Staff team

• Associate Professor Carmel Williams, Director
• Katrina Lyne, Senior Project Officer
• Clare Murphy, Research Officer
• Somayya Hanifie, Project Officer

Governance

Advisory committee and affiliated partners

The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to broaden engagement and help ensure that the work of the Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation (CHiAPRT) is informed by and remains relevant to key actors. The advisory committee meets four times a year.

The core functions of the Advisory Committee are:

1. To act as the main consultation body for the CHiAPRT;
2. To work to ensure effective coordination between key actors; and
3. To provide oversight for the implementation of the work plan.

Project partners

The CHiAPRT draws on implementation science theory and practice to build system wide capacity for research to policy translation to address the determinants of health and well-being and equity. This will be done by drawing on the four key components of Knowledge Sharing, Partnership Building, Knowledge Creation & Synthesis and Capability Development as outlined in the Mind Map below.

Survey for researchers and policy actors

To improve our current understanding of what works in collaboration, the Centre conducted a survey designed to understand the challenges and opportunities when working with researchers and policy actors.

The survey results have also been presented in the infographic below. The infographic succinctly summarises the outcomes of the survey for busy researchers and policy makers to easily access.

Read survey report

Capacity building

Capacity building and development is one of the four strategies utilised by CHiAPRT. The centre offers various trainings and skill building events for researchers and policy makers to build and expand on skills and improve the alignment between research and policy.

The masterclass is an interactive short course for researchers, academics and policy actors and practitioners focusing on developing skills and expertise in collaboration for research- to- policy translation. The masterclass uses a learning by doing approach in the form of lectures, small group work, self-reflection, group discussion, and feedback from participants.

“The Masterclass provided some really practical insights that had an immediate impact on our work. We’ve reshaped our research agenda in a way that should deliver much better outcomes.” – Roger Meany

“As a researcher in social policy, the policy-research translation masterclass was a great opportunity to share perspectives with colleagues in policy development roles. It was thought-provoking to hear more about the political, practical and resource considerations that affect policy development. This will help me ensure my research is as relevant and useful as possible to policymakers and maximise its real-world impact.” – Veronica Coram

Masterclass evaluation report

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In conversation round table

The In Conversation: Boundary, Spanners, Thinkers and Policy Actors provides a platform for researchers, policy actors and implementation experts. They will elevate discussion on emerging issues and ideas, with a specific focus on the interface between research and evidence and policy options and processes.

The In conversation Roundtables will be convened by the CHiAPRT in partnership with Health Promotion International. Content of the Roundtable discussions will be produced into a podcast that will be shared across social media platforms, and the key messages of each Roundtable will be summarised into a policy brief that will be published in Health Promotion International.

Read the In Conversation: Boundary Spanners, Thinkers and Policy Actors Policy Brief

Episode 1: The Wellbeing Economy

This first In Conversation Round Table explores The Wellbeing Economy- including the opportunities and risks associated with the concept. The Wellbeing Economy is an alternative concept that focuses on restoring the harmonious relationship between society and nature, ensures a fair distribution of resources and ultimately leads to a healthier community.

Read the In Conversation: The Wellbeing Economy Policy Brief

Episode 2: The Commercial Determinants of Health

This second In Conversation Round Table explores the commercial determinants of health. In this episode we aim to better understand the commercial determinants of health, and their implications on the health of our communities, the economy and market approaches. The episode will also explore the potential for change within current economic and political forces.

Read the In Conversation: The Commercial Determinants of Health Policy Brief

Episode 3: The Geneva Charter: Realising Societal Well-being

For this special episode of the In Conversation Round Table we have also partnered with the World Health Organisation to convene the Geneva Charter: Realising Societal Well-being. The Geneva Charter for Well-being presents a significant change agenda and path forward to respond to the global social, health, environment and equity challenges facing society. Throughout this episode we will explore the Geneva charter and how it paves the path forward to greater global social, health and environmental wellbeing and equity and what countries are doing to put the charter into action.

Read the In Conversation: The Geneva Charter- Realising the potential of a well-being society Policy Brief

Policy Brief: Advancing the Geneva Charter for well-being-Practical strategies for change

Episode 4: Trees, climate change and health

In this, the fourth episode of the In Conversation Roundtable we discuss trees, climate change, and health. The session explores the role that trees and green space can play in addressing some of the challenges associated with climate change and at the same time deliver improved population health, wellbeing and equity outcomes. Response to these challenges requires new approaches such as environment or nature in all policies approaches. Nature in all policies is a collaborative approach of working across government sectors to achieve public policy outcomes that deliver benefits to all sectors. The Trees, Climate Change and Health episode brings academics from diverse disciplines, policy makers from multiple government sectors and community together to prioritise and focus efforts on the environment and health.

The Launch of the Adelaide Liveability score card

The Healthy Liveable Cities Indicators Adelaide Score Card provides the data to track progress, and influence future planning and development decisions on Adelaide’s Liveability. Adelaide is one of twenty-five cities for which a scorecard has been prepared.

The results of the Global Healthy and Sustainable Indicators Collaboration reporting on 25 cities including the Adelaide Scorecard have been documented in the Second Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health.

The Urban Liveability Project Policy Brief

The Future of the Rental Market: Realising the potential for a prosperous, healthy and sustainable system for South Australia

The Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation (CHiAPRT) Australian Centre for Social Centre Innovation (TACSI), Uniting Communities and Junction Australia held a Symposium to explore the issues facing associated with the private rental market. The Symposium included in stakeholders from the private rental market, housing, health and social services sectors and the community.

The symposium generated a set of principles and calls to action that were translated into a policy brief and sent through the appropriate networks. There South Australian government has recently announced a review of the Private Tenancies Act, following the Commissioner’s attendance at the Symposium.

The key highlights and calls to action

Future of the Rental Market Policy Brief

Ageing well strategic research project

The office of Ageing Well has engaged with CHiAPRT to facilitate the development of a Strategic Research Agenda for Ageing well that will support the delivery and achievement of South Australia’s Plan for Ageing Well 2020-2025. The research agenda has a particular focus on health prevention and promotion, and brought together a range of stake holders to work collaboratively to promote healthy ageing.

Developing the Research Priorities for Ageing Well in South Australia

Strategic Research Agenda for Ageing Well in South Australia

World Health Organisation Collaborative Centre

The Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation links with the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for HiAP Implementation (based in DHW and operationalised through Wellbeing SA) and the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Social, Political and Commercial Determinants of Health (based in Southgate Flinders University), leveraging existing relationships and capacity and providing opportunities for future collaborations between all three Centre’s. It uses international understanding and policy developments to apply to national contexts and show how national experiences, including the Australian HiAP experience can benefit other countries and policy processes.

The new Health in All Policies 4 Pillars Model

The Centre has worked with WHO to refine the new 4 Pillars HiAP Model and the associated guidance document, Sustainable multisectoral collaboration to address the social determinants of health, equity, and well-being: guidance based on Health in All Policies approaches. The 4 Pillars Model and guidance documents have been developed under the workplan of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Advancing HiAP Implementation. The Centre’s Director Associate Professor Carmel Williams is also Co-Director of the WHO HiAP Collaborating Centre and she has led this work a part of both roles.

Working together for equity and healthier populations: sustainable multisectoral collaboration based on health in all policies approaches

Multi-sectoral Action to Strengthen Collaboration for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health: Experiences from Around the World.

The Centre has supported WHO to undertake a global mapping exercise to document country experiences using multisectoral action (MSA) for the prevention and control of NCDs and mental health.

The project is part of a broader WHO initiative to develop a collection of case studies, highlighting practices and successful approaches to implementing multi-sectoral action for the prevention and management of NCDs and mental health.

A report summarising the findings from the global mapping exercise will help identify how governments at national and subnational levels are implementing MSA to foster and/or strengthen collaboration across government sectors. A Framework drawing upon the new 4 Pillars HiAP was developed to inform and guide the project. The Centre will continue to support WHO with next phase of the Case Study Project.

Multi-country initiative to improve SDH and Health Equity

The World Health Organisation has connected with CHiAPRT to assess country readiness for multi-sectorial action and collaborative approaches. The initiative will involve the development of a framework, indicator list and survey tool that will be used to understand both facilitators and barriers to collaborative action to address the social determinants of health. A survey of 5 countries will be conducted, the results of which will be analysed by CHiAPRT and submitted in a report to WHO.

Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL)

Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) is a NHMRC 5-year project.HEAL aims to catalyse research, knowledge exchange and translation into policy and practice that will bring measurable improvements to our health, the Australian health system, and the environment. The Centre has begun to work with the project leadership team as one of the chief investigators and has led the development of a Research, Translation, and Implementation Strategy to inform and guide the work of the HEAL Network.