Preventing multiple health risks and mental health problems in adolescents by preventive child healthcare: a reflection tool

Health risk behaviors, such as smoking, drug use, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, and obesity, often accumulate during adolescence and are relatively persistent throughout the life course. Moreover, these can make youth vulnerable for developing consequent (mental) health problems. Community pediatric services (in the Netherlands...

Research for Policy (R4P): Development of a reflection tool for researchers to improve knowledge utilization

Background: To improve knowledge utilization in policymaking, alignment between researchers and policymakers during knowledge production is essential, but difficult to maintain. In three previously reported case studies, we extensively evaluated complex research projects commissioned by policymakers to investigate how alignment is achieved in a...