A Research Translation, Implementation and Impact Strategy for the Australian Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) Research Network
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL Network)
- Protect and improve community health, especially at-risk groups and people in regions and communities disproportionately affected by environmental and climate change;
- Strengthen health system resilience, preparedness, and responsiveness to changing environmental conditions and related diseases, and reduce its environmental impact; and
- Reduce inequities and inequalities within and across communities and generations [7].
- Community organisations: independent, not-for-profit organisations that are initiated, based, governed, operated, and accountable to the community;
- Researchers: persons engaged in the creation of new research knowledge, for example, those working within universities or other institutions, as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and community researchers;
- Policy actors: persons involved in formulating or influencing policies, such as public sector employees, politicians, and persons working for non-government organisations;
- Practitioners: persons working primarily in policy implementation or service provision, for example, in health, environmental, or community services, and in government, non-government, or private sector organisations;
- Knowledge brokers and translators: persons actively working to support the translation of research into policy and practice, for example, in a boundary spanner or knowledge exchange role;
- Community members: interested members of the Australian community participating in the work of HEAL, but not in one of the roles listed above.
3. Paradigms of Research Translation
4. Other Guiding Frameworks
5. The HEAL Network’s Research Translation, Implementation, and Impact Strategy
5.1. Principles
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- Research is rigorous, ethical, and underpinned by a shared purpose to achieve the aim and objectives of the HEAL Network
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- Members of the HEAL Network are committed to community-, policy-, and practice-relevant research and to supporting research impact
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander concepts, culture, and ways of knowing are respectfully considered and integrated into all aspects of the HEAL Network’s activities
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- All stakeholders are valued and empowered to contribute including at-risk groups, people with lived experience, community organisations, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and the wider community; power imbalances are identified, acknowledged, and addressed
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- Each part of the HEAL Network (for example, each Community of Practice) has a Research Impact Plan to ensure that all activities consider policy and practice needs and opportunities
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- Research is largely action-oriented to facilitate involvement and knowledge sharing among all stakeholders
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- Opportunities for, and commitment to, research translation, implementation, and impact are considered in the distribution of funds across the HEAL Network
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- Responsibility lies with all members of the HEAL Network to generate knowledge that is policy-relevant, is a community priority, and supports meaningful, sustainable outcomes
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- Reciprocal relationships build trust and respect across the research, policy, and practice communities, including the HEAL Network’s Communities of Practice, as well as with the broader community; communication facilitates the productive intersection of needs and interests
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- Collaboration creates dynamic, inclusive, and porous communities of researchers, community members and organisations, policymakers and practitioners; strong partnerships support sustainable outcomes
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- Capacity development is prioritised across the HEAL Network to support skill and knowledge development and promote agile, innovative approaches to research translation and implementation
5.2. Actions
5.3. Monitoring and Evaluation
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lyne, K.; Williams, C.; Vardoulakis, S.; Matthews, V.; Farrant, B.; Butt, A.; Walker, I.; Chu, C.; Dennekamp, M.; Espinoza Oyarce, D.A.; et al. A Research Translation, Implementation and Impact Strategy for the Australian Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) Research Network. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6383. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146383
Lyne K, Williams C, Vardoulakis S, Matthews V, Farrant B, Butt A, Walker I, Chu C, Dennekamp M, Espinoza Oyarce DA, et al. A Research Translation, Implementation and Impact Strategy for the Australian Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) Research Network. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(14):6383. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146383
Chicago/Turabian StyleLyne, Katrina, Carmel Williams, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Veronica Matthews, Brad Farrant, Andrew Butt, Iain Walker, Cordia Chu, Martine Dennekamp, Daniela A. Espinoza Oyarce, and et al. 2023. "A Research Translation, Implementation and Impact Strategy for the Australian Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) Research Network" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 14: 6383. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146383
APA StyleLyne, K., Williams, C., Vardoulakis, S., Matthews, V., Farrant, B., Butt, A., Walker, I., Chu, C., Dennekamp, M., Espinoza Oyarce, D. A., Ivers, R., Jalaludin, B., Jones, P. J., Martin, K., & Rychetnik, L. (2023). A Research Translation, Implementation and Impact Strategy for the Australian Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) Research Network. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(14), 6383. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146383