Transcript SPHERE Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe Gabrielle Harvey

SPHERE
Strengthening Public Health Research
in Europe
Science
Health
Gabrielle Harvey
Mark McCarthy
Europe
Faculty of Public Health, UK
& University College London
SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General
Assembly 13-12-2005
Can we Mobilise European
Research?
 DG Health – no research budget
 DG Research - limited calls for health policy
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in FP6 (2002-6)
o dominated by genomics
o disease focus, especially cancer
o environment, food, transport,
informatics - all have different priorities
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Assembly 13-12-2005
Public Health Research
 Population and organisational level to promote health and
control disease
 Uses a range of observational and comparative methods,
including surveys, registers, data sets, case studies and
statistical modeling
 Goal-oriented; addressing questions of policy relevance
 Disciplines include:
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Europe
Health
Basic
Applied
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
Sociology
Health Promotion
Psychology
Disease Prevention
Economics
Health Care Management
Health Services Research
Health Systems Research
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Assembly 13-12-2005
SPHERE
Strengthening Public Health Research
in Europe
 Discussion of FP6
 A call - ‘support action for FP7’
 Engaging partners
 Successful application
 Started 2005
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SPHERE Aims
 To describe public health research at European level,
including quality, effectiveness and impact
 Consult, and advise on, strengthening and integrating
public health research with European health policy
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SPHERE Partners
 Undertaken by a consortium of European public
health experts from EU Member States
•Faculty of Public Health, UK
•EUPHA
•Public Health Resource Unit, UK
•ENSP Lisbon, Portugal
•Kaunas University of Medicine,
•Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore,
Lithuania
Italy
•ENSP Rennes, France
•EPHC, Germany
•European Public Health Alliance
•SAVEZ, Slovakia
•National Institute for Health
•Nofer Institute of Occupational
Development, Estonia
Medicine, Poland
•NIVEL, Netherlands
•University of Debrecen, Hungary
•Durham University, UK
•University College London, UK
•Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
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SPHERE Methods
 Review
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multi-language scientific literature;
investigate viewpoints and programmes of stakeholders;
organise conferences and the work of European
collaborative groups; and
assess the contribution of research training.
 Engage the public health science and policy
communities through
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EUPHA;
National bodies;
European political & administrative stakeholders; and
International scientific bodies and institutions.
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SPHERE Process
 Coordination linked to annual conferences of
European Public Health Association
 Two workshops will address methodologies and
research policy implementation
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 Continued engagement with stakeholders
 Promoting a European Research Area.
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EPHA Workpackage
 Consult with EPHA members and other NGOs
(especially accession countries) on their
views on public health research
discussion of DG Research 7th
Framework Programme with European
institutions and groups.
 Promote
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 Consult with EUPHA to develop an expert
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knowledge base for advice on public health
policy
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EPHA Outcomes
 Include both country-level and European-level
observations
 Particular emphasis on citizens’ perceptions
 Produce two reports
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Report on process and findings of consultation at
EUPHA conference 2006
Final report for SPHERE by June 2007
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Assembly 13-12-2005
SPHERE
Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe
Science
Europe
SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General
Assembly 13-12-2005
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