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Cardi Strategic Plan 2008-2011
CARDI Strategy

 

Background

CARDI is a not for profit organisation developed by leaders from the ageing field across Ireland (North and South) including age focused researchers, academics, statutory, voluntary and community sector representatives with support from The Atlantic Philanthropies. It is overseen by a Steering Group and hosted by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland.

Mission

To advocate for and advance the ageing research agenda by identifying, coordinating, stimulating, and communicating strategic research on ageing and older people as a means to improve the lives of older people in Ireland (North and South) especially those who are disadvantaged.

Purpose

CARDI has been established to provide a mechanism for greater collaboration among age researchers, for wider dissemination of ageing research information and to advance a research agenda relevant to the needs of older people in Ireland (North and South). Operating at a strategic level and in an advisory capacity, CARDI will focus on promoting research cooperation across sectors and disciplines and will concentrate on influencing the strategic direction of research into older people and ageing in Ireland. It has been strategically positioned around the following four areas:

  • Identifying and establishing ageing research priorities relevant to policy and practice in Ireland (North and South);
  • Promoting greater collaboration and cooperation on ageing research in order to build an ageing research community in Ireland (North and South);
  • Stimulating research in priority areas that can inform policy and practice relating to ageing and older people in Ireland (North and South);
  • Communicating strategic research issues on ageing to raise the profile of ageing research in Ireland (North and South) and its role in informing policy and practice.

This work has been made possible through funding by Atlantic Philanthropies, augmented by grants from the Department of Health and Children in Dublin and the Research and Development Office for Health and Social Care, Northern Ireland and hosting by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland.

 

 

 

 

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