Research Translation
The IU Center for Global Health partners with local and global institutions to not only generate knowledge through research, but ensure that knowledge informs real-world health policies, programs, and outcomes. As part of this effort, we are building robust capacity in research translation and health policy influence. Research translation involves tailoring and packaging knowledge into practical tools and messages that policymakers and decision makers can use, leading research to impact. Our goal is to foster a culture where research is routinely designed and implemented with the end user in mind—whether that be a county health officer, national policymaker, or frontline clinician.
Why Research Translation?
Many global health challenges persist not because solutions are unknown, but because they are not adopted. Research translation helps close this gap by:
- Engaging policymakers and communities early in the research process
- Packaging and sharing findings in accessible, actionable formats
- Building bridges between researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers
- Ensuring evidence informs local and national health policies
AMPATH Research Translation & Health Policy Core
AMPATH is launching a Research Translation & Health Policy Core in Kenya to advance this mission within its longstanding academic partnership with Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. The Core is designed to:
- Support research teams in engaging stakeholders, co-developing policy briefs, and crafting dissemination strategies
- Offer training and mentoring on research translation strategies and science communication
- Connect researchers with government and civil society partners to strengthen uptake and implementation
- Develop tailored products and tools to align with policy windows and practitioner needs
The Core’s services include individual project advising, capacity-building workshops, making connections between researchers and policy actors, and translating research into practice.
Learn More or Get Involved
If you are a researcher interested in translating your work to practice or policy impact, or a practitioner interested in partnering in research, contact Indiana University’s Christopher Rice or Moi University’s Faith Yego.
