Open AccessThe University–Public Health Partnership for Public Health Research Training in Quebec, Canada
Author(s) -
Gilles Paradis,
Anne-Marie Hamelin,
Maureen Malowany,
Joseph Josy Lévy,
Michel Rossignol,
P. Bergeron,
Natalie Kishchuk
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2016.303529
Subject(s) - public health , general partnership , training (meteorology) , environmental health , journal of public health , political science , medicine , family medicine , gerontology , medical education , health promotion , international health , nursing , geography , law , meteorology
Enhancing effective preventive interventions to address contemporary public health problems requires improved capacity for applied public health research. A particular need has been recognized for capacity development in population health intervention research to address the complex multidisciplinary challenges of developing, implementing, and evaluating public health practices, intervention programs, and policies. Research training programs need to adapt to these new realities. We have presented an example of a 2003 to 2015 training program in transdisciplinary research on public health interventions that embedded doctoral and postdoctoral trainees in public health organizations in Quebec, Canada. This university-public health partnership for research training is an example of how to link science and practice to meet emerging needs in public health.