ICPHR member Dr. Wendy Madsen from the School of Human, Health and Social Services at the Central Queensland University (Australia), has published the article “‘There and back again’: International Collaboration for Participatory Health Researchers’ journeys to evidence based practice and practice based evidence,” documenting the historical development of the ICPHR. The article can be found in the International Journal of Action Research, Volume 12, Issue 3 (2016), pp. 294-314. This new publication is listed on our members publication page.
 Newsletter of the International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research (ICPHR)
Third Quarter, 2016 Information en français: Nita Chaudhuri, chaudhuri.nita@orange.fr Informatión en español: Francisco Javier Mercado Martinez, francisco.mercado@cucs.udg.mx Informação em Português: Irma Brito, irmabrito@esenfc.pt Information auf Deutsch: Michael Wright, michael.wright@khsb-berlin.de In this Issue:
1 Annual Working Meeting 2016 a Success The Seventh Annual Working Meeting was held in Malmö (Sweden) from August 25th to August 27th. A pre-conference took place in Göteborg on August 24th where work being conducted in Sweden was presented and international speakers addressed current issues in participatory health research. The minutes of the Annual Working Meeting will be posted soon on the website. Also, the list of projects will be updated. A special thanks to the ICPHR members Margareta Rämgård from Malmö University and Maria Magnusson from the University of Gothenburg and Angered Hospital for organizing and hosting the both meetings! 2 ICPHR Kids in Action Initiative Children are an often overlooked group when it comes to participatory research projects. We have an exciting new opportunity for those who are interested in conducting Participatory Health Research (PHR) with children – the Kids in Action multi-country 3 year collaborative initiative. The initiative, officially launched at the Annual Working Meeting in Malmö, is being coordinated by Prof. Lisa Gibbs, Director of the Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program and Unit Head of the Evidence and Child Health Unit in the Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne (Australia). You can find out more about Kids in Action by going to the new page on our website where there is also information about registering. 3 *New* Publication Documenting the History of the ICPHR ICPHR member Dr. Wendy Madsen from the School of Human, Health and Social Services at the Central Queensland University (Australia), has published the article “‘There and back again’: International Collaboration for Participatory Health Researchers’ journeys to evidence based practice and practice based evidence,” documenting the historical development of the ICPHR. The article can be found in the International Journal of Action Research, Volume 12, Issue 3 (2016), pp. 294-314. 4 Save the Date! Annual Working Meeting 2017 in Ireland The Annual Working Meeting 2017 will not take place in Galway (Ireland) as previously announced, but rather in Limerick, from 25-27 May 2017. A pre-conference will take place earlier that week in Galway to which all ICPHR will be invited. We will keep you posted through the newsletter and on our website as the details become available. 5 Add us to Your Website Adding a link to the ICPHR website is an important way you can contribute to spreading the word about our work! 6 Getting Involved The best way to get involved in the work of the ICPHR is through the Project Groups and Focus Areas. Contact the coordinators of the projects which meet your interests. Members are also welcome to set up new projects. This can be done by submitting an idea to the Central Office. Or maybe you represent an organization and are looking to cooperate with the ICPHR. Just send an email to the Central Office with a description of your work and we will contact you. Our list of current projects can be found here. The Focus Areas are described here. Dear Colleagues, Please save the date for our 2017 Annual Working Meeting. When: May 25-27, 2017 Where: Ireland More details to follow on the meeting page.  |
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