McMaster Health Forum Launches a Comprehensive, Free Access Point for High-quality Evidence on Health Systems

The next generation of Health Systems Evidence – the world’s most comprehensive, free access point for high-quality evidence on health systems – has been launched by the McMaster Health Forum. Health Systems Evidence is a valuable resource for policymakers, stakeholders and researchers seeking to address today’s most pressing health challenges. It provides answers on questions about how to strengthen or reform health systems, or how to get cost-effective programs, services and drugs to those who need them.

The redeveloped website offers numerous enhancements, including new open search and advanced search functionalities, and is available in seven languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. A video tutorial on how to make the best use of the site is provided, which will assist users to rapidly identify syntheses of the best available research on a particular health system topic, as well as evidence on economic evaluations, and descriptions of health systems and health systems reforms.

Health Systems Evidence is also now providing the option for users to subscribe to a customizable evidence service that will provide monthly email alerts identifying new documents available in the database specific to someone’s individual interests. Visit the site at www.healthsystemsevidence.org to register and explore its many features.

While the McMaster Health Forum team will be working over the coming weeks to resolve any challenges that arise with the new site, corrections and suggestions can be sent to hse@mcmaster.ca.

McMaster Health Forum

1280 Main Street West, MML-417

Hamilton, ON Canada L8S 4L6

Tel: + 1 905.525.9140  x 22121

Fax: + 1.905.521.2721

E-mail: mhf@mcmaster.ca

McMaster Health Forum  www.mcmasterhealthforum.org

>> a hub for improving health outcomes through collective problem solving

Health Systems Evidence www.healthsystemsevidence.org

>> a continuously updated repository of syntheses of research evidence about health systems