Working Group 1

WG1 Leaders

URBANOME | ENLIGHTENme

Scope

Science translation of research results is crucial to reach the projects’ impacts and it is key for maximising wellbeing, public health and reducing inequalities ensuring that the most up-to-date, evidence-informed policies and practices are actually implemented. However, the generation of policy impact from research is challenging. Research evidence of similar quality often has differential uptake in policy and practice and there is a considerable lag time between initiation and uptake of research.

This WG aims to maximise urban health and ensure the smooth implementation of up-to-date, evidence-informed policies and practices. To this end WG1 will analyse the following aspects:

• • Target groups: how to identify the relevant target groups (public and private bodies, stakeholders and citizens, etc.)
  • Levels of interest: international, national, regional, local
  • Build a community enabling transdisciplinary evidence to be produced and used, which addresses barriers and real gaps to science translation and helps decision-makers transform society for the better
  • Identification of the key messages and research finding to be translated for different policy levels
  • Tools: with reference to the different target groups/levels, identification of the most relevant tools/actions (communications / dissemination / exploitation)
  • The final objective is the identification of strategies/recommendations to ensure the smooth scientific translation of urban health research for policy and practice.