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Transdisciplinary Work with Psychology from a Population Health Perspective: An Illustration

Community Health Research Unit, University of Ottawa, Ottawa-Carleton Health Department, Canada

Ronald C. Plotnikoff

Community Health Research Unit, University of Ottawa, Ottawa-Carleton Health Department, and University of Alberta, Canada

Alwyn Moyer

Community Health Research Unit, University of Ottawa, Ottawa-Carleton Health Department, Canada

One of the important implications of a population health perspective in public health is an increase in the need for transdisciplinary ways of working. The Community Health Research Unit (CHRU) is presented as an example of an environment where psychology and psychologists work with other disciplines to conduct applied research in population health. Research activities were examined to identify how the disciplines collaborate and to provide evidence of successful interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches which incorporate health psychology. The strengths and challenges of multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary approaches were examined through a poll of CHRU members. Further, members' views about the contributions of psychology to their work were gathered. Issues of working with different disciplines in a transdisciplinary approach are highlighted and future directions are suggested.

Key Words: population health • psychology • transdisciplinary

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 5, No. 2, 173-181 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/135910530000500208


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