Publications

May 2017. This issue of Evidence Matters calls for researchers to sign up to our researcher database to be notified of opportunities to work with health decision makers. We also share welcome news of a $10 million funding boost for chronic disease prevention and announce the 2017 HARC Scholars. Read the...

April 2017. This issue of Evidence Matters shares advice from global patient safety expert Professor Sir Liam Donaldson, information on how researchers can sign up to the Institute’s upgraded researcher database and the latest issue of Public health research & practice that focuses on mental health reform. Read the full issue...

At the World Congress on Public Health, key policy makers and academics shared what they have learnt from the Australian Prevention partnership. Read the full issue

March 2017. This issue of Evidence Matters has a range of articles sharing information on how to use evidence to inform policy and practice, from tips on delivering complex programs, to an opinion piece by Sax Institute Senior Adviser Professor Don Nutbeam on finding the value in evaluation. Read...

February 2017. This issue of Evidence Matters has a range of articles sharing information on how to use evidence to inform policy and practice, from tips on using rapid reviews, to a special issue of Public Health Research & Practice focused on knowledge translation, to showcasing how a long-running women’s...

Returning to Australia this month, Professor Osgood discusses ways to optimise the use of big data to inform better decision-making in health. Read the full issue

February 2017. In its submission to the ‘Your health. Your say’ consultation headed up by the Australian Digital Health Agency, the Sax Institute emphasised the availability of health service and clinical information in “real time” through the My Health Record as a significant boost for health research. Download the Sax...

November 2016. Leung R, Flaherty MG, Rudd R, Toumbourou JW. This review examined evidence of the effectiveness of using public libraries as settings for health promotion and health education programs. Although very few such programs have been evaluated and reported in the literature, there is evidence that it is feasible...

January 2017. In the first issue of Evidence Matters for 2017, we share an opinion piece from WHO health leader Dr Abdul Ghaffar on how to embed research in health systems for more evidence-informed practice, news of funding grants to help researchers use genomic research in combination with the...

January 2017. In this submission, the Sax Institute reiterated the importance of investing in infrastructure to support innovative research for national and international benefit. The Institute supports the key recommendations of the Draft Roadmap, and provides comments on priority areas including digital data and eResearch platforms, platforms for humanities, arts and social...