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Master subtitle
Equity style
Health
and
PAHO/WHO
Human Development Washington DC
USA
Network 2000-2013

2. Equity and Human Development
http://new.paho.org/equity/
14/01/13

3. Thematic Networks Development
Equity, Health and Human Development

8. OUTCOME & EVALUATION
REVIEW OF LESSONS LEARNED –
EQ List make accessible the best available information to public health
workers, to decision-makers, and to the population (at global, regional,
national, local level) on support policy formulation directed to the reduction of
the avoidable, unnecessary and unjust disparities in health.
Format: daily free news service
Knowledge Management and Communication Area KMC
in Washington, DC.
Messages are posted in English, Spanish and/or
Portugues from the source of information.

9. Development of Thematic
Networks
Know
needs
Reach
connect
INFORMATION
Services &
products
Content
management
Networks
alliances
Learning
Innovation
Framework
IKM/DD

10. Tools
Thematic Networks Development
Dissemination of Information
Knowledge sharing events
Learning and collaboration
ToolKits, papers
Surveys and data
CoP’s - Networks – publications

11. Knowledge Sharing Events
Virtual library BVS meetings
Brown Bag Lunch -Seminars
Director’s – series
BBLunch – lunch seminars
Networks –communications
Knowledge maps - Neglected
disease
Series: NLM Innovation
Exchanges

12. Learning & Collaboration
Developing CoP’s
Seminars on Thematic Networks
Systematic Reviews
Methodology – SharePoint sites
Public Health virtual campus
– elearning

13. Surveys, data & papers
Online surveys Data, papers
online searchs
Neglected Epidemiological EQ list Survey EvipNet HIV Mexico
diseases survey online paper content Conference
systematic Cochrane EQ Clinic papers
Reviews content

14. Rio+20 Toolkit at:
http://new.paho.org/tierra/
14/01/13

15. Literature review format
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOSPITALS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DISCHARGE INTERVENTIONS
LOCATION OF CLINICS CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
CARE AT HOME BACKGROUND
MANAGING DEMAND FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOUSING
CHAPTER TWO: THE REVIEW METHODOLOGY
LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER SIX: SHIFTING THE BALANCE OF ROLES WEBSITE SEARCH
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
CHAPTER SEVEN: SHIFTING THE BALANCE OF RESULTS OF THE SEARCH STRATEGY
RESPONSIBILITY
USE OF TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER THREE: THE REVIEW PROCESS
SELF CARE SCREENING THE EVIDENCE
CATEGORISING THE EVIDENCE
CHAPTER EIGHT: EVIDENCE MAPS REPORTING THE EVIDENCE
SCOTTISH STUDIES
CHAPTER NINE: CONCLUSION
CHAPTER FOUR: SHIFTING THE FOCUS OF CARE
APPENDIX 1: INCLUSION CRITERIA CARE/CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
DISEASE MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATED CARE
APPENDIX 2: ASSESSMENT CRITERIA REHABILITATION
LEVELS OF EVIDENCE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY WORKING
LEVEL OF RELEVANCE TO REVIEW AIMS AND CONTEXT PREVENTATIVE INTERVENTIONS
REFERENCE LIST

16. Thematic Areas
Evidence
Health Equity Advocacy
• Comunicación
Systematic reviews
•Public policy
• Networks
Literature review
•Social exclusion
• Research - evidence
International fora
•Resource allocation
Health disparities Analysis
• Participation
Listserv • Economic
• Discrimination:
• Social - policy
ethnicity EQUIDAD • technology
Gender, rural health
• Governance, NGO’sl
• Human rights
• Health legislation
Health economics
• Health insurance
Knowledge management • Poverty
• Production.- translation • National health accounts
• Dissemination • Globalization
• Access /Integration
• Quality Intellectual rights

17. Levels of information and Dissemination
Experts
Public Health
Decision makers
Public health workers
Populations/
Community
IKM/DD

18. Selection criteria:
1. The contribution should deal with subjects that have broad relevance
to the improvement of Equity, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency and
quality of health services and systems.
1. The quantitative and qualitative studies should demonstrate the
development or application of appropriate research methods that
justify confidence in the reliability and validity of the findings
1. The contribution should add significantly to the enrichment of specific
knowledge and/or changes in health services and/or health systems
policies, organization or practices

19. Content Management
Considering the following options:
Main Sources of Information
Collecting emails,
Manually
newsletters, and
- selecting abstracts of
full-text free online Regularly reviewing bulletins from major
documents websites (over 100 UN agencies,
- selecting abstracts of
institutional sources) universities and
projects and organization other research
descriptions groups
14/01/13

20. Focus:
Top 3 Needs
MoH Knowledge Sharing Networks:
activities Collaboration
Strategic Alliances Centers Networks
Experts networks:
Expertise Locator
PWR PAHO
Country Offices
Networks
14/01/13

21. Users & uses of EQ list Information
Users:
• Researchers
• University professors
• Journalists/Comm.
• Public health prof.
• Health Services workers
Uses of content:
• Keeping Update
• Research
• Technical cooperation
• Teaching materials
• Advocacy/ Networking
2,000 LATIN / AM.
• Public Policy News

22. Public / Private Partnerships
Equity partnerships
World Bank, UNDP, IADB, Johns
Hopkins University, ALAMES,
Harvard University, LSE, ODI,
FIOCRUZ, Equinet, AMICOR
Research and Learning Centers
Virtual Library in Health
LIS Information locators
University Of Ottawa _ Equity
center

23. Futures Developments
Challenges:
Creation of multiple flows of information
Increase access to health information
Development of CoP’s
Support networks and their alliances
Priorities:
Web sites (content – services - products)
Virtual libraries- BIREME - EvipNet
Virtual Campus of Public Health – virtual e-
learning

24. Data Sources
Data sources by type 1. Databases and statistics table
2. International and national organisations: table3. Bibliographical
sources and libraries: table4. Academic journals: table5. Information
gateways and web search tools table6. Academic and commercial
publishers table7. Mass media and broadcasting table
Data Sources by topic:
Social security and employment table
Poverty and social exclusion table
Contacts
Academic departments tableResearch Institutes and Think Tanks
tableProfessional org. News groups and mailing Lists table
Research funding table
Educational Material
Online books dictionaries and study aids table

25. Thank you!
Lucia Ruggiero – DD/KMC
PAHO/WHO
Email: ruglucia@paho.org