Evidence Use in Health Policy Making

Chapter 1: Studying evidence use for health policymaking from a policy perspective. Justin Parkhurst, Stefanie Ettelt, Benjamin Hawkins.- Chapter 2: The many meanings of evidence: A comparative analysis of the forms and roles of evidence within three health policy processes in Cambodia. Helen Walls, Marco Liverani, Kannarath Chheng, Justin Parkhurst.- Chapter 3: The role of evidence in nutrition policymaking in Ethiopia: institutional structures and issue framing. Helen Walls, Deborah Johnston, Elisa Vecchione, Abdulfatah Adam, Justin Parkhurst.- Chapter 4: The use of evidence in health policy in Ghana: implications for accountability and democratic governance. Elisa Vecchione and Justin Parkhurst.- Chapter 5: Using evidence in a highly fragmented legislature: the case of Colombia´s health system reform. Arturo Alvarez & Benjamin Hawkins.- Chapter 6: The politics of evidence use in health policy making in Germany – the case of regulating hospitalminimum volumes. Stefanie Ettelt.- Chapter 7: Electronic Cigarettes Regulation in the UK: A Case Study in Evidence Informed Policy Making. Dr. Benjamin Hawkins.- Chapter 8: Ministries of Health and the Stewardship of Health Evidence. Justin Parkhurst, Arturo Alvarez-Rosete, Stefanie Ettelt, Benjamin Hawkins, Marco Liverani, Elisa Vecchione, Helen Walls.- Chapter 9: Evidence use and the institutions of the state: The role of Parliament and the judiciary. Stefanie Ettelt.- Chapter 10: Evidence and Policy in Aid-Dependent Settings. Justin Parkhurst, Siobhan Leir, Helen Walls, Elisa Vecchione, Marco Liverani.- Chapter 11 - Conclusion: Reflecting on studying evidence use from a public policy perspective. Justin Parkhurst, Benjamin Hawkins, Stefanie Ettelt.