Grant: Evidence on Tap - Expedited Knowledge Synthesis

The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has requested an expedited knowledge synthesis that will bring clarity to the concept of "Health in All Policies" (HiAP) and help guide the Government of Ontario to advance a health and health equity agenda across ministries. In response to this request, our team will conduct a scoping review of the relevant bodies of published and unpublished evidence related to HiAP. The review will address three questions: 1. In comparable jurisdictions, what mechanisms, strategies, and contextual factors have led to policies beyond the health sector that improve health (i.e., HiAP)? 2. How have these approaches to HiAP addressed health equity and/or targeted health inequities in marginalized populations? 3. What strategies have been used to measure the benefits and costs of such public policies? We have assembled a strong core team with expertise in evidence synthesis methods, appropriate topic expertise, and experience working with decision makers. During the six months allotted for this scoping review, we will pursue an integrated knowledge translation approach to increase the relevance of our analysis for the Ontario context and the priorities of Ministry stakeholders. The deliverables of this work will be: (1) a scoping review report on the evidence base for HiAP, tailored for the MOHLTC and its partners, and (2) a stakeholder workshop to review the findings and implications of the report.