Get involved

The PHRG aims to work closely with public health practitioners, policy makers and researchers, to ensure the work of this entity reflects the evidence needs of those responsible for planning, delivery and funding public health initiatives. We therefore value your input on any matters of relevance, including suggestions for topics for review, comments on reviews in progress or completed, requests for training related to doing or using systematic reviews, and any pother matters of relevance

Our contributions to The Cochrane Library and other databases relies on individuals motivated, trained and prepared to conduct systematic reviews in effectiveness of public health interventions. It also takes people willing to partake in the peer-review process for these reviews.
Whilst some of these tasks are undertaken on a voluntary basis, or as part of academic pursuits, funders dedicated to supporting best evidence in health promotion and public health are often called upon to provide resources to ensure projects are carried out.

Become a Cochrane review author
If you would like to learn about what is involved in producing a Cochrane review, The Cochrane Reviewers Handbook outlines the methods and requirements of a Cochrane review. This handbook is a good start to give the reviewer an idea of the amount of work involved in a Cochrane review but could be heavy going for a newcomer! Workshops are offered by several Cochrane Centres throughout the world. Go to www.cochrane.org/cochrane/workshop.htm for dates, but contact your nearest Centre (see below) for futher details.

Peer review Cochrane protocols and reviews
Email: cochrane@vichealth.vic.gov.au

Suggest topics for review
Email: cochrane@vichealth.vic.gov.au

Become a PHRG member
To have you details on our conatcat database and receive our bi-annual newsletter and other information as indicated in teh form we will ask you to fill out, email: cochrane@vichealth.vic.gov.au

Host a Cochrane workshop
The Cochrane PHRG offers training workshops across the country:
The following types of workshops may be offered:

• Evidence Informed Public Health
• Conducting Systematic Reviews of Health Promotion and Public Health Interventions
  

To host a similar workshop, or for more information please contact Rebecca Armstrong on 03 9667 1336 Email: ramrstrong@vichealth.vic.gov.au

Contact your nearest Cochrane Centre for further local support:

Australasian Cochrane Centre
cochrane@med.monash.edu.au
http://www.cochrane.org.au/

Brazilian Cochrane Centre (Centro Cochrane do Brasil)
cochrane.dmed@epm.br
http://www.centrocochranedobrasil.org

Canadian Cochrane Centre
cochrane@uottawa.ca
http://www.ccnc.cochrane.org

Chinese Cochrane Centre
cochrane@mail.sc.cninfo.net
http://www.chinacochrane.org

Dutch Cochrane Centre
cochrane@amc.uva.nl
http://www.cochrane.nl

Belgian branch
http://www.cochrane.be/

German Cochrane Centre (Deutsches Cochrane Zentrum)
mail@cochrane.de
http://www.cochrane.de

Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre (Centro Cochrane Iberoamericano)
cochrane@cochrane.es
http://www.cochrane.es

Italian Cochrane Centre (Centro Cochrane Italiano)
bidoli@marionegri.it
http://www.cochrane.it

Nordic Cochrane Centre
general@cochrane.dk
http://www.cochrane.dk/

South African Cochrane Centre
cochrane@mrc.ac.za
http://www.mrc.ac.za/cochrane/cochrane.htm

UK Cochrane Centre
general@cochrane.co.uk
www.cochrane.co.uk

United States Cochrane Center
cochrane@brown.edu
http://www.cochrane.us

United States Cochrane Center (San Francisco Branch)
sfcc@itsa.ucsf.edu
http://www.ucsf.edu/sfcc