Table 2. Definitions Used in this Study.
Modeling organizations | In-country or international organizations/researchers that produce modeled evidence |
Boundary organizations |
Stand-alone organizations that help to distill findings and present them in easy-to-understand formats,
foster dialogue, and exchange, and engage decision-makers and modelers in debating the impact of evidence on policy or practice |
Knowledge-brokers | Individuals or entities typically
embedded within research / modeling organizations that help to distill
findings and present them in easy-to-understand formats, foster dialogue, and exchange, and engage decision-makers and modelers in debating the impact of evidence on policy or practice |
Knowledge translation
or translation |
The process of
putting evidence into a format that is easy for decision-makers to understand and
use |
Decision-makers | Users/potential users of modeled evidence and those who
participate in making decisions for national
and-subnational health policies and strategies |