One of the most substantial challenges facing the field of injury and violence prevention is bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and its real-world application to achieve population-level impact. Much synergy is gained when academic and practice communities collaborate; however, a number of barriers prevent better integration of science and practice. The Journal of Public Health Management & Practice examines 3 examples of academic-practitioner collaborations, including our own InjuryFreeNC Academy.
Each example falls along the spectrum of engagement with nonacademic partners as co-investigators and knowledge producers. They also highlight the benefits of academic-community partnerships and the engaged scholarship model under which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention–funded Injury Control Research Centers operate to address the research-to-practice and practice-to-research gap.
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