Six essential roles of health promotion research centres
The Atlantic Canada experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22944843 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynn Langille (Dalhousie University), L L Langille, Sandra Crowell (0000-0003-1629-9898, Dalhousie University, corresponding author), S J Crowell, Richard Lyons (0000-0001-5596-0074, Dalhousie University), R F Lyons |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78-87 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/dap001 |
| PMID | 19171668 |
| PMCID | PMC2639309 |
| OpenAlex | W2145020895 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
Over the past 20 years, the federal government and universities across Canada have directed resources towards the development of university-based health promotion research centres. Researchers at health promotion research centres in Canada have produced peer-reviewed papers and policy documents based on their work, but no publications have emerged that focus on the specific roles of the health promotion research centres themselves. The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework, based on an in-depth examination of one centre, to help identify the unique roles of health promotion research centres and to clarify the value they add to promoting health and advancing university goals. Considering the shifting federal discourse on health promotion over time and the vulnerability of social and health sciences to changes in research funding priorities, health promotion research centres in Canada and elsewhere may need to articulate their unique roles and contributions in order to maintain a critical focus on health promotion research. The authors briefly describe the Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre (AHPRC), propose a framework that illustrates six essential roles of health promotion research centres and describe the policy contexts and challenges of health promotion research centres. The analysis of research and knowledge translation activities over 15 years at AHPRC sheds light on the roles that health promotion research centres play in applied research. The conclusion raises questions regarding the value of university-based research centres and challenges to their sustainability.
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |