scholarly journals Bridging the gap between research, policy, and practice: Lessons learned from academic-public partnerships in the CTSA network – CORRIGENDUM

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-372
Author(s):  
Amytis Towfighi ◽  
Allison Zumberge Orechwa ◽  
Tomás J. Aragón ◽  
Marc Atkins ◽  
Arleen F. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Public Partnerships

scholarly journals Bridging the gap between research, policy, and practice: Lessons learned from academic–public partnerships in the CTSA network

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amytis Towfighi ◽  
Allison Zumberge Orechwa ◽  
Tomás J. Aragón ◽  
Marc Atkins ◽  
Arleen F. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Sustainable Infrastructure ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation Science ◽  
Competing Priorities

AbstractA primary barrier to translation of clinical research discoveries into care delivery and population health is the lack of sustainable infrastructure bringing researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and communities together to reduce silos in knowledge and action. As National Institutes of Healthʼs (NIH) mechanism to advance translational research, Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) awardees are uniquely positioned to bridge this gap. Delivering on this promise requires sustained collaboration and alignment between research institutions and public health and healthcare programs and services. We describe the collaboration of seven CTSA hubs with city, county, and state healthcare and public health organizations striving to realize this vision together. Partnership representatives convened monthly to identify key components, common and unique themes, and barriers in academic–public collaborations. All partnerships aligned the activities of the CTSA programs with the needs of the city/county/state partners, by sharing resources, responding to real-time policy questions and training needs, promoting best practices, and advancing community-engaged research, and dissemination and implementation science to narrow the knowledge-to-practice gap. Barriers included competing priorities, differing timelines, bureaucratic hurdles, and unstable funding. Academic–public health/health system partnerships represent a unique and underutilized model with potential to enhance community and population health.

scholarly journals An evidence-based urban DRR strategy for informal settlements

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Sarmiento ◽  
Suzanne Polak ◽  
Vicente Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Risk Modeling ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evidence-based research strategy (EBRS) used to evaluate eight projects that applied the neighborhood approach for disaster risk reduction (NA-DRR) in informal urban settlements in Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica and Peru, between 2012 and 2017. Design/methodology/approach The study covers the first five of the seven EBRS stages: first, identify relevant interventions; second, prepare evaluation questions; third, select evidence sources and implement a search strategy; fourth, appraise evidences and identify gaps; fifth, create an evaluation design to include an extensive literature review, followed by a mixed research method with surveys, focus groups and interviews; disaster risk modeling; georeferencing analysis; and engineering inspections. The last two stages: sixth, apply the evidence, and seventh, evaluate the evidence application, will be addressed in a near future. Findings Even though the reference to “evidence” is frequent in the DRR field, it is largely based on descriptive processes, anecdotal references, best practices, lessons learned and case studies, and particularly deficient on the subject of informal and precariousness settlements. The evaluation allowed a deep and broad analysis of NA-DRR in urban informal settlements, comparing it with other DRR strategies implemented by different stakeholders in fragile urban settings, assessing the effectiveness and sustainability of the various DRR interventions. Originality/value The abundant data, information and knowledge generated will serve as foundation for forthcoming thematic peer-reviewed publications informing evidence-based DRR research, policy and practice, with emphasis on informal and precariousness settlements in particular.

Children with Down syndrome and their communication partners participating in research about communication

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-118
Author(s):  
Clare Carroll ◽  
Sophie Linehan ◽  
Sinead Scott ◽  
Gráinne Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Rights Of The Child

Even though 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 1948), published research examples which include the voices of children with disabilities are few. In the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1989), Article 12 states that the child has a right to express an opinion and Article 13 states that the child has the right to express their views. Communication is a fundamental human right, it allows for independence, contributes towards self-esteem and influences an individual’s identity. For those who rely on unconventional methods to communicate, this ‘right’ may be inaccessible due to external barriers such as attitudes or lack of awareness. Because the voices of children with intellectual disabilities have been rarely heard we need to explore ways to make their participation a reality. There is a pressing need to include children with disabilities as participants in research and practice in order to understand their micro- and meso-systems. This paper will share an example where three children with Down syndrome participated in research to share their views. How these children were included in terms of research design, purposeful and snowball sampling and data collection methods will be shared. The discussion in this paper will contribute to the research field where children with disabilities are generally excluded. Therefore, participatory research which includes the voices of children with disabilities is vital. This paper celebrates how children shared their views in research and shares the lessons learned aiming to support further research, policy and practice.

Playful learning in context: Research, policy, and practice

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
T'Pring R. Westbrook ◽  
James A. Griffin ◽  
Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek ◽  
Angeline Lillard ◽  
Marilou Hyson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Learning In Context
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