios de manera de persuadir su consumo. Se ha demostrado que el precio es un factor principal que inf...

Resumen de evidencia sobre tiempos de espera para cirugías electivas para apoyar la toma de decisiones en políticas de salud
Summary of evidence on waiting times for elective surgeries to support health policy decision making

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO El problema ligado a los tiempos y listas de espera para acceder a una determinada acción de salud ha implicado una creciente insatisfacción con respecto a los sistemas de salud. El Ministerio de Salud de Chile puso en marcha un plan nacional, el cual tiene como objetivo reducir...

What national and subnational interventions and policies based on Mediterranean and Nordic diets are recommended or implemented in the WHO European Region, and is there evidence of effectiveness in reducing noncommunicable diseases?

This review focuses on national and subnational Mediterranean diet (MD) and Nordic diet (ND) interventions and policies in the WHO European Region. In the context of increasing noncommunicable disease (NCD) burden and unhealthy diets, there is a need to continue identifying optimal, evidence-informed die...

What quantitative and qualitative methods have been developed to measure community empowerment at a national level?

Community empowerment has been frequently studied at subnational levels but it is less clear how to measure it at a national level. Mixed methods approaches would be advantageous, using quantitative data from databases plus qualitative information to derive a range of variables and indicators. This repor...

Evidence on mechanisms and tools for use of health information for decision-making

The World Health Assembly in 2005 urged Member States to establish or strengthen knowledge transfer mechanisms to support evidence-informed health policies and health care delivery. The European Health Information Initiative was set up to strengthen the use of evidence, information and research for polic...

Do evidence summaries increase health policy-makers use of evidence from systematic reviews?

Systematic reviews are important for decision makers. They offer many potential benefits but are often written in technical language, are too long, and do not contain contextual details which makes them hard to use for decision-making. Strategies to promote the use of evidence to decision makers are requ...

Dissemination and implementation research in Health: translating science to practice

Fifteen to twenty years is how long it takes for the billions of dollars of university-based research to translate into evidence-based policies and programs suitable for public use. Over the past decade, an exciting science has emerged that seeks to narrow the gap between the discovery of new knowledge a...

Manual metodológico sobre síntesis rápidas de evidencia para informar políticas de salud: Documento metodológico
Methodological manual on rapid evidence synthesis to inform health policies: Methodological document

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVOS: Las Síntesis Rápidas de Evidencia (SRE) han permitido responder preguntas clave de forma rápida, proporcionando información confiable y oportuna para formular políticas de salud basadas en evidencia científica. Este enfoque reduce el tiempo requerido en comparación con r...

Designing a rapid response program to support evidence-informed decisionmaking in the Americas region: using the best available evidence and case studies

Implement. sci; 11 (117), 2017
Background: The objective of this work was to inform the design of a rapid response program to support evidence-informed decision-making in health policy and practice for the Americas region. Specifically, we focus on the following: (1) What are the best ethodological approaches for rapid reviews of the ...

Investment for health and well-being: a review of the social return on investment from public health policies to support implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by building on Health 2020

Governments across the WHO European Region need to take urgent action to address the growing public health, inequality, economic and environmental challenges in order to achieve sustainable development (meeting current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs) ...