Where to find the evidence to inform health policy?

Abstract

The issue of access and use of evidence to support policy-making and decision-making processes in health is present in important strategies and recommendations of international and national organizations, as an element that contributes to meet the health priorities. The challenge facing policy and decision makers is where to seek this evidence in a universe of millions of documents, ranging from Google to more structured search systems, as are the Virtual Health Library and PubMed. This study presents the main information sources where that evidence could be finding.