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Guide for Developing a Knowledge-Sharing Plan – NCCHPP Internal Tool

Oct 28, 2013

Knowledge Sharing, Publications, Publications Knowledge Sharing

Knowledge sharing lies at the heart of the NCCHPP’s mandate. One of the results of our reflections has been the production of this guide for developing a knowledge-sharing plan for a project. This tool has been developed in response to our own needs. We expect...

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Logic Model for Evaluating Knowledge-Sharing Activities – NCCHPP Internal Tool

Oct 28, 2013

Knowledge Sharing, Publications, Publications Knowledge Sharing

Knowledge sharing lies at the heart of the NCCHPP’s mandate. One of the results of our reflections has been the development of a logic model representing both the process and the expected potential outcomes of our knowledge-sharing activities. This logic model...

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Public Policy Models and Their Usefulness in Public Health: The Stages Model

Oct 23, 2013

Analyzing Public Policies, Publications, Publications Analyzing Public Policies

This briefing note belongs to a series on the various models used in political science to represent public policy development processes. In this document, we look at the “stages model”, a model from the political science literature that allows one to...

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Planning Knowledge Sharing in the Context of a Health Impact Assessment

Sep 23, 2013

Health Impact Assessment, Knowledge Sharing, Publications, Publications HIA, Publications Knowledge Sharing

This briefing note explains how to plan and incorporate knowledge-sharing activities while conducting a health impact assessment (HIA). The health impact assessment process involves a variety of sectors other than the health sector and is intended to inform decision...

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Developing a Citizen-Participation Strategy for Health Impact Assessment: Practical Guide

Sep 12, 2013

Health Impact Assessment, Publications, Publications HIA

This practical guide looks at the relevance and the feasibility of a citizen-participation strategy in the context of a health impact assessment. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a practice that aims to estimate the potential impacts of policies, programs or projects...

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Wicked Problems and Public Policy

Jun 25, 2013

Health Inequalities, Publications, Publications Health Inequalities

Wicked problems are particularly complex, persistent and hard-to-resolve. They are commonly encountered in public policy work, and notably within the public health sector. Wicked problems defy the usual linear approaches and are not amenable to straightforward...

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