Getting real about policy and practice needs: Evaluation as a bridge between the problem and solution space

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-164

  Tannahill, Carol ^a   Sridharan, Sanjeev ^b,c  

^a Glasgow Centre for Population Health   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Planning health equity interventions; Problem space; Solution space; Syndemics

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH POLICY; PLANNING METHOD;

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84878058079     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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