Our approach
We aim to build prevention system leaders, accelerate the use of new knowledge, and provide trusted advice to policy and practice.
The behaviours and other risk factors that cause chronic disease are complex and embedded into everyday life. Achieving and sustaining meaningful change requires a systems perspective – recognising the role of social, economic and environmental factors and how each of these interacts.
We bring together more than 900 academic researchers, policy partners and prevention practitioners to prioritise and co-design policy-relevant research to support evidence based action for prevention in Australia.
Our objectives
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Focus
on research-informed change in practice, management or policy as the driving force behind activities -
Recognise
that clinicians, practitioners and policy makers are equally qualified as researchers to be investigators -
Promote
the broad objectives beyond research to support links with policy and practice
Building evidence and capacity
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We recognise the need for systems approaches
If we are to achieve sustained prevention of complex chronic health problems, we need a systems perspective which recognises the role of social, economic and environmental factors and how each of these interacts. -
We equally value evidence from research and practice
A fundamental pillar of our approach is that public health practice and practitioners should inform prevention research as much as research should inform policy and practice. We will develop and apply new ways to systematically capture practice knowledge and combine it with research evidence. -
We support collaboration
Our funding model and structure ensures that researchers and the end users of the research – policy makers and practitioners – work together to develop research questions, conduct the research, and interpret and apply the findings. -
We are building skills and knowledge
We are offering training and other skills development opportunities to increase the understanding and use of systems approaches among researchers and policy, program and service delivery decision makers.
More about us
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Our vision
The Prevention Centre is finding out how to build an effective, efficient and equitable system for the prevention of chronic disease.
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Our partners
In collaboration with our research, policy and practice partners, the Prevention Centre works towards the common goal of building an effective, efficient and equitable system for the prevention of chronic disease in Australia. -
Our structure and governance
The Prevention Centre is a collaboration: research is co-produced by academic researchers, systems practitioners and policy makers across Australia.
