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1Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Medical Care
|July 17, 1999
Summary
The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation (MCHPE) has eight years of experience researching health determinants and healthcare delivery. MCHPE collaborates with policymakers to inform the public on health policy and evaluation.
Area of Science:
- Health Policy Research
- Health Services Evaluation
- Population Health
Background:
- The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation (MCHPE) has eight years of experience as an academic research unit.
- MCHPE interfaces with policymakers, focusing on health determinants and healthcare delivery from a population perspective.
- Previous projects have contributed to and built upon existing knowledge in the field.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize the experience of an academic research unit in collaborating with policymakers.
- To highlight the focus on health determinants and population-based healthcare delivery.
- To emphasize the role of MCHPE in informing the public through research.
Main Methods:
- Academic research on health policy and evaluation.
- Close communication with policymakers at all levels.
- Maintaining an arm's-length relationship with the right of publication.
Main Results:
- Accumulated eight years of experience in health policy research and evaluation.
- Successfully focused research on health determinants and population health perspectives.
- Established a model for effective collaboration between researchers and policymakers.
Conclusions:
- MCHPE serves as a knowledgeable non-stakeholder in health policy.
- The center's work contributes to informing the public on health issues.
- Sustained collaboration enhances the impact of health policy research.