Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Volume 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-197

Global priority setting for Cochrane systematic reviews of health promotion and public health research (Review) (Open Access)

Doyle J. , Waters E.* , Yach D. , McQueen D. , De Francisco A. , Stewart T. , Reddy P. , Gulmezoglu A.M. , Galea G. , Portela A.
  • a Cochrane Hlth. Prom./Pub. Hlth. Fld., United States
  • b Sch. of Hlth. and Social Development, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Melbourne, Vic. 3125, Australia, Cochrane Hlth. Prom./Pub. Hlth. Fld., Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
  • c Non-Communic. Dis. and Mental Health, WHO, Switzerland
  • d Global Health Promotion, Ctr. for Dis. Contr. and Prevention, Intl. Union of Hlth. Prom. and Educ., United States
  • e Global Forum for Health Research, Switzerland
  • f International Health Unit, M. Burnet Inst. Med. Res./Pub. Hlth., Australia
  • g Hlth. Prom. Res. and Devmt. Group, Med. Res. Council of South Africa, South Africa
  • h WHO Reproductive Health Library, HRP - UNDP/UNFPA/WHO, World Bank Special Programme, Switzerland
  • i WHO Off. for W. Pacific in Manila, Philippines
  • j Making Pregnancy Safer Initiative, Dept. of Repro. Health and Research, WHO, Switzerland

Abstract

Background: Systematic reviews of health promotion and public health interventions are increasingly being conducted to assist public policy decision making. Many intra-country initiatives have been established to conduct systematic reviews in their relevant public health areas. The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organisation established to conduct and publish systematic reviews of healthcare interventions, is committed to high quality reviews that are regularly updated, published electronically, and meeting the needs of the consumers. Aims: To identify global priorities for Cochrane systematic reviews of public health topics. Methods: Systematic reviews of public health interventions were identified and mapped against global health risks. Global health organisations were engaged and nominated policy-urgent titles, evidence based selection criteria were applied to set priorities. Results: 26 priority systematic review titles were identified, addressing interventions such as community building activities, pre-natal and early infancy psychosocial outcomes, and improving the nutrition status of refugee and displaced populations. Discussion: The 26 priority titles provide an opportunity for potential reviewers and indeed, the Cochrane Collaboration as a whole, to address the previously unmet needs of global health policy and research agencies.

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World Health publication refugee clinical research health promotion health care policy clinical trial human Cochrane Library international cooperation Global perspective Internet consumer Health Services Needs and Demand meta analysis Humans outcomes research Evidence-Based Medicine Review Review Literature health care organization research publishing Health Policy medical decision making nutritional status systematic review evidence based medicine international organization public health
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-20044391610&doi=10.1136%2fjech.2003.019547&partnerID=40&md5=b1c9535c76c537d801d8b03e12349bc0
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.019547
ISSN: 0143005X
Cited by: 36
Original Language: English