welcome and introduction - frank kee

UK CRC Northern Ireland Centre of Excellence for Public Health: Phase I, 2008-2013

Medicine & DentistrySocial Policy, Sociology and Social Work

Economics and ManagementBiological Sciences

Maths & Physics

Institute of Public Health of Ireland

Research and Development Office

Community Developmentand Health Network

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast, every time”.

Helping to build capacity and the evidence base, together

NIPHRN

QUB

UU

3rd SectorPHADHSSPSNI

Mike Clarke

Paul Connolly

Key objectives for CoE• Undertake programs of translational

research

• Promote its role in policy-making • Knowledge brokerage

• Build capacity and strengthen public health networks

• Lever additional income and ensure sustainability

The gradual encroachment of ideasNick Black JHSRP, 2009

The trouble with milking cows is that they never stay milked!

Our vision for the future• Greater collaboration across

Centres of Excellence

• Methodological development

• Increasing grant income through partnership with stakeholders

• Protecting and sustaining ability to develop capacity

• Impact on health inequalities

So why do we need a PH Research Network?

• The need for robust evidence– (particularly on interventions)

• The need to bridge the translational chasm

• The need for multiple perspectives and skill sets

• The need to cross sectoral boundaries

Additional organisations represented: University of Ulster; other government departmentslocal authorities; Third Sector

THANKYOUf.kee@qub.ac.uk