Scientific expertise at the service of health assessment
At the Pasteur Institute of Lille, action research constitutes a scientific expertise in its own right, at the crossroads of research, field analysis and evaluation of health interventions.
It enables the design, analysis and improvement of health programs, devices or policies by relying on rigorous methods and data from real-life situations.
This expertise is aimed at different actors — citizens, companies, associations, institutions — with a common objective: to produce useful and directly actionable knowledge for public health.
To produce knowledge rooted in reality
Action research studies interventions implemented in the field, analyzes their effects and transforms the results into solid scientific data.
It allows, in particular, to:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of programs or devices,
- Understanding the determinants of health and behaviors,
- Adjust and improve the actions deployed,
- Supporting strategic decision-making in public health.
This approach is fully in line with the mission of the Pasteur Institute of Lille: to link science, prevention and concrete impact on populations.
Action research projects offer individuals the opportunity to voluntarily participate in supervised scientific studies.
They allow to:
- To produce data from real-world situations,
- Better understanding of health factors and behaviors,
- Contribute to work that has a collective impact.
All studies strictly adhere to ethical and regulatory standards, with rigorous support from our teams.
Action research offers strategic support to companies wishing to develop, test or evaluate prevention products, services or programs.
The Pasteur Institute of Lille supports professionals in:
- To design scientific projects tailored to their needs,
- To implement clinical trials, action research, or epidemiological studies,
- Evaluate the impact of devices (applications, digital tools, programs, connected objects…),
- Ensuring ethical and regulatory compliance
The Pasteur Institute of Lille collaborates with associations, communities and institutions to develop action-research projects that meet the specific needs of territories and audiences.
These collaborations allow us to:
- Co-creating programs based on scientific data,
- Testing and improving devices in real-world conditions,
- Strengthening the impact of public health policies,
- To better understand the needs of a territory or a target audience,
- Responding to joint calls for projects.
Our fields of intervention
Each project addresses a specific scientific question, defined in relation to the partners and the objectives pursued.
Expertise integrated into the research of the Pasteur Institute of Lille
Action research is fully integrated into the scientific ecosystem of the Pasteur Institute of Lille, in close collaboration with:
- research units,
- scientific expertise,
- prevention measures.
It helps to strengthen the impact of research, by transforming data from the field into knowledge useful for public health.
