HEALTH POLICY AND INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION

AIM

The aim of the Health Policy and Integrated Knowledge Translation (HPiKT) Working Group is to strengthen the connection between evidence and policy by fostering genuine collaboration among researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, and communities. By integrating IKT principles into health policy processes, the group seeks to ensure that research is co-produced, contextually relevant, and directly responsive to policy and system needs. This approach bridges the traditional gap between knowledge generation and decision-making, promotes mutual learning, and enhances the uptake of evidence in real-world policy development and implementation. Ultimately, the Working Group aims to advance more equitable, evidence-informed, and sustainable health policies that improve outcomes for populations and health systems alike.

OBJECTIVES

The HPiKT Working Group will provide a forum for HIGH researchers and hopefully with time and through funded projects for policy-makers, practitioners, and community representatives to share knowledge, build capacity, and advance the practice of IKT in health policy contexts. Specifically, we will aim to:

1. Build capacity - Set up an iKT short course open to HIGH members, PhD and Masters students as well as external participants
2. Network – team up with HIGH members, university teams etc. that need to identify and co-produce knowledge on effective IKT approaches in policy and health systems
3. Collaboration - Support the translation of research findings into actionable policy recommendations in various projects across HIGH and beyond e.g. policy briefs
4. Set-up Forums - Facilitate exchange between academic, policy, and community stakeholders