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RESEARCHSPOTLIGHT<br />
ADDRESSING THEGAPSBETWEENRESEARCH<br />
ANDPRACTICEINPOPULATIONHEALTH<br />
TinTinSu(DepartmentOfSocialAndPreventiveMedicine,FacultyofMedicine,University<br />
ofMalaya)<br />
UniversityofMalaya(UM)andtheQueen’sUniversityofBelfast(QUB),NorthernIreland<br />
hadamutualinterestincolaboratingintheareaofpublichealth.UM hasalonghistoryofpublic<br />
healtheducationandQUBaswelisrecognizedasoneofthetop5UKCentresofExcelencein<br />
PublicHealth.TheCentreforPopulationHealth(CePH)istheresultofcolaborativeworkbetween<br />
theDepartmentofSocialandPreventiveMedicineandtheCentreofPublicHealth,QUB.<br />
LaunchedbytheViceChancelorofUM in2009viaanMOUbetweenthetwoinstitutions,<br />
CePHhasavisiontobecomeaworld-classresearchcentreofexcelencethatwilleadinareas<br />
relatedtopopulationhealth.ThefocusareasofresearchcolaborationatCePHincludelowincome<br />
community,adolescenthealth,cancerresearchenhancementinitiatives,healthliteracy,andhealth<br />
systemsorientedresearchthatdirectlyinfluencehealthpolicies.<br />
Throughconsciouslybridgingthegapsbetweenresearchandpractice,professionalandpublic<br />
realmsaswelasimplementationofnewresearchprograms,discussions,anddevelopment,the<br />
centreaimstocontributenewevidenceandinsightinovercomingthehealthissuesoftheMalaysian<br />
population.<br />
CePHhasestablisheditselfasanavenuetoinitiateandpromoteresearchanddevelopment<br />
activitiesin the field ofpopulation health in colaboration with bodieslike the World Health<br />
Organizationaswelasuniversitiesandtheprivateandnon-governmentalorganisationsaroundthe<br />
world.CePHisalsohopingtoassisttheMinistryofHealthandotheragenciesinMalaysiainthe<br />
preventionofdiseasesandimprovingthequalityoflifeofthecommunity.<br />
CePH isproudtoannouncethattwoof<br />
ourmembers are recipients ofthe 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Newton-UngkuOmarFunds;Assoc.ProfTin<br />
Tin Su received the fundsforthe PACED<br />
(PromotingEarlyAwarenessofCancerand<br />
EarlyDetectionInitiativeinMalaysia)project<br />
whileAssociateProfessorDrHazreenAbdul<br />
Majid received itforMyHeartBeat(Diet,<br />
PhysicalActivityandCardiometabolicHealth<br />
inMalaysianAdolescents:from Epidemiology<br />
toIntervention).<br />
Newton-UngkuOmarFundawardceremony(25thJuly20<strong>17</strong>),<br />
£397,741.00forPACEDInitiativeprojectand£381,274.00 for<br />
Diet,physicalactivityandcardiometabolichealthinMalaysian<br />
adolescents:from epidemiologytointervention(MyHeartBeat)<br />
CePHalsohasseveralothersuccessful<br />
projects such as PARTNER (Participatory<br />
Action Research Through Negotiation and<br />
EmpowermentofResidents),the“MyHeARTs”<br />
(RiskFactorsForChronicNon-Communicable<br />
DiseasesAmong<br />
15<br />
htps:/resfom.um.edu.my<br />
Isue1Year20<strong>17</strong>
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