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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2020

Strengthening collaborations at the public health system-academic interface: a call to action.

Erica Di Ruggiero, Andrew Papadopoulos, Malcolm Steinberg, Régis Blais, Natalie Frandsen, James Valcour, Greg Penney

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Erica Di RuggieroSocial and Behavioural Health Sciences Division & Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, Suite 408, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada. e.diruggiero@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-8935-7908
Andrew PapadopoulosDepartment of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Population Medicine Building, Room 212, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
Malcolm SteinbergPublic Health Programs, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Blusson Hall, Rm 11018, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.
Régis BlaisSchool of Public Health, Université de Montréal, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.
Natalie FrandsenSchool of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada.
James ValcourDivision of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1B 3V6, Canada.
Greg PenneyCanadian Public Health Association, 404-1525 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 8R9, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Canada and globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of reliable and responsive public health systems. The pandemic has required decisive leadership and collaboration across all sectors of society informed by the best available evidence. In this commentary, we argue that in order to create a robust public health system equipped to address current and future public health challenges, we must prioritize and invest in stronger relationships between public health practice and academia. We briefly review key recommendations following the SARS outbreak, particularly those calling for stronger linkages between public health academia and practice settings in Canada. We then propose key actions for strengthening these linkages. Echoing other COVID-19-related calls, which request long-term reinvestment in public health education and training, we recommend the following actions: (1) Improve collaboration between education programs and public health agencies to address system needs (e.g., surge capacity) and persisting health inequities; (2) Fund a pan-Canadian public health training initiative that builds on a renewed set of public health competencies to address priority training needs (e.g., equity-oriented leadership); and (3) Prepare a cadre of certified public health leaders who can progress along public health career pathways, including those already in practice.

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Academic Medical CentersLeadershipPublic HealthCanadaCOVID-19Healthcare DisparitiesHealth Status DisparitiesHumansSurge CapacityUniversitiesAcademiaCollaborationCOVID-19EquityLeadershipPublic healthTraining

Identifiers

PMID33175335
PMCPMC7656888

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