[ICPHR Newsletter] First Quarter, 2014
Newsletter of the International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research (ICPHR)
First Quarter, 2014
Information en français: Nita Chaudhuri, [email protected]
Informatión en español: Francisco Javier Mercado Martinez, [email protected]
Informação em Português: Irma Brito, [email protected]
Information auf Deutsch: Michael Wright, [email protected]
In this Issue:
The Fifth Annual Working Meeting will take place in Niteroi (Brazil) from August 20th to August 23rd. There will also be a pre-event in Rio de Janeiro from August 18th to August 20th. Registration for the meeting closed on April 15th. However, if you do not require funding you can still register by going to the website.
2 German Network Awarded Major Funding
The German Network for Participatory Health Research is the national partner for the ICPHR in Germany and the place where people from German-speaking countries come together to promote PHR. A recent call from the Federal Ministry for Education and Research focused on research consortia in the field of health promotion and prevention. From a pool of over fifty proposals, the German Network will be one of five bodies receiving funding. The funded research consortium is called PartKommPlus. They will be looking at the factors impinging on successful integrated municipal strategies for health promotion. Eight case studies will be conducted in six different regions and the results will be analyzed in the context of national initiatives to promote municipal strategies. A further goal of the consortium is to develop PHR in the German context. Members of the ICPHR from other countries will be assisting in that process. The consortium will begin its work in the fall of this year. More information to follow!
3 Ethics in Participatory Health Research: Request for Case Examples and Case Studies
As discussed at our last Annual Working Meeting in Newcastle in June we will be collecting case examples for a broader discussion on ethics in Participatory Health Research. These examples will illustrate the issues raised in our position paper on ethics, available on the website. For more information about the case examples and case studies, click here. Feel free to submit your case studies in languages other than English. We will work with our language coordinators to find ways to incorporate these studies into the sites which are currently being developed in other languages. We look forward to hearing from you!
4 Problems in Sending the Last Newsletter
In the process of moving the website from Berlin to Edmonton, we were not able to send out the last newsletter to all of those on our mailing list. We apologize for the problem! You can find past newsletters on the website.
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 Collaboration is through the Project Groups. 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.
First Quarter, 2014
Information en français: Nita Chaudhuri, [email protected]
Informatión en español: Francisco Javier Mercado Martinez, [email protected]
Informação em Português: Irma Brito, [email protected]
Information auf Deutsch: Michael Wright, [email protected]
In this Issue:
- Annual Working Meeting, August 2014 in Brazil
- German Network Awarded Major Funding
- Ethics in Participatory Health Research: Request for Case Examples and Case Studies
- Problems in Sending the Last Newsletter
- Add us to Your Website
- Getting Involved
The Fifth Annual Working Meeting will take place in Niteroi (Brazil) from August 20th to August 23rd. There will also be a pre-event in Rio de Janeiro from August 18th to August 20th. Registration for the meeting closed on April 15th. However, if you do not require funding you can still register by going to the website.
2 German Network Awarded Major Funding
The German Network for Participatory Health Research is the national partner for the ICPHR in Germany and the place where people from German-speaking countries come together to promote PHR. A recent call from the Federal Ministry for Education and Research focused on research consortia in the field of health promotion and prevention. From a pool of over fifty proposals, the German Network will be one of five bodies receiving funding. The funded research consortium is called PartKommPlus. They will be looking at the factors impinging on successful integrated municipal strategies for health promotion. Eight case studies will be conducted in six different regions and the results will be analyzed in the context of national initiatives to promote municipal strategies. A further goal of the consortium is to develop PHR in the German context. Members of the ICPHR from other countries will be assisting in that process. The consortium will begin its work in the fall of this year. More information to follow!
3 Ethics in Participatory Health Research: Request for Case Examples and Case Studies
As discussed at our last Annual Working Meeting in Newcastle in June we will be collecting case examples for a broader discussion on ethics in Participatory Health Research. These examples will illustrate the issues raised in our position paper on ethics, available on the website. For more information about the case examples and case studies, click here. Feel free to submit your case studies in languages other than English. We will work with our language coordinators to find ways to incorporate these studies into the sites which are currently being developed in other languages. We look forward to hearing from you!
4 Problems in Sending the Last Newsletter
In the process of moving the website from Berlin to Edmonton, we were not able to send out the last newsletter to all of those on our mailing list. We apologize for the problem! You can find past newsletters on the website.
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 Collaboration is through the Project Groups. 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.