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Six ways to bridge the gap between scientists and policy makers: Table 1

Bibliographic Data

ID11175697
AuthorsBernard C K Choi (0000-0002-0508-355X, University of Ottawa), Anil Gupta (0000-0003-3065-2598), Anil Kumar Gupta (0000-0002-5242-7685, Health Canada), Bill Ward (0000-0002-2878-8763), Brian Ward (0000-0001-8257-1592, Public Health Agency of Canada)
Year2009
Volume63
Issue3
Pages179-180
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738
PublisherBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/jech.2008.082636
PMID19218254
OpenAlexW2161347975
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited8

In public health, it is desirable that scientists and policy makers communicate their knowledge effectively or run the risks of barriers in language and understanding. More incentives and opportunities to collaborate will help scientists and policy makers appreciate their different goals, career paths, attitudes towards information, and perception of time.1 2 Knowledge brokers can also bring scientists and policy makers closer to understanding each other and the contribution each can make to the other.1 2 Based on a consideration of three types of key players (scientists, policy makers, and knowledge brokers), each divided into two categories (content and people) (table 1), six ways are suggested to bridge the gap between scientists and policy makers. View this table: Table 1 Six ways to bridge the gap between scientists and policy makers 1. Convey science contents to policy makers Research outputs should be made accessible to policy makers.1 In some cases, complex analyses must be simplified3 and stepped

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