2. Country systems. Larger countries tend to organise research calls separately, while smaller countries may make a single overall call for research. For a smaller country, the opportunity (in principle) for public health research may exist within a broader call. 3. In some countries, research is supported through the traditional method of institutional grants (negotiated directly between institution and government department), rather than through the competitive calls and programmes recorded by this WP. 4. Only one year was chosen, and in some countries calls for research are not made every year. Moreover, 2010 was a particularly difficult budget year. Thematic areas of public health research (research fields) which were financed through national programmes and calls in 2010 Tables 4 and 5 summarise the number of calls/ programmes in each thematic area in total and without France and United Kingdom. Tables 6-18 (page xx) information obtained on commissioning agency and objectives of calls and programmes. Table 4 - Number of calls or programmes by areas of research. Number of calls/programmes Open calls / All public health 11 Thematic areas of public health research Number of calls/programmes Disease control Cancer 7 Mental health 3 chronic diseases Non-specified and non-communicable 8 chronic diseases Other or non-specified diseases 3 Communicable Disease 4 Health promotion Environmental, occupational 11 Health promotion (general) 8 Health services Health services, statistics, information, 12 screening, organization Other 2 Methods Epidemiology, social sciences, other 4 Target groups Youth 1 Ageing 1
2. Country systems. Larger countries tend to organise research calls separately, while smaller countries may make a single overall call for research. For a smaller country, the opportunity (in principle) for public health research may exist within a broader call. 3. In some countries, research is supported through the traditional method of institutional grants (negotiated directly between institution and government department), rather than through the competitive calls and programmes recorded by this WP. 4. Only one year was chosen, and in some countries calls for research are not made every year. Moreover, 2010 was a particularly difficult budget year. Thematic areas of public health research (research fields) which were financed through national programmes and calls in 2010 Tables 4 and 5 summarise the number of calls/ programmes in each thematic area in total and without France and United Kingdom. Tables 6-18 (page xx) information obtained on commissioning agency and objectives of calls and programmes. Table 4 - Number of calls or programmes by areas of research. Number of calls/programmes Open calls / All public health 11 Thematic areas of public health research Number of calls/programmes Disease control chronic diseases Cancer 7 Mental health 3 Non-specified and non-communicable chronic diseases 8 Other or non-specified diseases 3 Communicable Disease 4 Health promotion Environmental, occupational 11 Health promotion (general) 8 Health services Health services, statistics, information, screening, organization 12 Other 2 Methods Epidemiology, social sciences, other 4 Target groups Youth 1 Ageing 1
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