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Translating Research into Policy Bruce Goldberg, MD. “I coulda been a contender.” Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando), On the Waterfront. “Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.” Rita Mae Brown.
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Translating Research into Policy Bruce Goldberg, MD
“I coulda been a contender.”Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando), On the Waterfront
“Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.”Rita Mae Brown
“Researchers are from Mars, policy makers are from Venus.”James Tallon
Specifications policymaker researcher Speed IPD PPY World View parochial global Habitat capitols academia community community where the $ is where the $ is Diet Practical Particular Favorite Food “brief” data set, journal article Info source “Mall of America” “Peers ‘r Us”
Communication/Relationships • Spend time with policymakers • Understand the policy questions • Understand the information needs of policy makers • Research-Policy collaboratives • Translate research findings • Policy relevant implications • Accessible language
Funding/Incentives • Incent policy relevant work – synthesis, framing, analysis • Fund policy evaluation • Align across – community/policy makers/funders/researchers
Training • Increase policy experience • Value experiential as well as methodological training • Increase “faculty” exchanges