HIP Development
The development of HIP briefs entails a highly participatory process that ensures that HIPs are a state-of-the art synthesis of peer-reviewed and programmatic knowledge of what works in family planning. Service Delivery and Social and Behavior Change HIPs are further categorized according to the strength of the evidence base for each practice – proven or promising.
- Proven: Sufficient evidence exists to recommend widespread implementation, provided that there is careful monitoring of coverage, quality, and cost.
- Promising: Good evidence exists that these interventions can lead to impact; more research is needed to fully document implementation experience and impact. These interventions should be implemented widely, provided they are carried out in a research context and evaluated for both impact and process.
HIP development includes HIP technical expert groups selected by the co-sponsors through an open application process. Detailed information about the HIP briefs and the process to develop them can be found in the following document: Guidance for Developing a HIP Brief. Details on how the TAG determines if a practice is promising or proven can be found in this document: Guidance on the HIP Criteria Tool. The HIP Criteria tool can be found here. More information on the evidence scale used by the HIP Partnership can be found in the paper, Finding balance with the importance of rigorous research and tacit learning in assessing “What works?”: Experience of the High Impact Practice (HIP) Partnership.
The process below explains how a concept is developed into a HIP brief.
