The most threatening public health challenges today are chronic and complex and require
joint effort from academic researchers in partnership with clinical and public health …

The CO‐CREATE project focuses on the need for research on obesity prevention in
adolescents to move away from studies of single interventions, toward the investigation of …

Background The fields of implementation science and knowledge translation have evolved
somewhat independently from the field of policy implementation research, despite calls for …

Background Physical activity and dietary change programmes play a central role in
addressing public health priorities. Programme evaluation contributes to the evidence-base …

Evidence-based public health has commonly relied on findings from empirical studies, or
research-based evidence. However, this paper advocates that practice-based evidence …

Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is a promising methodology for policy research in nursing.
As a critical theoretical methodology, researchers use CDA to analyze social practices and …

Background Obesity is a major threat to the health of the nation. The prevalence of obesity 1,
2 and its associated health risks are well documented. 3, 4 Known determinants of obesity …

The worldwide increase in obesity has led to changes in what is considered “normal” or
desirable weight, especially among populations at higher risk. We show that social norms …

African Americans have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease partly due to low fruit
and vegetable consumption. This article reports the results of an intervention to provide …

Background Evaluating knowledge mobilization strategies (KMb) presents challenges for
organizations seeking to understand their impact to improve KMb effectiveness. Moreover …