IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Developing the Co-production and Peer Research (CoPPer) network

CoPPeR Network: We established a sustainable model enabling seldom-heard communities, researchers, and policymakers to co-produce health research addressing community-identified priorities.

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We have spent several years working with communities across the region whereby diverse populations have provided tremendous support to our research efforts. This has helped us build a solid evidence base on how to improve the health and well-being of a city-wide population. Working together on so many research projects has boosted confidence and trust in the work we have undertaken, and as a consequence, has given rise to an interest amongst community organisations to join us as equal partners in producing and delivering research. This call provided a perfect opportunity to make this happen.

The aim of this project is to establish the CoPPeR network, a sustainable model to enable seldom-heard communities, researchers and policy makers to work together in order to develop and deliver research to improve the health of communities by:

• Develop long term relationships with community organisations who work with seldom heard groups.
• Co-produce community led, peer-research projects on community priorities.
• Explore barriers and enablers to co-production and peer-research with seldom heard communities.
• Co-produce a sustainable model for the CoPPeR network
• Explore the readiness of research and statutory organisations to embed the CoPPeR network in activities.