Workshop on Communicating Population and Health Research to ...

<strong>Workshop</strong> on Communicating Population and Health Research to Policymakers
East-West Center, 30 May – 29 June 2006
BACKGROUND READING
The Research-to-Policy Process
• “A” Frame for Advocacy, by Population Communication Services, Center for
Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. [booklet]
• The New P-Process: Steps in Strategic Communication, by Health Communication
Partnership, Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins University,
Bloomberg School of Public Health. [booklet]
• How Far Does Research Influence Policy?, by Gill Walt. European Journal of Public
Health (1994) 4:233–35.
• Using Research to Inform Health Policy: Barriers and Strategies in Developing
Countries, by Monique Hennink and Rob Stephenson. Journal of Health
Communication 2005. 10:163–180.
• Turning Research into Action: The Decision-Linked Research Approach. In The
Manager 8:3 (Fall 1999). Boston: Management Sciences for Health.
• Political Management in the Indonesian Family Planning Program, by Jeremy
Shiffman. International Family Planning Perspectives 30:1 (March 2004).
• Generating Political Will for Safe Motherhood in Indonesia, by Jeremy Shiffman.
Social Science and Medicine. 2002. [section 4]
• Jumping into the Political Fray: Academics and Policy-Making, by Daniel Cohn. IRPP
Policy Matters 7(3) May 2006.
• Bridging Research and Policy in International Development: An Analytical and
Practical Framework. Research and Policy in Development Programme Briefing
Paper No. 1. London: Overseas Development Institute, October 2004.
• Political and Institutional Context Issues for Bridging Research and Policy, by Julius
Court and Lin Cotterrell. Bridging Brief Series. Moscow: Bridging Research and
Policy Project, Global Development Network, 2006.
• Spreading the Word Further: Guidelines for Disseminating Development Research,
by Julie Fisher and Frank Odhiambo. Leicestershire, UK: Water, Engineering, and
Development Center (WEDC), Loughborough University, [no date].
• What Political and Institutional Context Issues Matter for Bridging Research and
Policy? A Literature Review and Discussion of Data Collection Approaches, by Julius

Court with Lin Cotterrell. London: Overseas Development Institute, August 2004.
[Excerpted by Sidney Westley]
• Bridging the Gap: The Use of Research Evidence in Policy Development, by Jon D.
Brehaut and Don Juzwishin. Edmonton: Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical
Research, 2005.
• Bridging Research and Policy: Lessons from the Literature. Annotated bibliography
from Global Development Net. On the web at:
http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=536#1
Communicating with Policymakers through the Media [section 7 in notebooks]
• Helping the News Media Cover Family Planning. Population Reports. J(42):
November 1995. [section 8 in notebooks]
• Dealing with the Media: A Practical Guide, by Joke van Kampen. Hannover,
Germany: RHI ComNet and the German Foundation for World Population (DSW).
• [Advanced] Dealing with the Media: A Practical Guide, by Joke van Kampen.
Hannover, Germany: RHI ComNet and the German Foundation for World Population
(DSW).
• Making the News, by Jason Salzman. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 2003.
Especially chapters 2, 8, 10, 13–25, and 31. [book]
• KISS—Keep It Short and Simple: Writing Research Results for the Media.
• Japan’s Economic Woes Put Spotlight on Elderly. Reuters, 24 April 1998
• Philippines Abortion Crisis, International Herald Tribune, 16 May 2005.
• When You Give an Interview: The Six “B’s”.
• What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of the Media in Disseminating Health
Information?, by Gary Switzer et al. PloS Medicine Debate 2(7) July 2005 576–82.
• How to Work with the Media, by James Alan Fox and Jack Levin. Newbury Park, CA:
Sage Publications, 1993. [book on reserve shelf]
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Making Presentations and Using PowerPoint
• Presentations: Proven Techniques for Creating Presentations that Get Results, by
Daria Price Bowman. Holbrook, Massachusetts: Adams Media Corporation. [book]
• Notes on Making Presentations in PowerPoint. These are the notes we will generally
be following during the PowerPoint training sessions. [section 11 in notebooks]
• How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, by Ellen Finkelstein.
New York: McGraw Hill Osborne, 2003. [book]
• In Defense of PowerPoint, By Don Norman.
http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/in_defense_of_p.html [section 11 in notebooks]
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