Document Type : Viewpoint
Author
1 International Centre for Future Health Systems, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2 Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation, Population Health and Epidemiology Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
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Introduction
Given the multiple challenges facing public health across the globe it is timely to reflect on how different types of knowledge are of use for public health policy. Public health policy, like all public policy, operates in complex, contested environments where multiple forms of knowledge are needed—both for policy (technical evidence to inform decisions and implementation) and about policy (sociopolitical to understand systems, processes, and power).1,2 ...(Read more...)
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