Policy communication

Abstract

Policy communicationThe need for this policy communication workshop was mainly two fold: to maxmize investment on research by using findings to mobilize relevant policy communication and equip a group of technical people with the capacity to organize effective policy communication. The workshop was well attended by a multi-disciplinary group of 25 research co-ordinatiors, senior researchers and experienced practitioners from reputed institions. It was organized into lectures, groups discussions and presentation of outputs from each of the working groups. Dr. Nancy Yinger, a highly qualified lecturer with vast international experience in this subject, was able to successfully create an in-depth understanding of the subject among the participants. Her stimulation presentation evoked active interaction among them. The small working groups' session enabled better demonstration of the techniques to be used in their respective fields of interest. The subjects dealt with inculded, nutrition, children's development, mental health, accidents and civil society. Well-structured proposals to conduct policy communication on these topics were developed and submitted. For further development, it is suggested to the Health System Research Institute to: decide on the significance of policy communication in the Thai public health context and the level of investment in order to create an effective mechanism as well as a self-sustaining critical mass required for the efficient transfer of accumulated knowledge support the National Health Foundation to manage informal networking of this trained group in order to monitor and assist them in their interventions and put their experiential learning into a training package for others in the public health system support the porposed policy communication plans which deem fit within the scope of HSRI's priority.