Marchessault Gail
Independent Qualitative Health Researcher, Winnipeg, MB.
Healthc Policy. 2011 Jan;6(Spec Issue):29-43.
The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) is a university research centre with a long-standing contractual arrangement with government.
The purpose of this project was to examine the facilitators and challenges in the development, establishment and continuation of MCHP.
In-depth, semi-structured interviews with 28 participants selected purposefully and a document review were conducted and analyzed using qualitative methods.
Although a unique confluence of factors facilitated MCHP's establishment, participants viewed safeguards to credibility (arm's-length from government; guaranteed academic freedom) along with powerful advocates as key to longevity. Other factors that participants discussed as important to sustainability included excellence in scholarship; thorough protection of privacy; stable funding; incremental growth; teamwork; leadership; nurturing of relationships; and authentic partnerships.
MCHP has demonstrated that using local administrative data to address policy-related research questions is of enduring value to local and provincial communities, and also has national and international relevance.
曼尼托巴卫生政策中心（MCHP）是一个与政府有着长期合同安排的大学研究中心。
本项目旨在探讨MCHP发展、建立和延续过程中的促进因素和挑战。
对28名有目的地挑选出的参与者进行了深入的半结构化访谈，并进行了文件审查，采用定性方法进行分析。
尽管多种因素的独特融合促进了MCHP的建立，但参与者认为保障可信度（与政府保持独立；保证学术自由）以及强有力的支持者是其长久发展的关键。参与者讨论的对可持续性重要的其他因素包括学术卓越；全面保护隐私；稳定的资金；逐步增长；团队合作；领导力；培养关系；以及真正的伙伴关系。
MCHP已证明，利用本地行政数据解决与政策相关的研究问题对地方和省级社区具有持久价值，并且在国家和国际上也具有相关性。
