10.26188/5c88980f71636 HELEN DICKINSON HELEN DICKINSON Celia Green Celia Green GEMMA CAREY GEMMA CAREY CRE-DH Policy Lab Explainer The University of Melbourne 2019 Policy Public Engagement Social determinants of health Disability Health Economics Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health Policy and Administration not elsewhere classified Care for Disabled Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Epidemiology Health Economics 2019-06-30 06:44:00 Journal contribution https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/CRE-DH_Policy_Lab_Explainer/7836122 <p>The Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health (CRE-DH) is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council and is comprised of academics from 5 leading universities as well as an Advisory Group of stakeholders from the disability and health sectors. The aim of the CRE-DH is to identify cost-effective policies that improve the health of working-age people with disabilities in Australia. There are 4 work programs in the CRE-DH which work together to create a multi-disciplinary, cross-sectoral exchange of knowledge in order to develop the best policy reform options.<br></p><p><br></p> <p>The Policy Lab is the name we have given to the group of experts who are participating in our 4 year Delphi Study. Policy Lab Members are expert stakeholders in disability and health policy and come from a wide range of sectors (government and non-government organisations, statutory bodies, the disability service sector, and consumer representative organisations) and geographical locations throughout Australia. <br><br>This <i>explainer</i> outlines the role of the Policy Lab in our research, how a Delphi study works, what we are trying to find out, and what the proposed outcomes will be. </p><p></p>