LONDON, 21-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — We’ve joined an alliance of research funders to support a new initiative in UK prevention research. A funding call will follow later in 2017.
The UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP), which includes some of the Research Councils and the Department of Health, wants to find sustainable and cost-effective ways of improving UK population health and reducing health inequalities by preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
We are inviting expressions of interest(opens in a new tab) to attend the UKPRP Networking and Collaboration event. We want to ensure there’s a mix of research expertise and representation from institutions across the UK.
NCDs, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders, respiratory disease, cancer and poor mental health, are increasing. This impairs individuals’ health and quality of life and, as they age, places unsustainable pressure on the UK economy, and health and social care systems.
Many NCDs are closely associated with a number of common ‘upstream’ influences, such as:
The challenge is to increase knowledge and develop robust interventions that can effectively modify these complex systems and environments and lead to improvements in public health.
The UKPRP will approach this challenge through a £40m-£50m initiative.
It will focus on stimulating new multidisciplinary research collaborations, working with policy makers, providers and professionals, and with a range of industry sectors, to help to deliver sustainable, implementable and cost-effective solutions.
The UKPRP also aims to:
More information
Find out more and register an expression of interest(opens in a new tab) to attend the workshop, or contact Sophie Hawkesworth in Wellcome’s Population Health team.
SOURCE: WELLCOME
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