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Nimble, efficient and evolving: the rapid response of the National Collaborating Centres to COVID-19 in Canada. / Agiles, efficients et en évolution : la réponse rapide des Centres de collaboration nationale à la COVID-19 au Canada.
Dobbins, Maureen; Dubois, Alejandra; Atkinson, Donna; Bellefleur, Olivier; Betker, Claire; Haworth-Brockman, Margaret; Ma, Lydia.
  • Dobbins M; National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Dubois A; Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Atkinson D; National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Bellefleur O; National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Betker C; National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Haworth-Brockman M; National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Ma L; National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can ; 41(5): 165-170, 2021 05 12.
Article in English, French | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1089306
ABSTRACT
Since December 2019, there has been a global explosion of research on COVID-19. In Canada, the six National Collaborating Centres (NCCs) for Public Health form one of the central pillars supporting evidence-informed decision making by gathering, synthesizing and translating emerging findings. Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada and located across Canada, the six NCCs promote and support the use of scientific research and other knowledges to strengthen public health practice, programs and policies. This paper offers an overview of the NCCs as an example of public health knowledge mobilization in Canada and showcases the NCCs' contribution to the COVID-19 response while reflecting on the numerous challenges encountered.
The explosion of research on COVID-19 in Canada and around the world called for an improved capacity to support evidence-informed decision making (EIDM). Canada is fostering various mechanisms to achieve this goal; the National Collaborating Centres (NCCs) for Public Health are central to supporting EIDM during the pandemic. The NCCs, a network of networks anchored on six unique knowledge hubs, are well connected to provincial, territorial, local and international partners. In response to COVID-19, the NCCs are making an important contribution to building knowledge, skills and capacity in the public health sector, and to supporting public health professionals in synthesizing and using evidence-informed knowledge in policy and practice.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Public Health Administration / Communicable Disease Control / Intersectoral Collaboration / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English / French Journal: Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Hpcdp.41.5.03

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Public Health Administration / Communicable Disease Control / Intersectoral Collaboration / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English / French Journal: Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Hpcdp.41.5.03