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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 164-172Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.10.004
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- NCCDPHP CDC HHS [U48 DP00060-01] Funding Source: Medline
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Public policy, in the form of laws, guidelines, and regulations, has a profound effect on our daily lives and health status. Reasons for a lack of consistent and systematic translation of public health research into public policy is examined, including differences in decision-making processes, poor timing, ambiguous findings, the need to balance objectivity and advocacy, personal demands of the process, information overload, lack of relevant data, and the mismatch of randomized thinking with nonrandom problems. Next, several actions are suggested that should help bridge the chasm between science and policy, such as greater involvement in the process, better understanding of political decision making, building of effective teams, and development of political champions. Scientists are obligated not only to discover new knowledge but also to ensure that discoveries are applied to improve health.
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