Together with our research partners we identify public health relevant study questions. We develop research designs for clients and practice partners, conduct investigations and document and disseminate the results. We accompany and evaluate projects and development processes.

The research unit has a large network, within the ZHAW, nationally and internationally. In addition to the Institutes of occupational therapy, midwifery, nursing and physiotherapy with their respective research centres at the Department of Health Professions, we collaborate with a large number of external research partners and Clients:

• BASS, Office for labour and social policy studies, BASS
• Centre for Social Work, ZHAW
• Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, SFIVET
• University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
• IAP Institute of Applied Psychology, ZHAW
• Institute for General Practitioner Medicine at the University of Zurich
• Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, ISPM, Bern
• Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Cancer Research Institute Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology
• Swiss Society for Paediatrics (SGP)
• Social Pediatric Centre (SPZ) Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
• Winterthur Institute of Health Economics, School of Management and Law ZHAW 

• Blood Transfusion, Switzerland
• Federal Office of Public Healt, FOPH
• Federal Social Insurance Office
• Department of Health, Canton of Zurich
• Health Promotion Switzerland
• Health Network 2025 City Zurich
• Swiss Health Observatory, OBSAN
• Spitex Association Switzerland
• State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI

Our research projects are funded by:

• Innosuisse – Swiss Innovation Agency
• Mercator Endowment Switzerland
• Sana Foundation
• Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMW)
• Swiss Cancer league
• Swiss National Fund for the Promotion of Science