Question

why should legislators use research evidence in public policymaking?

Answer 1

The evivence based policy has two goals

• To use what we already know
• Build more knowledge

The health sevices researchers can influence the policy making in many ways

1. They can identify the critical problems( the role of research in informing policy begins by defining the countours of the problem.
2. Research the benefits and harms of the policy solutions
3. Estimate the cost and consequences of the policy proposals.
4. Actively participate in the policy process to aid real time decision making.
5. Using research finding to inform new policies
6. Improve the effectiveness of exsisting policies
7. Forcasting the future( forcasting models to assess how policy can influence both the short and long term outcomes.
8. To monitor the policy implimentation
9. Evaluating policy impact (to measure the impact of the policy)