Translating Research into Health Policy: Stock Albuterol Legislation

Translating research into public policy.

Influencing and informing public policy are explicit goals of active living research. Active living researchers, motivated by a desire to improve health, often wonder why their findings do not translate more readily into changes in the ''real world'' of local, state, and federal policies. The California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) is a nonpartisan nonprofit research and advocacy o...

Health Research Symposium 2014: translating health research into policy for health of the population.

Translating Translational Research into Global Health Gains

Last month, the United States Supreme Court struck down a patent claim by Myriad Genetics on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes [1]. The case, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics , considered whether genes isolated in the lab are ''products of nature'' that may not be patented or are ''human-made inventions'' that would be eligible for patent protection. In its decision, the Court dis...

Bridging the gap: translating research into policy and practice.

Effective physical activity interventions do not achieve their full potential if they are not applied beyond their original testing in research studies. Potentially effective interventions can be adopted in community settings through the efforts of numerous agencies, organizations, and individuals. This paper highlights the important roles of public health practitioners and policy makers, who d...

Translating Health IT Policy into Practice in the UK NHS

The challenge to provide a nation-wide integrated health service is central to UK government policy. The National Program for Information Technology was launched in 2002 to transform healthcare using information and communications technology. As the largest, non-military, non-scientific government funded IT program worldwide, it was planned over a decade with an estimated total cost expected to...