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CURRENT ISSUE BACK ISSUES SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISE ABOUT JCEHP FOR AUTHORS JCEHP AWARD SEARCH (Members only) FULL-TEXT		Volume 30 (1) Volume 30, Issue 1, Winter 2010 J Contin Educ Health Prof 2010; 30(1):65-71 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Applying knowledge to generate action: A community-based knowledge translation framework Barbara Campbell A b s t r a c t Introduction: Practical strategies are needed to translate research knowledge between researchers and users into action. For effective translation to occur, researchers and users should partner during the research process, recognizing the impact that knowledge, when translated into practice, will have on those most affected by that research. Method: Participatory action research (PAR) was used to generate a rural community’s knowledge of their children’s health. The Ottawa Model of Research Use (OMRU), a knowledge translation framework, was used to guide the translation of that generative knowledge into action, and the more current knowledge-to-action (KTA) conceptual framework provided the rationale for the graphical depiction of engagement of a rural community in knowledge translation. Results: The definitions, perspectives, best practices, and existing frameworks of knowledge translation are outlined. The foundational underpinnings and elements of PAR, the OMRU, and KTA are linked to form a conceptual framework for knowledge translation in a rural community context. Select strategies noted in OMRU to translate existing knowledge informed aspects of PAR to generate an action. Discussion: Diverse yet complementary approaches could be used by health professionals to advance the theory, method, and research of knowledge translation and exchange, regardless of context. Knowledge needs to be relevant, appropriate, applicable, timely, and reasonable to influence change. Lessons for Practice Translating research knowledge into action effectively requires all participants to be involved throughout the process. The "applying knowledge to generate action" framework emerged when rural community members and researchers worked collaboratively around children’s health issues. To result in an action, the knowledge being translated needs to be relevant, appropriate, applicable, timely, and reasonable to the needs of the intended users.
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