Operational definition
This function includes three components:
- Development of public health research priorities and practice
- Strengthening institutional capacity and financing of public health research
- Knowledge brokering: Knowledge brokering refers to the operational linkage between research institutions and policy-makers in a way that optimizes the translation of research findings to policy.
Scope of the function
Development of public health research priorities and practice
- Established processes to identify national public health research priorities (including health services research)
- Establishment of call for proposals for commissioned research, including independent research on the effectiveness of EPHO activities, in parallel to Principal investigator (PI) initiated research (universities, etc.)
- Multidisciplinary partnerships with other health research centers and academic institutions
- Maintenance of scientific and ethical standards in research (codes of conduct)
Strengthening institutional capacity and financing of public health research
- Inclusion of research activities in public health education and continuous training
- Maintenance and access to health indicators databases for researchers
- Development of new research methods, innovative technologies and solutions in public health with measurable impact
- Increased funding for public health institute-centred research
Knowledge brokering
- Participation of research community in public health planning, particularly in development of indicators
- Forums or policy dialogues between research community and policy-makers, to facilitate uptake of evidence-based policy and to jointly set public health research agenda
- Interpretation of raw data gathered from population surveys, disease registries, hospital records, etc. (see tools in EPHO I) to support public health planning
- Utilization/translation of research results in support of evidence-informed policy and planning
Publications in the local language
Policy briefs
Policy advocacy.