Table 1 Overview of organisations approached and responses obtained
Organisation | Group | # responses | GRADE application to public health interventions | # specific responses contributing to sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cochrane Collaboration | Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group | 1 | GRADE applied without significant challenges | 0 |
| Â | Public Health Group | 1 | GRADE endorsed and currently being tested | 1 |
Campbell Collaboration | Methods Group | 1 | GRADE not currently applied | 0 |
World Health Organization | HIV/AIDS | 1 | GRADE applied without significant challenges | 1 |
| Â | Tuberculosis | 1 | GRADE applied with minor challenges | 1 |
| Â | Nutrition for Health and Development | 1 | GRADE applied without significant challenges | 1 |
| Â | Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health | 2 | GRADE applied with minor/major challenges | 2 |
| Â | Immunisation, Vaccines and Biologicals | 1 | GRADE applied with minor challenges | 1 |
| Â | Mental Health | 1 | GRADE applied with major challenges | 1 |
| Â | Public Health and Environment | 2 | GRADE applied with major challenges | 1 |
| Â | Health Systems and Services | 1 | GRADE applied with minor challenges | 1 |
| Â | Reproductive Health and Research | 1 | GRADE applied with minor/major challenges | 1 |
Public Health Agency of Canada | Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control | 1 | GRADE currently being tested | 0 |
Canadian Guidelines for Immigrant Health | - | 1 | GRADE applied with minor challenges | 1 |
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care | - | 1 | GRADE applied with major challenges | 1 |
Swedish National Institute of Public Health | Department of Child and Elderly Health | 1 | GRADE endorsed and currently being tested | 0 |
United States Community Preventive Services Task Force | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Community Guide Branch | 1 | GRADE not currently applied | 0 |
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | Office of the Chief Scientist | 1 | GRADE not currently applied | 0 |
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, United Kingdom | Centre for Public Health Excellence | 1 | GRADE not currently applied | 0 |
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services | SUPPORT network | 3 | GRADE applied with minor challenges | 2 |
Boston University | Centre for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | 1 | GRADE not currently applied | 0 |
Total | - | 25 | - | 15 |