What We Do: Strategic Goals and Research Priorities
Our Vision
Outstanding health services and policy research to improve health system outcomes.
Our Mandate
Championing and supporting excellent health services and policy research and knowledge translation to identify, understand and address health system needs and challenges and to contribute to health system accessibility, responsiveness, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.
Our Strategic Goals
IHSPR's work is guided by four strategic goals. For more information about these goals, please visit our Strategic Plan.
- Goal 1: Support the education, training, mentoring and development of the brightest minds in health services and policy research to meet health system challenges
- Goal 2: Champion and support the development of methods, tools, infrastructures and theoretical knowledge for excellence in health services and policy research
- Goal 3: Support and enhance health services and policy research and knowledge translation initiatives to address health system challenges
- Goal 4: Demonstrate and communicate the importance of health services and policy research and knowledge translation to strengthen the health care system and the health of Canadians
Our Strategic Research Priorities
In addition to the priorities listed in Listening for Direction III, CIHR-IHSPR has identified the following strategic research priorities under the guidance of its Advisory Board:
- Primary and Community-Based Healthcare
- Access to Appropriate Care across the Continuum
- Financing, Sustainability and Governance
- Health Information
- Drug Policy
For more information about these priorities, please visit the Strategic Priority Research Areas section of our website. For a complete list of funding opportunities currently offered by IHSPR, please visit the IHSPR Funding section of our website
