Aim 3 – Develop and evaluate tools to support the use of research in decision-making in health crises, and improve critical health literacy in the population
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Our third aim is to support the use of research evidence in decisions about epidemic interventions and other types of decisions.
Our work in this area includes:
- Designing and user testing tools for preparing evidence-based advice for policymakers
We coordinated the development of the GRADE Evidence to Decision frameworks and are adapting that tool to support evidence-based advice and evidence-informed decisions about epidemic interventions and other health policy decisions. More information about this work can be found here. -
Evaluating the effects of interventions to strengthen critical health literacy skills
We coordinate the Informed health choices (IHC) network – an international group that is developing, evaluating, and contextualizing resources for teaching critical thinking about health. More information about this work can be found here. -
Designing and evaluating strategies for effectively communicating evidence-based information about the effects of interventions
In Collaboration with Dartmouth University and other colleagues, we are creating a laboratory for conducting online experiments to address important uncertainties about how to communicate evidence-based information about the effects of epidemic interventions and other interventions. More information about this work can be found here.