@article{fdi:010076096, title = {{W}hy public health matters today and tomorrow : the role of applied public health research [+ {C}orrection parue en 2020, vol. 111, p. 812-813]}, author = {{M}c{L}aren, {L}. and {B}raitstein, {P}. and {B}uckeridge, {D}. and {C}ontandriopoulos, {D}. and {C}reatore, {M}. {I}. and {F}aulkner, {G}. and {H}ammond, {D}. and {H}offman, {S}. {J}. and {K}estens, {Y}. and {L}eatherdale, {S}. and {M}c{G}avock, {J}. and {N}orman, {W}. {V}. and {N}ykiforuk, {C}. and {R}idde, {V}al{\'e}ry and {S}mylie, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}ublic health is critical to a healthy, fair, and sustainable society. {R}ealizing this vision requires imagining a public health community that can maintain its foundational core while adapting and responding to contemporary imperatives such as entrenched inequities and ecological degradation. {I}n this commentary, we reflect on what tomorrow's public health might look like, from the point of view of our collective experiences as researchers in {C}anada who are part of an {A}pplied {P}ublic {H}ealth {C}hairs program designed to support "innovative population health research that improves health equity for citizens in {C}anada and around the world." {W}e view applied public health research as sitting at the intersection of core principles for population and public health: namely sustainability, equity, and effectiveness. {W}e further identify three attributes of a robust applied public health research community that we argue are necessary to permit contribution to those principles: researcher autonomy, sustained intersectoral research capacity, and a critical perspective on the research-practice-policy interface. {O}ur intention is to catalyze further discussion and debate about why and how public health matters today and tomorrow, and the role of applied public health research therein.}, keywords = {{P}ublic health ; {P}opulation health ; {A}pplied research ; {P}olicy ; {S}ustainability ; {E}quity ; {CANADA} ; {MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}anadian {J}ournal of {P}ublic {H}ealth = {R}evue {C}anadienne de {S}ant{\'e} {P}ublique}, volume = {110}, numero = {3}, pages = {317--322 [+ {C}orrection rue en 2020, vol. 111, p. 812--813]}, ISSN = {0008-4263}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.17269/s41997-019-00196-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076096}, }