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This chapter makes a foray into the area of mobilizing knowledge generated by scientific research, an inherent dimension of health promotion practice and research. After introducing the field of knowledge mobilization, the chapter discusses the research posture and partnerships established with practice settings that underpin the scientific knowledge produced and mobilized. The core of the chapter is a detailed analysis of the dialogical process that took place in the production and use of knowledge translation instruments, broken down according to three main strategies: (1) synthesis, dissemination, and exchange of scientific results in forms suitable for specific audiences; (2) appropriation and translation of scientific knowledge into practical knowledge and know-how; and (3) putting knowledge into action. This is followed by an examination of this process, informed by the actor–network theory. This review highlights the agency of knowledge translation instruments, the usage scenarios and conditions of use encrypted in the instruments by their designers, and the active role of users in the career of knowledge translation instruments.
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Acknowledgments
Funding
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The research program was funded by CIHR 2011–16 ROH115211 and CIHR 2017–20 PJT153093.
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The production of the Tool benefited financial support from the Fonds des services aux collectivités, Ministère de l’Éducation, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche du Québec (Project 2015-010).
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The English translation was funded by SSHRC-Connection (Project 611-2019–1023).
Field Partners
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Three neighbourhood committees participated to the research: the Table de développement social Centre-Sud, the Table de quartier Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and the Table de développement social de Pointe-aux-Trembles.
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The four design-workshops on the characteristics of the Tool were performed with 57 participants from Montreal’s neighbourhood committees that participated and did not participate in the research.
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The three laboratory workshops on facilitating the workshop on using the Tool were performed with three intersectoral bodies: Vivre Saint-Michel en Santé Neighbourhood Committee; the Comité de ressources pour les jeunes familles de la MRC Les Moulins (young families’s resource committee); and Action-Gardien, the community joint action table in Pointe-Saint-Charles.
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Pretest of the English version of the Tool was performed with five practitioners from the Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership, SK; DC Moves Dufferin County, ON; Human Ecology Manager, Lethbridge, AB; Poverty Reduction Initiatives Community Partnerships, Peel Region, ON; Cities/Team Lead, Cities Deepening Community –Vibrant Communities-Tamarack Institute.
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1.1 List of Productions on the Research Results and the Tool
1.1.1 Presentations of the Research Results in Major Scientific and Professional Conferences
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IUHPE (International Union for Health Promotion and Education) World Conference on Health Promotion, Rotorua, Aotearoa, New-Zealand, 2019
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Canadian Public Health Association Conference, Halifax (NS), Canada, 2017
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Journées d’études internationales du contrat REFLEXISS, Toulouse, France, 2017
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World Congress on Public Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2017
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IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Curitiba, Brazil, 2016
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Journées annuelles de santé publique, Montréal (QC), Canada, 2016
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England, 2016
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Communities in Control Workshop, Lancaster, England, 2016
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Sparking Solutions, Ottawa (ON), Canada, 2016
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IFFÉRISS, Université Toulouse 3, Toulouse, France, 2016
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IREPS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpe, Lyon, France, 2019
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Colloque IFRISS, Toulouse, France, 2015.
1.1.2 Posters on the Research Results of the Three Case Studies
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Lefebvre, C., Galarneau, M., Bilodeau, A., Potvin, L. (2016). Acting proactively on living conditions through local collaborations: The case of the Initiative montréalaise de soutien au développement social local. Sparkling Solutions Summit on Population Health Intervention Research, Ottawa, April 25. https://chairecacis.org/fichiers/publications/20160425_im-prim_ang_final.pdf
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Galarneau, M., Roy, M., Lefebvre, C., Bilodeau, A., Potvin, L. (2016). La table de quartier Hochelaga-Maisonneuve comme leader d’une action intersectorielle locale porteuse de transformations urbaines. Poster at the 22e World Conference Health Promotion – IUHPE, Curitiba, May 22–26. http://chairecacis.org/fichiers/publications/2-affiche_tab_quartier_hochelaga-maison.pdf
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Lefebvre C, Rivest R, Bernard S, Galarneau M, Bilodeau A, Potvin L. (2016). Éclairage sur le processus de production des effets : l’Initiative montréalaise de développement social local et le cas de la Table de développement social de Pointe-aux-Trembles. Communication affichée. Poster at the 22e World Conference Health Promotion – IUHPE, Curitiba, May 22–26. http://chairecacis.org/fichiers/publications/affiche_tds_pat_finale_0.pdf
1.1.3 Training Sessions on Research Results and on the Tool
A dozen talks on research results have been delivered at the local, regional, and provincial levels, such as the City of Montreal; United Ways Montreal; Dynamo (Quebec nonprofit organization supporting collective action ); partners of MI; École ARIMA, ARIMA partnership , University of Montreal; École d’été de Santé publique, McGill University, Montreal.
A workshop on the Tool was given at the seminar Orchestrer l’action intersectorielle: de la mobilisation à l’évaluation. Journées annuelles de santé publique 2019.
This workshop is integrated into the curriculum of the École ARIMA Orchestrer l’action intersectorielle, ongoing since 2021 at the University of Montréal’s Faculty of Arts and Science.
The Tool is also integrated into the https://espacerezo.ca/ interactive platform on network action.
Webinars on the French and English Tool:
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National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools /Centre de collaboration nationale des méthodes et des outils, on February 2021.
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February 24 Webinar Audio Recording (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kekB-pOO8xw
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February 25 Webinar Audio Recording (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfMAXzLmSA
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International Union for Health Promotion and Education/ Union internationale de promotion de la santé et d’éducation pour la santé, on December 2020 and May 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyhPUZVUpFw (French)
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Bilodeau, A., St-Louis, MP., Meunier, A., Chabot, C., Potvin, L. (2022). From the Production to the Use of Scientific Knowledge: A Continuous Dialogue Between Researchers, Knowledge Mobilization Specialists, and Users. In: Potvin, L., Jourdan, D. (eds) Global Handbook of Health Promotion Research, Vol. 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97212-7_35
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