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