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Academia, Research and Civil Society Healthy Caribbean 2012 The Wyndham Hotel Kingston Jamaica May 29, 2012 By Dr. Kenneth S. M. George MB BS DM. MPH Ministry of Health, Barbados

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Page 1: Academia, Research and Civil Society

Academia, Research

andCivil Society

Academia, Research

andCivil Society

Healthy Caribbean 2012 The Wyndham Hotel

Kingston JamaicaMay 29, 2012

By

Dr. Kenneth S. M. GeorgeMB BS DM. MPH

Ministry of Health, Barbados

By

Dr. Kenneth S. M. GeorgeMB BS DM. MPH

Ministry of Health, Barbados

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Civil Society

• Arena outside family, state, and market – Where people associate to advance common

interests– Movers and shakers of public opinion

• Requires reliable and valid information for– Health education– Advocacy – Communicating messages to constituents – Programme development

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• A community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research

• The intellectual class

• Use of the word ‘academia’ has its roots in ancient Greece and North Africa

Academia

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• Descriptive, observational or experimental

• Helps to provide answers and solutions to hypothetical problems

• Complex in design

• Methodical and structured in its approach

• Strives for excellence and recognition

• Well-suited to academia

Research

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Academia• More concerned with detail,

excellence and examination on specific public health areas

• Specific solutions to abstract problems

• Publishing and dissemination to a limited audience

• Structure and process

Civil Society• More concerned with the

greater good for society

• Real life solutions to public health problems

• Getting the message to the widest possible audience

• Outcomes

Academia vs. Civil Society

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• Needs civil society to harness public opinion on areas of public health concern

• To motivate individuals and groups to participate in research, enable them to take part and reward them for their efforts

• To fund specific areas of research and explore financial support through their access to higher tiered organizations

Academia Needs Civil Society

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• Stewardship, co-ordination and leadership

• Programmatic approach vs project response

• For support– Field work, administration, lobbying

governmental agencies

Academia Needs Civil Society

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• Collaborative approach to research

• Equitably involves all partners in the process

• Recognizes unique strengths

• Uses qualitative and quantitative methods to understand complex public health issues

• Vehicle and opportunity for more effective translation of research into action re: NCDs

Community-Based Participatory Research(CBPR)

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• Diabetes foot amputations in Barbados• Hennis et al Case Control Study 2004• Diabetics with LEA (205)/ Diabetics without LEA

(104)• Inadequate footwear independently triples the

risk for LEA• Have their been effective communication of

results to governmental agencies and civil society?

An Example of CBPR

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• CDRC assisted with writing and review of health tips (PSA)

• Attended meeting in an advisory capacity• Co authored an editorial in the West Indian

Medical Journal targeting the medical community

• CDRC will continue to engage the HCC with documentation and data collection that will allow for publications

The “Get the Message” Campaign

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• Collaboration

• Co-operation

• Partnership and alliances

• Sensitivity

• Reciprocity

• Understanding public health issues of greatest concern

• Ability to understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses

How to Narrow the Gap?

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Thank You

ANY QUESTIONS?