About Us

The Consumer and Community Involvement Program (CCI Program) is an activity of the Western Australian Health Translation Network (WAHTN). The CCI Program supports consumers, community members and researchers to work in partnership to make decisions about health research priorities, policy and practice with the aim of improving health outcomes and ensuring community involvement becomes standard practice. The CCI Program was established in 1998 by the University of Western Australia’s School of Population Health. The CCI Program works closely with researchers at Western Australia’s five universities, six medical research institutes, the metropolitan health service providers, and the WA Department of Health.

Led by Debra Langridge, the CCI Program team works to facilitate, develop and support numerous involvement strategies, events, training programs and resources for researchers, consumers and community members. The work we do is underpinned by the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) statement and framework on Consumer and Community Involvement.

CCIProgram: A brief history

CCIProgram Video Series

Hear more about us from consumers and researchers that have been involved with the Consumer and Community involvement Program.

Consumers using their voices in research

Why researchers involve consumers in research

Driving Consumer and Community Involvement