Knowledge brokering between researchers and policymakers in Fiji to develop policies to reduce obesity: a process evaluation
Waqa, Gade, Mavoa, Helen, Snowdon, Wendy, Moodie, Marj, Schultz, Jimaima, McCabe, Marita, Kremer, Peter and Swinburn, Boyd 2013, Knowledge brokering between researchers and policymakers in Fiji to develop policies to reduce obesity: a process evaluation, Implementation science, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-74.
The importance of using research evidence in decision making at the policy level has been increasingly recognized. However, knowledge brokering to engage researchers and policymakers in government and non-government organizations is challenging. This paper describes and evaluates the knowledge exchange processes employed by the Translational Research on Obesity Prevention in Communities (TROPIC) project that was conducted from July 2009 to April 2012 in Fiji. TROPIC aimed to enhance: the evidence-informed decision making skills of policy developers; and awareness and utilization of local and other obesity-related evidence to develop policies that could potentially improve the nation’s food and physical activity environments. The specific research question was: Can a knowledge brokering approach advance evidence-informed policy development to improve eating and physical activity environments in Fiji.
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