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

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ID11175697
AutoresBernard 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)
Ano2009
Volume63
Fascículo3
Páginas179-180
Data de publicação2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/jech.2008.082636
PMID19218254
OpenAlexW2161347975
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas8

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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