BACKGROUND Cross-sector collaborative partnerships are a vital strategy in efforts to strengthen research-informed policy and practice and may be particularly effective at addressing the complex problems associated with chronic disease prevention. However, there is still a limited understanding of how such partnerships are implemented in practice and how their implementation contributes to outcomes. This paper explores the operationalisation and outcomes of knowledge mobilisation strategies within the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre - a research collaboration between policy-makers, practitioners and researchers. METHODS The Centre's programme model identifies six knowledge mobilisation strategies that are hypothesised to be essential for achieving its objectives. Using a mixed methods approach combining stakeholder interviews, surveys, participant feedback forms and routine process data over a 5-year period, we describe the structures, resources and activities used to operationalise these strategies and explore if and how they have contributed to proximal outcomes. RESULTS Results showed that Centre-produced research, resources, tools and methods were impacting policy formation and funding. Policy-makers reported using new practical methodologies that were helping them to design, implement, evaluate and obtain funding for scaled-up policies and programmes, and co-creating compelling prevention narratives. Some strategies were better implemented and more impactful than others in supporting these outcomes, with variation in who they worked for. The activities used to effect engagement, capacity-building and partnership formation were mostly generating positive results, but co-production could be enhanced by greater shared decision-making. Considerably more work is needed to successfully operationalise knowledge integration and adaptive learning. CONCLUSIONS Describing how collaborative cross-sector research partnerships are operationalised in practice, and with what effects, can provide important insights into practical strategies for establishing and growing such partnerships and for maximising their contributions to policy. Findings suggest that the Centre has many strengths but could benefit from more inclusive and transparent governance and internal processes that facilitate dialogue about roles, expectations and co-production practices.

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实践中的知识动员：对澳大利亚预防合作中心的评估。

背景技术跨部门的合作伙伴关系是努力加强研究型政策和实践的重要战略，并且在解决与慢性病预防相关的复杂问题方面可能特别有效。但是，对于这种伙伴关系如何在实践中实施以及它们的实施如何有助于成果的认识仍然有限。本文探讨了澳大利亚预防合作中心内的知识动员策略的可操作性和成果，这是决策者，从业人员和研究人员之间的研究合作。方法中心的计划模型确定了六种知识动员策略，这些策略被认为对于实现其目标至关重要。使用结合了利益相关者访谈的混合方法，调查，参与者反馈表和5年期间的常规过程数据，我们描述了用于实施这些策略的结构，资源和活动，并探讨了它们是否以及如何为近端结果做出了贡献。结果结果表明，中心开展的研究，资源，工具和方法正在影响政策的制定和筹资。决策者报告说，他们使用了新的实用方法，以帮助他们设计，实施，评估和获得扩大规模的政策和计划的资金，并共同创建引人注目的预防性叙述。在支持这些结果时，有些策略的实施效果更好，影响力更大，而且其工作对象也有所不同。用于参与，能力建设和伙伴关系形成的活动大多产生积极成果，但是共同的决策可以通过更大程度的共同决策来增强。成功开展知识整合和适应性学习需要大量工作。结论描述了如何在实践中操作跨部门研究合作伙伴关系以及其产生的影响，可以为建立和发展这种伙伴关系并最大程度地发挥其对政策贡献的实用策略提供重要见解。调查结果表明，该中心具有许多优势，但可以从更具包容性和透明性的治理以及内部流程中受益，这些流程和方法有助于就角色，期望和共同生产实践进行对话。成功开展知识整合和适应性学习需要大量工作。结论描述了如何在实践中操作跨部门研究合作伙伴关系以及其产生的影响，可以为建立和发展这种伙伴关系并最大程度地发挥其对政策贡献的实用策略提供重要见解。调查结果表明，该中心具有许多优势，但可以从更具包容性和透明性的治理以及内部流程中受益，这些流程和方法有助于就角色，期望和共同生产实践进行对话。成功开展知识整合和适应性学习需要大量工作。结论描述了如何在实践中操作跨部门研究合作伙伴关系以及其产生的影响，可以为建立和发展这种伙伴关系并最大程度地发挥其对政策贡献的实用策略提供重要见解。调查结果表明，该中心具有许多优势，但可以从更具包容性和透明性的治理以及内部流程中受益，这些流程和方法有助于就角色，期望和共同生产实践进行对话。可以为建立和发展这种伙伴关系并最大程度地发挥其对政策的贡献的实用策略提供重要见解。调查结果表明，该中心具有许多优势，但可以从更具包容性和透明性的治理以及内部流程中受益，这些流程和方法有助于就角色，期望和共同生产实践进行对话。可以为建立和发展这种伙伴关系并最大程度地发挥其对政策的贡献的实用策略提供重要见解。调查结果表明，该中心具有许多优势，但可以从更具包容性和透明性的治理以及内部流程中受益，这些流程和方法有助于就角色，期望和共同生产实践进行对话。