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Evidence and Healthy Public Policy: Insights from Health and Political Sciences
 171 K  By Dr. Patrick Fafard for the NCCHPP, 2008.

Policy frameworks and public health influence
 292 K  Presentation by François Benoit at the NCCPH Summer Institute 2008.


Links
Readings
Tools for Policy Impact: A Handbook for Researchers.  920 K. Start, D. and Hovland, I. (2004). Overseas Development Institute (ODI).  Available on the site of the ODI.

An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making. Third Edition. Birkland, T.A. (2010). M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Abstract available on the site of M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

Agendas, Alternatives and Public Policies. 2nd Ed. Kingdon, J.W. (2003). Longman. Description available on the site of Pearson Higher Education.

L'étude des politiques publiques Third edition. Lemieux, V. (2009). Les Presses de l'Université Laval. Abstract available on the site of Les Presses de l'Université Laval. In French only.

Gouverner par les instruments Lascoumes, P. and De Galès, P., Eds. (2005). Abstract available on the site of SciencesPo - Les Presses. In French only.

l'espace politique.  "Online journal of political geography and geopolitics." On the website of revues.org. In French only.


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Understanding Media Communications
This presentation by the Centre's Val Morrison was part of her workshop at the 2010 Summer Institute.
Published in July, 2010.  Description.  Download (from the NCCPH Summer Institute 2010 website)  486 K.
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Ways of Using Evidence - A Fireside Chat
At the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health 2010 Summer Institute, the Centre's François-Pierre Gauvin discussed different ways of using evidence with emphasis on models for linking evidence with public discourse, and vice versa.
Published in July 2010.  Description.  Download (from the Summer Institute 2010 website)  461 K.
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Evidence and policy-making at JASP 2008
In November, 2008, the NCCHPP organized a day-long workshop at JASP (Journées annuelles de santé publique - Annual Public Health Days) to explore issues surrounding the nature, types and uses of evidence in decision-making.
Published in December, 2008.  Description.
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Policy Frameworks and Public Health Influence
In this workshop at the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health 2008 Summer Institute, NCCHPP Lead François Benoit outlined the most commonly used and accepted theoretical frameworks in political science, presenting them in a form that can be usefully linked to practices. 
Published in August 2008.  Description.  Download  292 K.
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