hprc Who Collaborating centre

The HPRC received WHO Collaborating Centre status in November 2009, initially for a period of four years. This designation is a recognition of the international standing and quality of the work of the Centre and formalizes the role of the HPRC as a member of an international collaborative network contributing to the World Health Organization’s programme of work and strategic objectives in health promotion, thereby strengthening the role of health promotion research in providing the scientific base for national and international health promotion policy and practice development. There are some 18 such centres globally and consolidation of this role and function at NUI Galway provides a solid platform for developing further international collaboration in this area. The Collaborating Centre's  official launch was on 29 January 2010 by Minister Áine Brady.

The aim of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research at NUI Galway is to build health promotion capacity through the generation and application of health promotion research into practice and policy.

The terms of reference are to: 
 

• generate knowledge through the conduct of original health promotion research 
• develop methodological approaches to health promotion research
• undertake the synthesis and review of research to inform policy and practice in health promotion
• evaluate the adoption and implementation of health promotion interventions in collaboration with practitioners and policymakers
• disseminate the health promotion knowledge and evidence base to target audiences including policymakers, practitioners and members of the public
• collaborate with national and international partners on the advancement of health promotion research, policy and practice.

The effective production, dissemination and translation of health promotion research that will actively inform practice and policy will constitute the core focus of the work of the Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research over the coming years. The importance of actively linking research with practice and policy is identified as an important challenge in health promotion. The HPRC is in a key position to fulfill this role, given its close working relationship with national level policymakers and practitioners, and its collaboration with leading health promotion partners in Europe and internationally.

A number of research activities are identified in the Collaborating Centre’s workplan:

• Concrete Activity 1: Benchmarking Implementation of the Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World (WHO, 2005) and the Nairobi Call to Action (WHO, 2009)
• Concrete Activity 2: Capacity Building for Health Promotion Research through Training and Education 
• Concrete Activity 3: Research Supporting Evidence-based Practice and Policy in Health Promotion with Young People and Schools
• Concrete Activity 4: Research Supporting Evidence-based Practice and Policy in Mental Health Promotion
• Concrete Activity 5: Research Supporting Evidence-based Practice and Policy in Health Promotion in the Workplace.

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