Building evidence into youth health policy: a case study of the Access 3 knowledge translation forum.

Waller, D; Robards, F; Schneider, CH; Sanci, L; Steinbeck, K; Gibson, S; Usherwood, T; Hawke, C; Jan, S; Kong, M; Kang, M

Building evidence into youth health policy: a case study of the Access 3 knowledge translation forum.

Waller, D

Robards, F Schneider, CH Sanci, L Steinbeck, K Gibson, S Usherwood, T Hawke, C Jan, S Kong, M Kang, M

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Citation:: Health Res Policy Syst, 2022, 20, (1), pp. 44
Issue Date:: 2022-04-20

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dc.contributor.author	Waller, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4140-6923
dc.contributor.author	Robards, F
dc.contributor.author	Schneider, CH
dc.contributor.author	Sanci, L
dc.contributor.author	Steinbeck, K
dc.contributor.author	Gibson, S
dc.contributor.author	Usherwood, T
dc.contributor.author	Hawke, C
dc.contributor.author	Jan, S
dc.contributor.author	Kong, M
dc.contributor.author	Kang, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-2518
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-16T03:21:23Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-28
dc.date.available	2022-08-16T03:21:23Z
dc.date.issued	2022-04-20
dc.identifier.citation	Health Res Policy Syst, 2022, 20, (1), pp. 44
dc.identifier.issn	1478-4505
dc.identifier.issn	1478-4505
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/160317
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Effective integration of evidence and youth perspectives into policy is crucial for supporting the future health and well-being of young people. The aim of this project was to translate evidence from the Access 3 project to support development of a new state policy on youth health and well-being within New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Ensuring the active contribution of young people within policy development was a key objective of the knowledge translation (KT) process. METHODS: The KT activity consisted of a 1-day facilitated forum with 64 purposively sampled stakeholders. Participants included eight young people, 14 policy-makers, 15 academics, 22 clinicians or managers from NSW health services, four general practitioners and one mental health service worker. Research to be translated came from the synthesized findings of the NSW Access 3 project. The design of the forum included stakeholder presentations and group workshops, guided by the 2003 Lavis et al. KT framework that was improved by the Grimshaw et al. KT framework in 2012. Members of the Access 3 research team took on the role of knowledge brokers throughout the KT process. Participant satisfaction with the workshop was evaluated using a brief self-report survey. Policy uptake was determined through examination of the subsequent NSW Youth Health Framework 2017-2024. RESULTS: A total of 25 policy recommendations were established through the workshop, and these were grouped into six themes that broadly aligned with the synthesized findings from the Access 3 project. The six policy themes were (1) technology solutions, (2) integrated care and investment to build capacity, (3) adolescent health checks, (4) workforce, (5) youth participation and (6) youth health indicators. Forum members were asked to vote on the importance of individual recommendations. These policy recommendations were subsequently presented to the NSW Ministry of Health, with some evidence of policy uptake identified. The majority of participants rated the forum positively. CONCLUSIONS: The utilization of KT theories and active youth engagement led to the successful translation of research evidence and youth perspectives into NSW youth health policy. Future research should examine the implementation of policy arising from these KT efforts.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	BMC
dc.relation.ispartof	Health Res Policy Syst
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dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.subject.classification	Health Policy & Services
dc.subject.mesh	Administrative Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Health Policy
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Policy Making
dc.subject.mesh	Translational Science, Biomedical
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Health Policy
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Administrative Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Policy Making
dc.subject.mesh	Translational Science, Biomedical
dc.title	Building evidence into youth health policy: a case study of the Access 3 knowledge translation forum.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	20
utslib.location.activity	England
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Effective integration of evidence and youth perspectives into policy is crucial for supporting the future health and well-being of young people. The aim of this project was to translate evidence from the Access 3 project to support development of a new state policy on youth health and well-being within New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Ensuring the active contribution of young people within policy development was a key objective of the knowledge translation (KT) process. METHODS: The KT activity consisted of a 1-day facilitated forum with 64 purposively sampled stakeholders. Participants included eight young people, 14 policy-makers, 15 academics, 22 clinicians or managers from NSW health services, four general practitioners and one mental health service worker. Research to be translated came from the synthesized findings of the NSW Access 3 project. The design of the forum included stakeholder presentations and group workshops, guided by the 2003 Lavis et al. KT framework that was improved by the Grimshaw et al. KT framework in 2012. Members of the Access 3 research team took on the role of knowledge brokers throughout the KT process. Participant satisfaction with the workshop was evaluated using a brief self-report survey. Policy uptake was determined through examination of the subsequent NSW Youth Health Framework 2017-2024. RESULTS: A total of 25 policy recommendations were established through the workshop, and these were grouped into six themes that broadly aligned with the synthesized findings from the Access 3 project. The six policy themes were (1) technology solutions, (2) integrated care and investment to build capacity, (3) adolescent health checks, (4) workforce, (5) youth participation and (6) youth health indicators. Forum members were asked to vote on the importance of individual recommendations. These policy recommendations were subsequently presented to the NSW Ministry of Health, with some evidence of policy uptake identified. The majority of participants rated the forum positively. CONCLUSIONS: The utilization of KT theories and active youth engagement led to the successful translation of research evidence and youth perspectives into NSW youth health policy. Future research should examine the implementation of policy arising from these KT efforts.

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