Community Alliances for Health Research (CAHRs):
The intent of the CAHR program is to foster excellent research of relevance to community groups and agencies in the four themes of health research: biomedical, clinical, health services and systems and population health including the social, cultural and environmental determinants of health. The program facilitates mutual learning and collaboration among community organizations and partnerships with researchers based in local universities, hospitals and other not-for-profit institutions. In addition to contributing to the improved health and quality of life in communities involved in CAHRs, the program provides unique opportunities for training of health researchers in all disciplines.
Interdisciplinary Health Research Teams (IHRTs)
IHRT's are interdisciplinary, multi-centre collaborations between at least two of the four themes of health research, with an emphasis on research translation between the sectors, and focused on an important health problem. The four themes designated in the IHRT program announcement are 1) biomedical; 2) clinical; 3) health services (including health systems); and 4) population health (including the social, cultural and environmental determinants of health).
