Carmel Williams

Carmel Williams has a long career in government working as a policy entrepreneur, to address complex policy issues, navigating across sectors and systems to deliver good public policy outcomes that contribute to improved heath, wellbeing and health equity.  She is Director of the Centre for Health in All Polices Research Translation (The Centre), jointly based with Health Translation SA, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute and the School of Public Health, University of Adelaide. The Centre has been established to bridge the gap between the generation of research and its application to policy and practice. The Centre works across disciplinary and sectoral boundaries to foster collaborative action between researchers and policy actors strengthening relationships, building capacity, and contributing to improved public policy and community outcomes. Carmel is also the founding Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Advancing Health in All Policies Implementation and works closely with WHO to support countries to adopt evidence based multisectoral action. In this role Carmel authored in partnership with WHO colleague the Health in All Policies 4 Pillars Model and guidance document Working together for equity and healthier populations Sustainable multisectoral collaboration based on Health in All Policies approach.