Experience report of a working group on evidence brief for policy in a medium-sized municipality of the São Paulo State, Brazil

Abstract

The Evidence Informed Policy Network (EVIPnet) proposes a focused approach to participatory planning and aims to promote sustainable partnerships between policy makers, researchers and civil society to use the best scientific evidence, contextualizing the reality of the country on public health issues The purpose of this article 1) describe the implementation experience of Evidence Group in a medium-sized city of State of Sao Paulo and 2) describe the development stages next to a multidisciplinary team for the definition and characterization of a priority health problem the development of an evidence synthesis. For the initial discussions of the evidence group, we used the technique of brainstorming, having been appointed the main organizational problems of municipal health area. Through this study, we contribute to the production of knowledge, in order to overcome some challenges in Public Health practices and it may serve as a basis for the use of evidence for decision-making and preparation of action plans municipalities with similar characteristics