The policy evaluation is an important tool that enhances the performance and efficiency of policies. It also contributes to the accountability of policy makers. However, systematic policy evaluation on health policy has been limited in Korea.

 This study aimed to develop the evaluation model for health policy. Firstly, we investigated the evaluation theory for health policy and the current status of health policy evaluation in Korea, Canada, and the United States. In addition, we presented the typology of health policy, which consists of five policy areas: health care, public health, health insurance, health promotion, and health industry. Based on this typology of health policy, systematic literature review was performed in order to examine in which areas and at which level the evaluation of health policy was mainly conducted in Korea. Lastly, a survey of expert opinion on priority of health policy evaluation was conducted.

Findings of this study suggest that the evaluation on health policy needs to be more systematic, inclusive, and objective, which requires the solid evaluation model and infrastructure based on elaborated theory and methodology for health policy.