Think Tanks as a Health Tool The relevance to create proper public policies based on scientific knowledge has turned into development and strengthening of organizations named Think Tanks (TT). From the beginning of XX century, these public and private organizations have fostered research oriented to have great impact and influence upon stakeholders and decision makers. At the Knowledge-management Unit of CIDICS and in close cooperation with the Public Health Unit, we have adopted this approach to the concept of Think Tanks oriented to health sciences, in order to put facts and knowledge at the reach of decision makers and stakeholders, mainly at government level, thus deepening and expanding their area of influence und allowing them to reach the best decisions regarding health issues, that will have an impact in the community, and set the basis to renew old, or develop brand new public policies.
Saldivar-Blanco, JM. [“Think-Tank� design in Health Sciences ] M.A. Thesis, UANL 2012
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