Knowledge brokering on infectious diseases for public health.

Margaret Haworth-Brockman,Yoav Keynan

doi:10.14745/ccdr.v47i03a06

Abstract

The National Collaborating Centres (NCCs) for Public Health (NCCPH) were established in 2005 as part of the federal government's commitment to renew and strengthen public health following the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic. They were set up to support knowledge translation for more timely use of scientific research and other knowledges in public health practice, programs and policies in Canada. Six centres comprise the NCCPH, including the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID). The NCCID works with public health practitioners to find, understand and use research and evidence on infectious diseases and related determinants of health. The NCCID has a mandate to forge connections between those who generate and those who use infectious diseases knowledge. As the first article in a series on the NCCPH, we describe our role in knowledge brokering and the numerous methods and products that we have developed. In addition, we illustrate how NCCID has been able to work with public health to generate and share knowledge during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Highlights

AffiliationsThe National Collaborating Centres (NCCs) for Public Health (NCCPH) were established in 2005 as part of the Canadian federal government’s commitment to renew and strengthen public health following the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic
As the first article in a series on the NCCPH, we describe our role in knowledge brokering and the numerous methods and products that we have developed
We illustrate how National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) has been able to work with public health to generate and share knowledge during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Summary

Introduction

AffiliationsThe National Collaborating Centres (NCCs) for Public Health (NCCPH) were established in 2005 as part of the Canadian federal government’s commitment to renew and strengthen public health following the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic. We illustrate how NCCID has been able to work with public health to generate and share knowledge during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Knowledge brokering on infectious diseases for public health.

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