Using an integrated knowledge translation approach to build a public health research agenda

Health Research Policy and Systems

Linda O’Mara⁴  Heather Manson⁵  John Garcia¹  Ruta Valaitis⁴  Dana Gore²  Sandra Regan³  Anita Kothari² 

[1] School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada;School of Health Studies, Western University, London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada;School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada;School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada;Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2, Canada

关键词: Public health;    Research;    Information dissemination;    Evidence-based Practice;   

Others  :  804885
DOI  :  10.1186/1478-4505-12-6

 received in 2013-11-13, accepted in 2014-01-17,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Public Health Systems Research is an emerging field of research that is gaining importance in Canada.

Methods

On October 22 and 23, 2012, public health researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers came together at the Accelerating Public Health Systems Research in Ontario: Building an Agenda think tank to develop a research agenda for the province.

Results

This agenda included the identification of the six top priorities for research in Ontario: public health performance, evidence-based practice, public health organization and structure, public health human resources, public health infrastructure, and partnerships/linkages.

Conclusions

This paper explores the priorities in detail and hopes to bring more attention to this area of research.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Kothari et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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