“…It follows the primary principles of health promotion and accommodates complex health policy processes [ 16 , 17 ]. EIPM acknowledges that evidence for this policy originates from research but also includes knowledge from other sources such as needs assessments, population characteristics, community resources and values, ideas and interests, professional and practical experience, all in a broader environmental and organizational context [ 3 , 6 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]. The aim of using the EIPM approach is to improve health systems’ performance and the health of the population by developing more effective and efficient public health policies [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ].…”