title: Active living research: partnerships that count.
abstract: There is growing recognition that partnerships with policy-makers and practitioners are critical, if active living research has any chance of being translated into policy and practice. These partnerships provide researchers insight into policy-relevant research questions; create an appetite for the research findings amongst policy-makers; and help create 'champions' for the research who can assist in advocating for the findings to be translated. Drawing on experience, this commentary describes partnerships that have worked in Australia, and reflects on lessons that have contributed to success.
authors.affiliation: McCaughey VicHealth Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. b.giles-corti@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Billie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Giles-Corti
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whitzman
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004779:Environment Design; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009043:Motor Activity; D011050:Policy Making; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*