A common thread weaving through the current public participation debate is the need for new
approaches that emphasize two-way interaction between decision makers and the public …

How to involve the public in setting health and health care priorities is a constant challenge
for health system decisions. Policy maker interest in involving the public in increasingly …

Over the past few decades, policy-makers in health and other sectors have turned to various
forms of “public deliberation” to inform the development of ethically charged policies on a …

To resolve tensions among competing sources of evidence and public expectations, health-care
managers and policy makers are turning more than ever to involve the public in a wide …

BACKGROUND: Escalating health care spending is a concern in Western countries, given
the lack of evidence of a direct connection between spending and improvements in health. …

In many countries people are struggling to set up good ways of eliciting the views of patients.
In England, the model of citizens' juries has been pursued. In Canada, dialogue sessions …

Interest in finding more effective methods for public involvement in decision‐making about
health systems is more widespread than ever in Canada since significant aspects of health‐…

Objectives To examine the sociodemographic characteristics, activities, motivations,
experiences, skills and challenges of patient partners working across multiple health system …

There are many examples of how HiAP and intersectoral action have been used to boost
the health of populations, as has been described comprehensively elsewhere. 16–18 …

Although the costs of doctors' visits and hospital stays in Canada are covered by national
public health insurance, the cost of outpatient prescription drugs is not. To solve problems of …