CDC-Data-2025/Pathway_to_Practice_P2P_Resource_Center.csv

Title,Associated PRC,Resource Publication Year,Project Year Range,Type of Resource,Description,File Type,Audience For Resource,Health Topics,Population Characteristics,Social Determinants of Health,Applied Settings,Geographic Identifier,Primary Goal of Resource,Contact/Email,Link To Resource
#Vax4Community Campaign Uses Videos to Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,2022,,Communications product,This article shares information about the #Vax4 Community campaign and using videos and social media strategies to tell stories to connect with audiences to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.,Website,Public health practitioners,"COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Socioeconomic factors,Community/Community center,City/Town,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Lorna Thorpe / Lorna.Thorpe@nyulangone.org,https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/features/community-health/telling-vaccine-stories-nyc-ceal.html
#Vax4Community Videos,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,2022,,Communications product,These videos are part of a social marketing campaign to build vaccine confidence and use and reduce health disparities in New York City. This videos can be used to learn about the vaccine uptake concerns of populations experiencing health disparities in New York City and as an example of methods to reach them.,Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations","African,Black or African American,Asian",Socioeconomic factors,Community/Community center,City/Town,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Lorna Thorpe / Lorna.Thorpe@nyulangone.org,https://radx-up.org/resource-type/multimedia/vax4community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vax4community
2021 Health Illinois Plan Update Fact Sheet,University of Illinois Chicago,2021,,Communications product,"This fact sheet provides descision-makers and public health practitioners an overview of the addendum to the Illinois 2016-2021 State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan and outlines key state priorities, emergent issues, and status of infrastructure and capacity/capability, and strategies moving forward.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Mental health,Other chronic condition or disease,Substance use",,"Community-clinical linkages,Socioeconomic factors",,State,Help implement effective interventions,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2022/09/Summary-of-Findings-from-the-Healthy-Illinois-2021-Plan-Update_508-1.pdf
2021 Healthy Illinois State Health Improvement Plan Update: Implementation Plan Fact Sheet,"University of Illinois Chicago,Other,University of Illinois Chicago",2021,,"Guide, manual, or plan",This plan provides a summary of information from focus groups and surveys of the Illinois Department of Public Health and local health department staff and the state health assessment and state health improvement plan teams to create a vision for the state moving forward. This plan can be used by decision-makers and public health practitioners to understand the priorities and implementation guidance and strategies for the state.,PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,,State,Help implement effective interventions,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2022/09/2021-Healthly-Illinois-State-Health-Improvement-Plan-Update-Implementation-Plan_508.pdf
2021 Iowa Cancer Summit Presentations,University of Iowa,2021,,Presentation or poster,"Iowa's statewide comprehensive cancer control conference connects advocates and professionals to network and share promising practices in cancer prevention, screening, treatment, quality of life and health equity. The theme for the 2021 Virtual Iowa Cancer Summit was Resilience. Sessions featured both national and local experts on topics including cancer prevention, state/federal policy change, and getting to know real people who compose the Iowa Cancer Consortium.","Audio or video,Website","Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,"Adolescents,Adults,Female,Male,Older adults","Built environment,Community-clinical linkages",,"National,State","Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Iowa Cancer / staff@canceriowa.org,https://canceriowa.org/2021-summit/?ACSTrackingID=DM78784&ACSTrackingLabel=Prevention%20Research%20Matters%3A%20Training&deliveryName=DM78784
A Community on the Move: The Story of Active Ottumwa,University of Iowa,2021,,"Communications product,Presentation or poster","This podcast is a series of 10 episodes to explore Active Ottumwa, a  program to get adults to be more physically active. This resource can be used as a template for a program focused on physical activity.",Audio or video,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Physical activity,Adults,"Built environment,Community-clinical linkages,Social connectedness",,Rural,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Edith Parker/ Rima Afifi / edith-parker@uiowa.edu; rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/active-ottumwa/episodes/Trailer-of-A-Community-on-the-Move-The-Story-of-Active-Ottumwa-equqk4?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_241-DM60301&ACSTrackingLabel=Prevention%20Research%20Matters%3A%20Nutrition%2C%20Physical%20Activity%2C%20and%20Obesity&deliveryName=USCDC_241-DM60301
A Fresh Start: Evaluation Report Aug 2019 - May 2020,Yale University,2020,,Report,"A Fresh Start is a fresh fruit and vegetable incentive program developed in partnership with Wholesome Wave, Once Upon a Farm and Save the Children. Over the course of nine months, A Fresh Start engaged with 52 Lake Los Angeles families from Save the Children's Early Steps to School Success program in hopes of increasing access to fresh produce for participants and their families.","PDF or Word,PDF or Word","Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Nutrition,"Adults,Children","Food security,Socioeconomic factors","Community/Community center,In-home care",County,"Describe research,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",,https://drive.google.com/file/d/177Q_wTvcPgV67Uj209_GlVlHgvHXmNZU/view
A Multi-Method Approach to STI and HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Urban Minority Youth,Morehouse School of Medicine,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"African Americans are the racial/ethnic group most affected by HIV. In 2010, an estimated 7,000 African American youth accounted for all new HIV infections, while Hispanic and white youth accounted for an estimated 2,390 and 2,380 of new HIV infections, respectively. In addition, African Americans bear a disproportionate burden of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Having an STI can make one more likely to get HIV. To address this health disparity, researchers at the Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center (PRC) will conduct a research project to reduce STI and HIV infections among African American youth. The Morehouse PRCs research project consists of four arms: 1. The Be A Responsible Teen (BART) program 2. A social marketing program and a parental component 3. An approach based on the HIV-RAAP program (a HIV risk reduction program for African American men and women) that will include media literacy 4. A comparison group Researchers will compare each of the arms to determine the most effective method for decreasing sexual encounters and risky sexual behaviors among African American youth. They plan to recruit a total of 384 African American youth, ages 14-18, through four Neighborhood Planning Units (NPU) in Atlanta (a fifth site will also be used for social media messages developed from Arm 3). These NPU sites include local Boys and Girls clubs, YMCAs, and other community organizations and will also serve as locations for the four arms of the research study to be conducted. All four arms will happen simultaneously for eight weeks each with up to 12 participants. They will meet from 90-120 minutes on a weekly basis. Comparisons of participants will be assessed prior to the eight weeks, at the end of the eight weeks, and then six and 12 months following the research study. This research study aims to decrease the number of new HIV/STI infections among young African Americans by reducing risky sexual behaviors. Research results will be shared through presentations, manuscripts, and a book.",,Researchers and evaluators,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,African,Black or African American",,,,,Tabia Akintobi / takintobi@msm.edu,
"A New MINDSET: Enabling Efficacious, Scalable, and Sustainable CHW-Mediated Self-Management Support for People with Epilepsy",University of Arizona,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Arizona Prevention Research Center (AZPRC) will develop and evaluate an integrated and scalable Community Health Worker(CHW)training and implementation program within the Epilepsy Foundation of America. This work supports the Institute ofMedicine and Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People objectives to increase appropriate medical care for people with epilepsy (PWE), reduce barriers to local health and wellness programs, and increase social and emotional support.There arefourspecific activities in the project:1) Convene a stakeholder advisory group and finalize study protocols in which Epilepsy Foundation administrators, neurologists, clinic staff, CHW training experts, CHWs, and PWE will review and enhance protocols for CHW recruitment, training, implementation, assessment, retention, and sustainability. 2) Recruit, train, and assess CHWs and test feasibility of study protocols in which state certified CHWs will be provided the integrated training and have their knowledge, self-efficacy, and skills assessed. 3) Conduct a clinic-based randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of CHW-support in which PWE who have CHW support will be followed for 24-months in3Houston, Texasclinics and assess patient adoption of and adherence to epilepsy self-management behaviors 4) Analyze data and disseminate study findings and plan for national scale-up if indicated.",,,Epilepsy,,,Other,,,Scott Carvajal / scott.carvajal@arizona.edu,
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Incentives Vs. Environmental Strategies for Weight Loss,,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. and has been linked to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoarthritis. Research has shown that losing weight can improve risk factors and reduce the occurrence of chronic disease. In order to achieve these health outcomes, however, the weight loss has to be maintained and successful strategies for long-term maintenance are lacking. To address this knowledge gap, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center will conduct a study comparing different promising strategies to achieve weight loss and maintenance of weight loss in obese employee populations. Researchers will recruit 328 employees from the City of Philadelphia, Independence Blue Cross, and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. The participants must be overweight or obese and have at least one other risk factor, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or smoking. They will then be randomly assigned to receive one of the four approaches: 1. Incentive approach - daily lottery type incentives linked to achieving weight loss goals. 2. Environmental approach - individually tailored environmental strategies around food intake and physical activity. 3. Incentive and environmental approach - a combination of incentives and environmental strategies. 4. Standard approach (i.e., control group) - standard employee wellness benefits and weigh-ins every 6 months. Researchers will compare the outcomes of the financial incentive and environmental approachesboth separately and togetherwith the standard approach. This assessment will help them determine which approach or combination of approaches work best for combatting obesity in obese employee populations. They will also assess the cost of each strategy and compare the cost differences between them relative to effectiveness (i.e., weight loss achieved). This research aims to increase knowledge about effective strategies to achieve weight loss and the maintenance of weight loss among employee populations with high rates of obesity.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",Adults,,Workplace,,,Karen Glanz / kglanz@upenn.edu,
A Study of a Community-Based Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in West Virginia,West Virginia University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"This research will evaluate a six-week program called the Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP) in both rural and urban areas of West Virginia that poor access to medical services. The program provides short-term improvements in pain, but its long-term effects (at 1 year) have not been evaluated. This community-based participatory research aims to: ; Determine the effectiveness of the Chronic Pain Self-Management program ; Evaluate the programs effectiveness and maintenance ; Share the results with key stakeholders, including organizations promoting evidence-based approaches, public health practitioners/researchers, and healthcare providers.If there are positive findings that the program is effective long term, that information can support the development a public health pain management model which can be widely disseminated in the U.S.",,,,"Adults,Female,Male",,Other,"Rural,Urban",,Dina Jones / dljones@hsc.wvu.edu,
Accelerating Cancer Control to Decrease Health Disparities,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,,2019-2024,Research project summary,The University of Texas Prevention Research Centers (UTPRC) will create a network of community partners across Texas called PACE (Partners Accelerating Cancer Control Evidence) to target cancer control in urban and rural minority communities. Utilizing the UT School of Public Health Regional infrastructure in six areas around Texas will ensure access to vulnerable populations and accelerate scale up and spread of effective programs. UTPRC will also lead an innovative core research project to test new implementation strategies that link communities and healthcare settings to increase cancer control and reduce cancer-related health disparities. UTPRCs long-term goal is to decrease cancer-related morbidity and mortality and health disparities among African Americans and Hispanics in urban and rural settings in Texas.,,,Cancer,"African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino",,,"Rural,Urban",,Maria Fernandez / maria.e.fernandez@uth.tmc.edu,
"Achieving Health Equity for Asian American Communities: Research, Policy , and Action Webinar","New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,Other",2021,,Presentation or poster,"This webinar provides information to help viewers learn more about understanding the drivers of health and health disparities among the Asian American population, multi-level strategies to reduce health disparities, the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the health of Asian Americans, and recommendations to advance health equity for Asian American Communities.",Audio or video,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Cancer,Pre-Diabetes/Diabetes,Heart disease & stroke",Asian,"Community-clinical linkages,Socioeconomic factors",,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Lorna Thorpe / Lorna.Thorpe@nyulangone.org,https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=42154
"Action Learning Brief 001: Policy, systems, and environmental change",University of Illinois Chicago,2018,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This Action Learning Brief provides background information on what policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) is and why it is important to consider in decision-making. The brief also provides relevant examples of how PSE changes are different than programs.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,,,"Help implement effective interventions,Help implement effective interventions",Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2019/11/PSE_Change_508.pdf
"Action Learning Brief 002: Six phases for building sustainable impact through policy, systems, and environmental change",University of Illinois Chicago,2019,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This Action Learning Brief provides information on the six phases of change related to conducting policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change. The brief outlines each phase as well as provides information on what is required before PSE change begins and what ongoing activities are required throughout the change cycle. Examples from the field are provided in this brief.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,Correctional facility,,"Help implement effective interventions,Help implement effective interventions",Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2022/08/ALB2_Six_Phases_508A_2022.pdf
Action Learning Brief 003: Key drivers of success: What catalyzes lasting change in your organization or community?,University of Illinois Chicago,2019,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This Action Learning Brief provides information on the factors that support and sustain the six phases of policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change. Includes infographics and examples of the drivers of PSE change.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,,,Help implement effective interventions,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2022/08/ALB3_Key-Drivers_508_2022.pdf
"Action Learning Brief 004: Technical assistance types: What support is needed to catalyze policy, systems, and environmental change?",University of Illinois Chicago,2019,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This Action Learning Brief provides information on technical assistance (TA) and how it can support policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change. The brief includes examples of types of TA and how they can be supportive in each phase of PSE change.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,,City/Town,Help implement effective interventions,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2022/08/ALB4_Tech_Assist_508_2022.pdf
"Action Learning Brief 005: Applying the six phases of policy, systems, and environmental change",University of Illinois Chicago,2019,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This Action Learning Brief provides action steps and resources for applying the six phases of policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,,,Help implement effective interventions,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2019/11/ALB5_Action_Steps_508.pdf
Active Iowa,University of Iowa,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University  of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health (PRC-RH) will partner with local  public health departments (LPHDs) to translate the Active Ottumwa intervention  into Active Iowa across fifteen communities using a Hybrid Type 2 design, an  implementation research design that concurrently evaluates the implementation  and the effectiveness of an intervention. They will simultaneously evaluate  Active Iowa implementation strategies in LPHDs and evaluate Active Iowas  effectiveness in increasing physical activity at the community level. PRC-RH  will use a randomized cluster-stepped wedge design, with randomization  determining the order in which the three clusters of communities begin the intervention.  There are two units of observation in this study. The first unit will be the  cohort of LPHD practitioners who will receive the implementation strategy  intervention and deliver the Active Iowa intervention into the community. The  second unit are community residents who will complete physical activity  questionnaires. This design allows for multiple measurements over time and  increases the ability to detect changes and make comparisons between and within  communities.",,,"Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,,Rural,,Natoshia Askelson / natoshia-askelson@uiowa.edu,
Active Valley CT,Yale University,2019,,"Guide, manual, or plan","This guide features low-cost and no-cost physical activity resources in the Lower Naugatuck Valley communities of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton. This can be used as a guide for locating and creating a similar low-cost and no-cost physical activity resource list/portal in different communities.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Physical activity,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Older adults",Built environment,Other,"County,City/Town,Rural,Urban",,,https://yalegriffinprc.griffinhealth.org/programs-resources/prc-programs-resources/active-valley-ct
Adapting a Health Promotion Intervention for Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease,Dartmouth College,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"People who have serious mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder or depression, are at increased risk for obesity and cardiovascular disease, which may shorten their lifespan by more than 20 years. The average age at death for people with serious mental illness is 52 years, compared with the 78 years for the general population. Programs are needed to reduce the health risksincluding the risk for cardiovascular diseaseof this vulnerable population. Self Health Action Plan for Empowerment was developed by the Keene, New Hampshire community to address the issue of death at an early age among people with serious mental illness. The program promotes exercise, nutrition, and use of support networks in order to improve health. Researchers are adapting the program as a pilot study for patients with serious mental illness at the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester to reduce their cardiovascular disease risk.The intervention gives participants choices on how they would like to get healthy. Participants are given options for physical activity including swimming, Tai Chi, dance, and yoga, as well as opportunities to learn healthy cooking skills and good nutrition. Mentors recruited from the health center staff are being trained by a fitness-certified supervisor to provide exercise and nutrition guidance to participants. Mentors are also helping participants form peer networks that encourage healthy choices and provide social support. Celebrations and individual rewards are included in the intervention to motivate participants to achieve personal goals.To determine changes in physical activity, eating behaviors, depressive symptoms, and mental and physical health, participants are being compared with a group of patients with serious mental illness who have not yet received the intervention.After this evaluation, researchers will work with the community to identify a second vulnerable population to receive the intervention. Researchers will build on the community input and experience to adapt the program to fit the needs of the new participants.",,,"Heart disease & stroke,Mental health,Nutrition","Adults,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,"County,State",,Stephen Bartels / stephen.j.bartels@dartsmouth.edu,
Adapting a Weight Management Program for Deaf Adults,University of Rochester,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"American Sign Language (ASL) is the primary language of many deaf people in the United States. Vital health information is often inaccessible to deaf populations, for complex reasons. Deaf and hearing researchers and community members from the University of Rochester PRC created the Deaf Health Survey, an ASL survey of health risk behaviors which produced the first health surveillance data from Rochester deaf adults. Results from the 2008 Rochester Deaf Health Survey showed a high percentage of deaf adults were overweight or obese, compared to the local general population. Researchers tested whether an evidence-based, comprehensive program for hearing persons (the Weight-Wise Program, developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PRC) was effective in modifying obesity-related health behaviors in deaf adults aged 40-70. A group of 104 deaf adults were randomly assigned to an intervention group that participated in the program first (immediate intervention group), or participated in a delayed intervention group one year later. All participants received the adapted Deaf Weight Wise intervention, which included motivational interviewing components led by trained Deaf ASL-fluent counselors. The counselors emphasized daily self-monitoring of type and quantity of foods, number of fruit and vegetable servings, calorie intake, and minutes of physical activity. Counseling sessions occurred in 16 weekly 120-minute group sessions of 6-12 Deaf adults. Weight and health behavior changes of the participants are being measured and compared among the immediate and delayed intervention groups at baseline and at six-, twelve-, eighteen- and twenty-four month data collection points. Results are being shared with Deaf community partners in a series of Town Hall Meetings and are being developed for peer-reviewed publication.",,,Overweight/Obesity,"Adults,Older adults",,,,,Thomas Pearson / thomas_pearson@urmc.rochester.edu,
Adapting an Effective HIV/STD and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The birth rate for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) teens is higher than that for teens in the overall U.S. population. In 2009, a tribal organization asked the Texas PRC if its HIV/STD and teen pregnancy prevention program for middle school-aged youths, Its Your Game, Keep It Real (IYG), was available for use among tribes in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. This request has led to the researchers adapting and testing the program for AI/ANs in those states and in Alaska and Arizona. IYG was developed for predominantly urban African-American and Hispanic middle school youth and found to be effective in these populations.(1) To modify the program to reflect AI/AN culture, the researchers are reviewing existing sexual health programs developed for AI/AN middle school-aged youth, and looking for compatible content and culturally appropriate teaching and learning strategies. IYG modifications may include changing the on-screen look of the computer component and inserting graphics and videos featuring AI/AN youth. To test the effectiveness of the modified version of IYG, the researchers are recruiting 1,200 youth from middle schools and Boys and Girls Clubs in three AI/AN areas -- the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, and Idaho), Alaska, and the Arizona plains. After getting parental consent, the researchers are randomizing (by school or club) 600 of the participants to the adapted IYG program and 600 to a science curriculum. Before starting and at 5 and 16 months after starting their assigned program, the participants take an online survey used to determine their sexual experience and attitudes. Using the survey results, the researchers will evaluate how effective the adapted IYG program is at delaying sexual activity among the youths receiving the program compared with the youths receiving the science curriculum. Additionally, the researchers will assess participants knowledge and attitudes regarding sexual risk-taking behavior. The researchers also will evaluate the effect of IYG on participants who already were sexually active, by looking at the number of times the youths engage in unprotected sex and number of partners. If the program is found to be effective, the researchers will provide access to the modified IYG to AI/AN communities across the United States. 1. Tortolero SR, Markham CM, Peskin MF, Shegog R, Addy RC, Escobar-Chaves SL, Baumler ER. Its Your Game: Keep It Real: Delaying Sexual Behavior with an Effective Middle School Program. J of Adol Health. 2010 Feb; 46(2): 169-74.",,,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,American Indian or Alaska Native",,"Child care,Schools/Universities",,,Christine Markham / Christine.Markham@uth.tmc.edu,
Addressing Postpartum Depression in Wisconsin Home Visiting Programs,University of Wisconsin-Madison,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Wisconsin PRCs Core Implementation Research Project, Addressing Postpartum Depression in Wisconsin Home Visiting Programs, uses a novel community-based approach to reduce the negative impact of maternal depression. Maternal depression is experienced by approximately 20% of new mothers and nearly 30% of low-income mothers in Wisconsin, which negatively impacts infant health and development. Working closely with families and UWPRC stakeholders, the project PIs will adapt an effective intervention that improves maternal depression symptoms and supports infant attachment for implementation within home visiting programs.",,,Mental health,"Adults,Female,Infants or toddlers,Male",,In-home care,,,Roseanne Clark / rclark@wisc.edu,
"Addressing the Seeds of HOPE: Health, Opportunities, Partnerships, Empowerment",University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Obesity and other health risks are often influenced by social and economic factors. In parts of rural North Carolina, the loss of manufacturing plants and tobacco farming has contributed to a growing unemployment rate, poverty, stress, and a lack of hope among many residents. Addressing these environmental factors can help advance health promotion efforts.Researchers are implementing and evaluating the dissemination of HOPE Works, a stress management, obesity prevention, and economic development program designed for women in rural eastern North Carolina (Sampson, Duplin, Robeson, and Lenoir counties). The dissemination project, Seeds of HOPE, addresses the need to reduce obesity and recognizes the context of economic and social factors that may affect weight control. An expanded model addresses health-related goals (healthy eating, physical activity, and weight management) as well as hope-related goals (such as education, job skills training, financial literacy, and business development). Seeds of HOPEs emphasis on grassroots economic improvement responds to the communitys expressed need for economic stability as a basis for health.Participants are recruited from local community organizations in each of the programs four participating counties. Each organization completes surveys about its leadership, membership, and readiness to adopt the program; is matched, based on these characteristics, to a similar organization; and is assigned to an early intervention or delayed intervention (six months later) group. The intervention consists of meetings, or Talking Circles, led by women trained as Circle Leaders. The Talking Circles are based on an American Indian tradition that encourages speaking and listening from the heart. Together, the circle members set goals and build skills. Topics include resume preparation and salary negotiation; banking services and checking accounts; and loans and how they work.Researchers assess whether participants increases in weight loss, healthy eating, physical activity, education, and income in the early intervention group are greater than for women who have not yet received the intervention. Measures of program impact, such as sustainability, are also being monitored. If Seeds of HOPE is successful, the researchers plan to disseminate the programs most effective components to other areas.",,,"Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,Female,Male,Older adults",,,Rural,,Alice Ammerman / alice_ammerman@unc.edu,
Adult Epilepsy Self-Management Measurement Instrument (AESMMI-65 scale) - MEW,Emory University,2015,,Data collection instrument,The Adult Epilepsy Self-Management Measurement Instrument (AESMMI) is a 65-item scale that assesses frequency of use of epilepsy self-management practices.,PDF or Word,Researchers and evaluators,Epilepsy,Adults,"Community-clinical linkages,Social connectedness",Health care center/facility,,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems,Ngoc-Cam Escoffery / cescoff@emory.edu,https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b4cd1975417fcf45807b53c/t/5bc63ca1eef1a1415bd7e1b5/1539718307019/AESMMI-65-Survey_Packet.pdf
Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (ACES-Q),Colorado School of Public Health,2015,,Data collection instrument,This questionnaire collects information from parent/caregivers on adverse childhood experiences of their child to help health care practitioners assess the child's health and determine guidance. This can be used as an example data collection instrument.,PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Injury/violence,Maternal/child health",Children,Community-clinical linkages,,County,,Jenn Leiferman / jenn.leiferman@cuanschutz.edu,https://centerforyouthwellness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CYW-ACE-Q-CHILD-copy.pdf
Alabama Vaccine Confidence Network Toolkit,University of Alabama at Birmingham,2022,,Toolkit or workbook,This toolkit provides downloadable COVID-19 vaccine messaging content to address barriers to vaccination among vulnerable populations. Practitioners can use and tailor the content for their own COVID-19 messaging.,Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,,,State,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Jeffrey T. Walker / jeffw@uab.edu,https://nowincluded.com/alabama-vaccine-confidence-network/
"An Interview with Carma Lewis, President of Flint Neighborhoods United",University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,2022,,Communications product,"This one-pager details an interview with University of Michigan PRC partner Carma Lewis, the president of Flint Neighborhoods United. Carma shares the mission of Flint Neighborhoods United as well as her role in the University of Michigan PRC's core research project ""Health Promotion through Environmental Design.""",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",,,Built environment,,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,,https://prc.sph.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Partner-Spotlight-Carma-Lewis.pdf
Arizona Community Health Workers' Association (AzCHOW) Training Program Approval Guidelines,University of Arizona,2021,,"Guide, manual, or plan",This guide outlines the requirements and processes for Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program approval through the Arizona Community Health Worker Association. Practitioners trying to get a a similar training program appoved can use this guide to help navigate the process.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",,,,,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Jeffrey T. Walker / jeffw@uab.edu,https://azchow.org/training-program-approval/
Arizona Prevention Research Center (AzPRC) Equity Wheel,University of Arizona,2021,,Framework or model,"This health equity wheel graphic provides a sample model for creating health equity in a respectful, mindful, and intentional way. This can be used to help practitioners incorporate health equity concepts into their programs.",Image or graphic,Public health practitioners,,,,,,Help implement effective interventions,Ramses Sepulveda / ramses@email.arizona.edu,https://azprc.arizona.edu/news/azprc-equity-wheel
"Article on the Pragmatic, Rapid, and Iterative Dissemination and Implementation Cycle",University of Rochester,2021,,Publication,"Article explaining the pragmatic, rapid, and iterative dissemination and implementation cycle and how to adapt to changing public health emergencies",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Community-clinical linkages,Other,National,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems,Steven Barnett / ncdhr@urmc.rochester.edu,https://health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12961-021-00764-4?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=158084996&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9NekuZ1XPEmExGfWnoU0HbtqUzITyhWYvWreVfIvdlhTKQ1HhTiT47NAHXZK5a_0iUeXcGpUv-IQ1tYQ_rD-hsHaYR3A&utm_content=158084996&utm_source=hs_email
"Assessing the Lifetime Costs in Younger, Mid-life, and Older Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer",University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The economic cost data produced by this study will help decision makers distribute scarce public health resources more effectively for the prevention and treatment of metastatic breast cancer. The cost projections can highlight cost considerations for women with metastatic breast cancer and bring attention to appropriate prevention and early detection public health activities.This research aims to: ; Estimate the costs of metastatic breast cancer to women in three age groups: younger (aged 18 to 44), midlife (aged 45 to 64) and older (aged 65 and older). The researchers will estimate three types of costs: medical, lost wages, lost wages from dying prematurely. ; Relate the estimates of the per-person costs to the population level and use US Census projections to project the overall economic costs of metastatic breast cancer through the 2030.; Estimate the cost-effectiveness of different cancer clinical treatments options among younger, midlife and older women.The goal of this study is to assess the economic costs of metastatic breast cancer across its lifetime and to evaluate the cost effectiveness of alternate clinical options for metastatic breast cancer.",,,Cancer,"Adults,Female,Male,Older adults",,Other,,,Justin Trogdon / justintrogdon@unc.edu,
"Assessing the Lifetime Economic Burden in Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Including Pain Management",Emory University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Emory Prevention Research Center (PRC) will develop a comprehensive assessment of the burden of metastatic prostate cancer using the mostrecently availableSEER(Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results), SEER-Medicare, SEER-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey, andMarketscandata. Emory PRC will 1) describe patterns of care, 2) estimate life expectancy, 3) estimate lifetime medical costs, 4) describe patient and caregiver time costs and productivity-related costs, 5) describe quality of life and health utility, and 6) project the burden of disease to 2030. The study will build on our extensive experience analyzing the burden of cancer and developing methods to project life expectancy and lifetime costs.",,,Cancer,"Male,Older adults",,,National,,David Howard / david.howard@emory.edu,
"Assessment of Medical Resident Training in Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Counseling for Cancer Prevention",Case Western Reserve University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer that is part of the World Health Organization, approximately 25%-30% of cancers may be caused by lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, and excess weight.In 2010, 69.2%of American adults were overweight or obese, and similarly large portions of adults were physically inactive and had poor dietary habits.Behavioral counseling in primary care settings is effective in changing lifestyle choices, but many medical residents do not feel well prepared in this skill. Equipping these professionals with the knowledge, confidence, and communication skills to effectively counsel patients in physical activity, nutrition, and obesity (PANO) may help reduce a patients risk for cancer. Senior medical residents from primary care residency programs (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Obstetrics/Gynecology) in Ohio will answer questions about their knowledge, confidence, and practice in PANO counseling for cancer prevention.Researchers will meet with program directors and review program curriculum to assess programmatic aspects such as faculty expertise in PANO, curriculum changes from 2010 to 2012, and counseling electives available to medical residents. The findings from this study will give a clearer pictureabout which medical residents are able to learn and use PANO counseling with their patients for cancer prevention. The results willalso potentially highlight necessary changes in the curriculum of medical residency programs regarding PANO counseling for cancer preventionthat may generate interest from other medical residency programs around the country to engage in similar assessment.",,,,,,Health care center/facility,,,Susan Flocke / susan.flocke@case.edu,
"Attitudes Toward Cognitive Health, Cognitive Impairment, and Caregiving: Identifying Attitude Questions and Measures for Public Health Practice",,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Alzheimers Disease and the related dementias (AD) present a major public health challenge that will exponentially increase over the next two decades with the aging of the population.In 2013, an estimated 5 million Americans aged 65 years or older have AD and this number is projected to grow as high as 13.8 million by 2050.In response to a call for action from the National Alzheimers Project Act (NAPA), the National Plan to Address Alzheimers Disease was formed to enhance the coordination of Alzheimer's disease efforts across the federal government by specifying outcome-driven objectives, recommendations, implementation steps, and accountability. One of the five major challenges of AD that the National Plan is designed to address is that stigma and misconceptions associated with AD are widespread and affect the care provided to and the isolation experienced by people with AD and their families.Researchers involved in this 1-year project aim to contribute to the National Plans goal of enhancing public awareness and engagement through educating the public about AD.Researchers will conduct a review of the existing literature to identify measures of the publics attitudes and perceptions about cognitive health, cognitive impairment, and caregiving. The review process will consist of defining a comprehensive set of keywords and phrases for searches of electronic databases that index biomedical and social science literature, study selection, data extraction, and the collation, summarization, and reporting of results. Researchers will convene a Stakeholder Advisory Group to provide expert guidance on the review and insight on critical gaps and differential issues for vulnerable and disparate older populations. Public health surveillance systems and datasets will be used to identify questions and measures from the compendium that could potentially be added.Findings from the review will be disseminated to the public health research and practice community through conference presentations, publications, and the electronic media.The findings from this study will strengthen CDCs partner agency efforts to respond to the NAPAs call for action to address and improve the rapidly escalating crisis of AD.Results will also be used to form a strategic public health agenda focused on increasing knowledge and decreasing negative attitudes about cognitive impairment.",,Researchers and evaluators,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Victoria Raveis / victoria.raveis@nyu.edu,
AzPRC Infographics for Vetting Potential Research Projects,University of Arizona,2022,,Communications product,These infographics provide guidance on topics to consider when engaging in Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR).,Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",,,,,,Help implement effective interventions,Ramses Sepulveda / ramses@email.arizona.edu,https://azprc.arizona.edu/azprc-infographics-vetting-potential-research-projects
Best Practices for Remote Delivery of Fall Prevention Programs,University of Washington,2022,,,"Fall prevention remains essential for older adults to stay strong and healthy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations that were offering evidence-based fall prevention programs closed in-person classes and moved to remote delivery to meet social distancing and safety guidelines. Shifting to remote delivery of an evidence-based fall prevention program comes with a learning curve for organizations, program leaders, and participants. This project is led by the National Council on Aging. The UW HPRC conducted the evaluation for this project, including interviews with program administrators, staff, instructors, and leaders. With guidance from those interviews, the center assessed what helped or created barriers during remote delivery. From there, the National Council on Aging and the UW HPRC created this list of best practices.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",Aging,Older adults,"Built environment,Social connectedness",,National,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,https://depts.washington.edu/hprc/best-practices-remote-program-delivery/?ACSTrackingID=DM78784&ACSTrackingLabel=Prevention%20Research%20Matters%3A%20Training&deliveryName=DM78784
BP Control: Economic analysis of a community health worker-delivered intervention to enhance antihypertensive medication adherence in Accountable Care Organizations,University of Wisconsin-Madison,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The  applied research project is an implementation study of the electronic record system-based Approach for Lowering blood pressure through Medication Adherence (ALMA) intervention, which was developed by the UMass Worcester PRC team. ALMA is a systems-based intervention that alerts medical assistants to identify patients with uncontrolled hypertension and facilitates referrals to a community health worker-delivered coaching intervention that promotes medication adherence. Implementation will be facilitated by leadership support and community health center- (CHC) based medical and operations champions. UMass Worcester PRC will conduct the study in partnership with federally qualified CHCs that are members of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Massachusetts. The intervention sites will be the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center and Family Health Center of Worcester, long-standing partners of the PRC. Five CHCs with similar patient profiles will serve as a comparison condition. Outcomes will include return on investment and cost-effectiveness, blood pressure control among sub-populations and implementation process outcomes. Findings will be used evaluate fidelity and adoption of ALMA in community health care settings and to promote thetranslation of ALMA into practice.",,,Heart disease & stroke,,,Health care center/facility,,,Milagros Rosal / milagros.rosal@umassmed.edu,
BRACE 3.0: Building Capacity of Health Departments and their Partners to Address Climate and Health,University of Wisconsin-Madison,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Climate change poses numerous health threats to communities across the United States, with some regions and populations disproportionately affected. Public health departments have a vital role to play in building collaborative approaches that prepare communities to address climate, health and equity, yet most departments do not currently have sufficient capacity to fill this role. The University of Massachusetts Worcester Prevention Research Center will develop, field-test, and disseminate a revised version of the CDC's Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework (BRACE 3.0), consisting of a comprehensive framework and an e-learning system, to support public health departments and their partners across the country in addressing climate change in a manner aligned with the Public Health 3.0 vision of public health.",,,Other chronic condition or disease,,,,,Describe research,Stephenie Lemon / stephenie.lemon@umassmed.edu,
BreatheEasy Georgia Recognition Materials,Emory University,2021,,Communications product,This graphic provides information about what recognition materials apartment managers will receive as part of the BreatheEasy Georgia homes program and how they can use the materials. The BreatheEasy Georgia Homes program aims to protect health and reduce secondhand smoke exposure by supporting smoke-free living for all Georgia apartment residents and staff.,Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Tobacco,,,Community/Community center,State,Help implement effective interventions,,https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/breatheeasygahomes/files/2021/08/Recognition-Materials-List.pdf
BreatheEasy Georgia Toolkit,Emory University,2019,,Toolkit or workbook,BreatheEasy Georgia Homes is a coalition that is dedicated to promoting smoke-free living in the homes of Georgia residents. This toolkit provides users with all the necessary resources to adopt and implement a smoke-free policy in their community.,Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Tobacco,"Adults,Older adults",Built environment,Community/Community center,,Help implement effective interventions,,https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/breatheeasygahomes/how/
Bringing Families and Schools Together to Prevent Childhood Obesity,University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Rates of childhood overweight and obesity have tripled in the last three decades and continue to rise. Overweight children and adolescents are increasingly at risk for diseases of adults, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) describes childhood obesity as being influenced by community, school, and home factors. School-based interventions may improve students nutrition and physical activity behaviors while on campus, but programs are needed that can improve these behaviors both during and outside of school time.In the Mississippi Delta region of Arkansas, many families are poor, lack health insurance, and have high rates of obesity and heart disease. Researchers are conducting a pilot study in five counties of the Delta region to determine the best ways to increase family-school engagement in addressing issues of childhood obesity and overweight.Researchers will focus on expanding and strengthening community partnerships and create a Childhood Obesity Working Group (COWG) comprising parents, school personnel, and key members of grassroots groups. The COWG will determine issues parents and schools face in addressing childhood obesity and will identify barriers to collaboration.Information from the work group as well as data from community focus groups will inform the creation of two toolkits, one for parents and one for school personnel. Each toolkit will address options for making changes at home or school and offer strategies for bringing parents and school personnel together for promoting weight management behaviors.The toolkits will be distributed to parents and school officials and tested for feasibility, acceptability, and use within the target groups. The researchers will also track changes in school policies, changes to the school and home environment, and increases in parents and childrens knowledge and behaviors related to nutrition and physical activity. As the materials are tested and revised, researchers will plan the next research phase.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,"Schools/Universities,In-home care","County,State",,Martha Phillips / mmphillips@uams.edu,
Building a Healthier Workplace Toolkit,Washington University in St. Louis,2017,,Toolkit or workbook,"This toolkit serves as a guidebook for groups interested in evaluating how current or new buildings can influence physical movement, collaboration, and sustainability. This toolkit can be used to drive health policy decisions regarding built environments.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Physical activity,Other chronic condition or disease",Adults,Built environment,Workplace,National,,Ross Brownson / rbrownson@wustl.edu,https://wustl.app.box.com/s/dpy1nxvdfhgfdcz8ithb59d66dbv25gx
Building Health Equity Webinar Series,University of Iowa,2021,,Communications product,"The Building Health Equity webinar series includes videos from subject matter experts on health equity topics including environmental justice, youth health equity, rural health equity, food access, disability justice, and more. The webinar series is part of the Building health Equity training initiative, promoting continued curiosity, learning, and growth through self-reflection and conversations about cultural humility, historic and current inequities, and transformative action.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,"Built environment,Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness",,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://buildinghealthequity.com/building-health-equity-webinar-series/
Building Resilience Among Emerging Adults,University of Alabama at Birmingham,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In Birmingham, Alabama, racial segregation, income inequality, and violent crime contribute to an environment in which many adolescents are at risk for negative health and psychosocial outcomes. When young people are not resilient to adverse circumstances they may develop behaviors that contribute to a cycle of illness and an inability to thrive that can continue into adulthood. Chronic health problems not only threaten individual success but, also may hold back community development. Researchers are determining what factors contribute to emerging adults becoming resilient to health risks prevalent in Birminghams largely African-American, disadvantaged urban neighborhoods. Resilience promotes positive outcomes despite adverse circumstances. Young people aged 15 to 25 years experience a period of rapid physical, mental, and social change as well as economic challenges that can prepare them for the responsibilities of adulthood. However, negative health behaviors developed in early adulthood also affect physical and mental health later in life. The researchers are studying how some individuals and social networks resist negative influences and adopt strong, positive behaviors.In Phase One of the project, researchers are working with Congregations for Public Health (CPH), a faith-based groupto identify social network leaders who can recruit hard-to-reach peers. The researchers will interview adolescents characterized as resilient to determine the qualities that help them resist negative influences. These qualities will serve as the basis for training high-risk peer leaders during the projects second phase. The researchers are also determining which set of modifiable risk factorsfor example, substance abuse, sexual activity, and violence or low physical activity, poor nutrition and obesityare most amenable to intervention.In Phase Two, adolescents found to be resilient will serve as a control group. High-risk adolescents will be given a brief health promotion component and then randomly assigned to intervention and non-intervention groups. The intervention will be peer-led and will use participant-identified channels to deliver collaboratively generated content. The center will train CPH staff to be community health advisors who will deliver intervention material to leaders in the social networks and participate in data gathering and evaluation. Researchers will conduct 8-, 16-, and 24-month follow-up assessments of participants to gauge how well they are avoiding the selected health risk behaviors.",,,"Injury/violence,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity,Substance use,Sexual health","Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American",,,"City/Town,Urban",,Jalie Tucker / jaliet@ufl.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"When collaborators are geographically distributed across the nation, opportunities are enhanced for developing community partnerships and conducting community-based assessments, evaluation, and research with a wide variety of people. Research networks offer such a structure and can help put public health research findings into practice.Working independently and together network members conduct research that contributes to increasing the use of proven cancer prevention community-based interventions by state and local public health partners. Research focuses primarily on disseminating, implementing, and evaluating intervention strategies recommended for use by the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force as well as replicating recommended interventions in new populations and settings, and, to a lesser extent, assessing interventions that lack sufficient evidence of efficacy",,,Cancer,,,,,,Kurt Ribisl / kurt_ribisl@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,Colorado School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Colorado School of Public Health Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center will implement Cancer RESULTS (Resources, Engagement, and Support for the Use of Lifetime Tailored cancer prevention Services). The unique focus and contribution of the proposed Colorado site to the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is to increase the impact of cancer screening and the health of cancer survivors by accelerating the use and dissemination of evidence-based strategies in high-risk individuals. Multi-level strategies to support appropriate targeting of cancer prevention and control programming and clinical services represent a promising new approach to increasing the impact of existing evidence. The proposed research project will engage key stakeholders
 reaching underserved populations to identify gaps in meeting current evidence-based guidelines for risk-appropriate care, and develop and disseminate an implementation intervention to increase their use in communities with a high cancer burden including rural, minority and the medically underserved. Multi-level intervention components such as educational and technical assistance materials will be co-produced and disseminated with diverse partners which include: a statewide, grass-roots organization of
 patient navigators and community health workers whose diverse members represent healthcare systems and community-based organizations reaching the medically underserved; the statewide primary care association which includes 20 clinic systems forming the backbone of the primary care safety net in Colorado; the Colorado Rural Health Center; the Patient Navigator Training Collaborative); and ECHO Colorado (Extension for Community Health Outreach). The impact of these activities and outputs will be evaluated using mixed methods with a hybrid implementation/effectiveness design to assess change in the degree of implementation (providers and system); and change in number of patients with risk factors documented by their provider (patient level). The proposed study
 will use a multi-level, theory-based, participatory approach to improving the implementation of evidence-based strategies in cancer prevention and control. The impact of these activities will be amplified and expanded with the patient navigator workforce (through the Training Collaborative), innovative e-learning communities (ECHO), and designated project resources to participate in multi-site research and dissemination activities in the CPCRN. The long-term goal of the proposed activities is to accelerate the use of evidence-based strategies for cancer prevention and control to reduce the burden of cancer in underserved, high-risk populations.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino",,Workplace,Rural,,Betsy Risendal/ Stephanie Wheeler / betsy.risendal@cuanschutz.edu; stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,Emory University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Emory Prevention Research Center will translate cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine evidence into local communities. Aims include maintaining the Emory Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) infrastructure to enhance capacity-building for cancer prevention and control and implementation science research and practice at Emory and in rural communities across Georgia, strengthening partnerships with communities, public health agencies, community-based organizations, and cancer control research and practice networks to promote community-based participatory approaches to preventing cancer and reducing health disparities, conducting national and local trainings to build capacity on adoption and implementation of evidence-based approaches, assessing factors related to HPV vaccination using the P3 (Practice-, Provider, and Patient-Level) model to inform intervention development through a qualitative study in Southwest Georgia and evaluating a multi-level intervention employing implementation strategies of mini-grants and technical assistance on HPV vaccine series initiation and completion among clinical and community organizations in Southwest Georgia",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino",,Workplace,Rural,,Betsy Risendal/ Stephanie Wheeler / betsy.risendal@cuanschutz.edu; stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,The New York University & City University of New York Prevention Research Center will establish the New York City (NYC) Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Collaborating Center (CPCRN). The goals of the NYC CPCRN are to: 1) reduce the incidence of preventable cancers; 2) increase the impact of cancer screening and early detection; and 3) improve the health of cancer survivors among low-income and racial and ethnic minority populations in urban areas. Two studies are planned for the 5-year cycle. The first study will evaluate factors affecting the implementation of two culturally-tailored evidence-based strategies for the prevention of infection-related cancers among Asian American communities seen in federally qualified health centers and public hospital settings: (1) electronic health record (EHR)-based clinical decision support strategies and (2) community health worker-delivered counseling. The second study is a mixed methods research to inform how best to tailor a mental health preventiveintervention for Asian American cancer patients and post-treatment  survivors that can be integrated in ongoing oncology and survivorship programs at the Perlmutter Cancer Center.,,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino",,"Health care center/facility,Workplace",Rural,,Betsy Risendal/ Stephanie Wheeler / betsy.risendal@cuanschutz.edu; stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,University of Arizona,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Arizona Prevention Research Center will collaborate across the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) and with Mariposa Community Health Center (MCHC) partners to adapt and deliver the evidence-based Pasos Adelante (Steps Forward) chronic disease prevention curriculum and related programming to cancer survivors residing in rural, low-income Southern Arizona. The specific aims are to: 1) collaborate with the CPCRN, Coordinating Center, and CDC to advance a research agenda for the development, translation, implementation and evaluation of Community Health Worker (CHW)-led programming to reduce the burden of cancer and metabolic co-morbidities after cancer for cancer survivors; 2) establish a local multidisciplinary Arizona CRCPN (AZCRCPN) that builds on the Public Health Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship and leverages resources from the University of Arizona Cancer Center, University Public Health student body, and local health care providers to advance cancer survivorship; and 3) complete a pilot feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy study of an adapted, evidence-based intervention for promoting cancer prevention behaviors in underserved Latino cancer survivors (Pasos Adelante).",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino",,Workplace,Rural,,Betsy Risendal/ Stephanie Wheeler / betsy.risendal@cuanschutz.edu; stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,University of Iowa,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) aims to 1) accelerate the implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control strategies in rural communities; 2) reduce cancer risk; 3) improve participation in evidence-based prevention strategies such as cancer screening; and 4) enhance large-scale efforts to reach underserved populations in order to reduce health disparities through multi-level engagement with individuals, community organizations, and health systems. The specific aims are to: 1) expand existing collaborations and establish new ones within the network to further the adoption of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) for screening, control, and prevention of cancer in rural areas; 2) improve uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by adapting and testing implementation of EBIs in small, rural health systems for youth aged 9-15; and 3) reduce cancer risk by preventing rural youth from using cigarettes and e-cigarettes through the adaptation and testing of evidence-based ecological interventions designed to prevent tobacco use among youth in secondary school.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino",,Workplace,Rural,,Betsy Risendal/ Stephanie Wheeler / betsy.risendal@cuanschutz.edu; stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention will serve as the UNC Coordinating Center and provide experienced, effective leadership to guide the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) through a significant transition in membership while enhancing the networks productivity and influence. The specific aims are to: 1) coordinate and evaluate collaborative research activities with network members, their collaborating partners, and affiliates focused on accelerating the adoption and implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control strategies in communities; 2) facilitate linkages among network members, network affiliates, national, state, and local partners to advance the mission of the network and develop workforce capacity; and 3) participate in the CPCRN as a Collaborating Center through the Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (CCNC).- The New York University & City University of New York Prevention Research Center will establish the New York City (NYC) Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Collaborating Center (CPCRN). The goals of the NYC CPCRN are to: 1) reduce the incidence of preventable cancers; 2) increase the impact of cancer screening and early detection; and 3) improve the health of cancer survivors among low-income and racial and ethnic minority populations in urban areas.- Emory Prevention Research Center will translate cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine evidence into local communities.- University of Arizona Prevention Research Center will collaborate across the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) and with Mariposa Community Health Center (MCHC) partners to adapt and deliver the evidence-based Pasos Adelante (Steps Forward) chronic disease prevention curriculum and related programming to cancer survivors residing in rural, low-income Southern Arizona.- The University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health CPCRN will 1) accelerate the implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control strategies in rural communities; 2) reduce cancer risk; 3) improve participation in evidence-based prevention strategies such as cancer screening; and 4) enhance large-scale efforts to reach underserved populations in order to reduce health disparities through multi-level engagement with individuals, community organizations, and health systems. -University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center will continue the Seattle Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) Collaborating Center known as the Alliance for Reducing Cancer Northwest (ARC NW). The specific aims are to: 1) collaborate with the CPCRN Coordinating Center, other Collaborating Centers, and the CPCRN funding agencies to advance the CPCRN research agenda; 2) grow and sustain ARC NW as an effective and productive regional CPCRN site; and 3) develop and conduct research activities that address the dissemination and implementation of cancer control interventions at multiple levels of the community context, reach under-served populations, and have the potential to become cross-center CPCRN projectsThe Colorado School of Public Health Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Centers unique focus and contribution of the proposed Colorado site to the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) ; or Cancer RESULTS (Resources, Engagement, and Support for the Use of Lifetime Tailored cancer prevention Services) ; is to increase the impact of cancer screening and the health of cancer survivors by accelerating the use and dissemination of evidence-based strategies in high-risk individuals. Multi-level strategies to support appropriate targeting of cancer prevention and control programming and clinical services represent a promising new approach to increasing the impact of existing evidence.University of South Carolina Prevention Research C
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention will serve as the UNC Coordinating Center and provide experienced, effective leadership to guide the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) through a significant transition in membership while enhancing the networks productivity and influence. The specific aims are to: 1) coordinate and evaluate collaborative research activities with network members, their collaborating partners, and affiliates focused onaccelerating the adoption and implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control strategies in communities; 2) facilitate linkages among network members, network affiliates, national, state, and local partners to advance the mission of the network and develop workforce capacity; and 3) participate in the CPCRN as a Collaborating Center through the Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (CCNC).",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino",,Workplace,Rural,,Betsy Risendal/ Stephanie Wheeler / betsy.risendal@cuanschutz.edu; stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of South Carolina Prevention  Research Center will continue the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (SC-CPCRN) with an overall goal to reduce cancer-related health disparities among disenfranchised and medically underserved populations by advancing dissemination and implementation (D&I) science. The specific aims are to: 1) disseminate, implement, and evaluate efficacious, multi-level, and multi-site public health, cancer control interventions to address cancer-related health disparities; 2) engage community and clinical partners in research, training, and technical assistance to strengthen D&I science for cancer control in South Carolina and nationally 3) increase the capacity of community and clinical partners in the D&I of evidence-based cancer control strategies for reaching underserved, minority, and rural populations.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino",,Workplace,Rural,,Betsy Risendal/ Stephanie Wheeler / betsy.risendal@cuanschutz.edu; stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network - Coordinating Center,University of Washington,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"This project will continue the Seattle Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) Collaborating Center known as the Alliance for Reducing Cancer Northwest (ARC NW). The specific aims are to: 1) collaborate with the CPCRN Coordinating Center, other Collaborating Centers, and the CPCRN funding agencies to advance the CPCRN research agenda; 2) grow and sustain ARC NW as an effective and productive regional CPCRN site; and 3) develop and conduct research activities that address the dissemination andimplementation of cancer control interventions at multiple levels of the community context, reach under-served populations, and have the potential to become cross-center CPCRN projects. One of the proposed pilot projects will focus on building capacity of
 rural community-based organizations to implement evidence-based cancer programs to increase cancer screening among underserved rural communities, while the other pilot project will optimize mailed fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) interventions for limited English proficient patients who have never completed a FIT test.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino",,Workplace,Rural,,Betsy Risendal/ Stephanie Wheeler / betsy.risendal@cuanschutz.edu; stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (Collaborating Centers),"Case Western Reserve University ,Oregon Health & Science University,University of Kentucky,University of Pennsylvania,University of Iowa,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,University of South Carolina at Columbia,University of Washington",,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is a thematic research network of the CDCs Prevention Research Centers Program. The CPCRN is a national network of academic, public health, and community partners who work together to reduce cancer, especially among those more greatly affected. The network members conduct community-engaged participatory cancer research across its eight network centers.The CPCRN Network centers undertake cross-site projects that pursue the overall objective of increasing the knowledge for evidence-based cancer control activities and developing partnerships. Network members actively engage in improving large-scale efforts to reduce cancer in underserved populations, while also deepening the understanding of how to make that achievement.The eight network centers regularly form workgroups to investigate areas of research interest to the network. Below is a listing and description of CPCRNs current workgroups. Federally Qualified Health Centers Workgroup develops, implements, and evaluates methods focused on increasing colorectal cancer screening among patients and communities. CDC Cancer Screening Workgroup furthers the field of dissemination and implementation research through collaboration with CDC cancer screening programs (National Breast/Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and Colorectal Cancer Control Program) to support their partners increased and improved implementation of evidence-based ways to increase breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Workgroup contributes to the science and evidence-base supporting innovative community programs linked to clinical services to increase HPV vaccination initiation and completion among adolescents and young adults.By conducting community-based research across Collaborating Centers, the CPCRN will improve dissemination and implementation and expand the adoption of evidence-based cancer prevention and control in communities. The contribution of the CPCRN is expected to be significant because of its potential to improve public health by reducing cancer risk and increasing screening, thereby reducing health disparities in underserved populations.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,,,Health care center/facility,State,,Susan Flocke / susan.flocke@case.edu,
Cancer Survivor Care Planning,Dartmouth College,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Cancer survivors and the health professionals who care for them after treatment may face challenges in understanding the cancer care received and how the treatment will affect survivors future medical needs and quality of life. Survivorship care plans (SCPs) facilitate coordination of care by improving patient-provider communication and identifying resources patients can use to maintain mental and physical health. However, time and cost incurred by clinics have been identified as barriers to widespread adoption of SCPs. Researchers are determining the feasibility of using a free software program called Journey Forward to create individual SCPs and help cancer survivors and their providers coordinate care after cancer treatment ends. Cancer survivors, oncologists, primary-care providers, and researchers are working together on a pilot project to develop SCPs created with Journey Forward software and integrate them into patient care. Researchers will work with clinical practices in two settings: Fletcher Allen Health Care, an urban teaching hospital in Vermont, and Norris Cotton Cancer Center serving rural Vermont and New Hampshire. They will recruit 80 people who have completed treatment for breast or colorectal cancer within the last 6months (40 participants at each project location) to receive care plans. Researchers will meet weekly with clinic staff to record how they develop and implement SCPs for individual patients. At 1-3 months after treatment, clinic staff will deliver SCPs to patients during a consultation visit and send the plans to the patients primary care provider. Researchers will analyze consultation notes and project logs to learn how the recommendations in the SCPs are applied. Researchers will also measure the average time it takes clinic staff to write and present an SCP to the patient, and track the associated reimbursement to the clinic. Clinic staff will answer open-ended questions about the care planning process and will complete a questionnaire at the end of the project to describe their experience using Journey Forward. Researchers will use focus groups and interviews to gather qualitative data from patients and providers2 months after the initial SCP meeting, and use follow-up interviews7 months later to understand how SCPs were implemented. Researchers will also ask patients oncologists about their attitudes toward SCPs in pre- and post-project surveys to better understand the acceptability of SCPs for these providers.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Adults,Older adults",,,"Rural,Urban",,Berta Geller / berta.geller@uvm.edu,
Care Planning for Colon Cancer Survivors,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"When treatment for colon cancer ends successfully, patients may be confused about how to take care of their health. Primary care providers may not know important details about their patients treatment and how to care for cancer survivors. Survivorship care plans (SCPs) are documents created by cancer care providers to help survivors and their primary care providers manage medical needs and quality of life after treatment. SCPs summarize the treatment given to a survivor and address issues like post- treatment mental and physical health, transition to the care of a primary provider, and future cancer screening. In this pilot study, researchers hope to determine the best way to create and deliver Journey Forward SCPs and to assess patients and providers attitudes towards the plans. Researchers are recruiting 120 colon cancer patients (stages I-III) at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center clinic to participate in a study of when to implement SCPs. An oncology nurse uses a Journey Forward template to develop an SCP, including a treatment summary, for 30 participants who are close to completing their treatment. The cancer care provider scheduled to see the patient reviews the SCP for accuracy and finalizes it before the next consultation. A member of the clinics staff (e.g., nurse practitioner, oncologist) reviews the SCP with the patient at a visit scheduled 6-12 weeks after completing treatment. Clinic staff will also identify 30 participants who are at 6, 9, and12 months after end of treatment (90 patients in total) and develop an SCP for each of these survivors. The patients oncologist will introduce the SCP to the patient during any scheduled return visit to the clinic. For all participants, clinic staff will send a copy of the SCP to the primary care provider along with a cover letter and guidance about the use of SCPs. Researchers will record the amount of time and the costs associated with creating and introducing SCPs for each patient. Within2 weeks of the SCP consultation, researchers will use telephone surveys to determine how the SCPs help project participants. Survivors will answer short questions about their distress associated with cancer treatment, symptoms following treatment, quality of life, and satisfaction with the SCP. Researchers will repeat the survey 10 weeks later to measure changes after the SCP has been implemented. Researchers will also ask patients, cancer care providers, and primary care providers about the usability and acceptability of the SCP to discover how the plans can be integrated into standard clinical practices.",,,Cancer,,,Health care center/facility,,,Deborah Mayer / dmayer@unc.edu,
Carolina Heart Alliance Networking for Greater Equity (CHANGE) Lifestyle Program: Dissemination Toolkit,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2019,,Toolkit or workbook,The Carolina Heart Alliance Networking for Greater Equity (CHANGE) Lifestyle Program is a research-tested program delivered by community health workers (CHWs) and designed to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease among adults in rural and medically underserved communities. This  dissemination toolkit can be used by organizations seeking information and guidance on implementing and delivering the CHANGE Lifestyle Program.,PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity,Tobacco","Adults,Older adults","Community-clinical linkages,Social connectedness","Other,Place of worship,Workplace","National,Rural",,Alice Ammerman / hpdp@unc.edu,https://change.web.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16494/2019/09/CHANGE-Program-Dissemination-Toolkit.pdf
Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In the United States, two-thirds of adults and one-third of children and adolescents are overweight or obese, which increases risks for chronic disease. Family and community factors, as well as local and national policies, influence a person's ability to maintain ideal weight. Public health professionals at national, state, and local levels are seeking training in reliable, evidence-based, approaches to address the problem of obesity.This project supports a Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation (Center-TRT) that provides training and evidence-based information for public health professionals. The Center-TRT identifies, reviews, and disseminates evidence and guidance on environmental and policy interventions designed to create places and practices that support healthy eating and active living. The Center-TRT disseminates these interventions through the Internet. To support implementation, the Center-TRT offers technical assistance and in-person and web-based trainings. The center's training and translation efforts are informed by a practitioner stakeholder group and a national advisory board. In addition, the center is engaged in an assessment of the evaluation capacity of 25 state programs the CDC funds to address nutrition and physical activity.",,,"Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,,,,Alice Ammerman / alice_ammerman@unc.edu,
Centralized Panel Management to Improve Health Metrics in the Safety-Net System,University of California-San Francisco,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Researchers at the University of California San Francisco Prevention Research Center will determine if centralized panel management with mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach improves the uptake of colorectal cancer screening compared with usual care. Researchers will also describe and compare the cost and effectiveness of the centralized panel management for mailed FIT versus usual care. Centralized panel management is a way for primary care providers and health systems to improve the health of their entire patient population. One way to perform panel management is to use electronic health records to create a list of patients that are due for a preventive health service, such as colorectal cancer screening. These patients are then contacted and encouraged to complete the preventive health measure.To examine the benefit of centralized panel management to improve colorectal cancer screening with mailed FIT, the electronic health system will be used to identify eligible patients who are not up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening. Patients will be randomly selected by clinic and race to receive mailed FIT kits versus usual care. The primary outcome will be the difference between groups in completion rates of FIT tests one year after randomly being assigned to the study.Colorectal cancer screening rates remain low. If this study shows that centralized panel management with mailed FIT outreach improves colorectal cancer screening rates, then centralized panel management with mailed FIT outreach could be used to address barriers to screening access and improve colorectal cancer screening rates.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,Older adults,,,Urban,,Ma Somsouk / ma.somsouk@ucsf.edu,
CEREBRO: Cognitive Enhancement and Risk-reduction through Exercise for Brain-Related Outcomes (Dementia Risk Reduction Research Network - Collaborating Center),University of Illinois Chicago,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The rise of prevalence and incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) have become a worldwide public health crisis. Limited ADRD prevention and treatment options are available, but they are often not accessible to some community members.  As part of the Dementia Risk Reduction Research Network, the Policy, Practice, and Prevention Research Center at the University of Illinois Chicago will adapt the BAILAMOS(TM) dance program for remote delivery among older Latinos to reduce the risk for ADRD and improve quality of life for persons with symptoms of cognitive decline.",,,"Aging,Physical activity","Hispanic or Latino,Older adults",,Community/Community center,,Describe research,Christine Welter / cwelte2@uic.edu,
Challenges and Quality-of-Life Issues Arising from Epilepsy Diagnosis in Older Arizona Residents,University of Arizona,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Dementia and high blood pressure can increase the risk of developing epilepsythe incidence of which is increasing among people aged 65 years and older.Epilepsy in older adults can increase the risk of hospitalizationinjury from falls, loss of independence, and need for nursing-home care. Researchers want to know how epilepsy affects the quality of life amongolder adults and thechallengesthey face accessing the health care system and trying to stay healthy. The researchers also hope to identify challenges that may be of particular concern to older members of minority groups as well as validate the use ofMedicare data for future epilepsy research.PRC researchers are developing a method of identifying seniors--living in a three-county--southeastern region ofArizona, who have their first epilepsy-related seizure or receive an epilepsy diagnosis. A network of hospital emergency departments, neurology clinics, primary-care physicians, agencies, and other groups are participating in recruitment. Seniors who appear to meetthe criteria of eitherhaving had new onset of a seizure (or seizures) or newly diagnosed epilepsy are invited to learn more about the project.As eachseniorwho agrees to participate in the study joins the projecta study partner will register the participant and usea checklist of standardized epilepsy signs, symptoms, and definitionsto enter initial information about each person.Six months latera study neurologist will meet each participantto review diagnostic tests and confirm the participant's eligibility to participate in the study.Every six months thereafter, researchers will assess changes in the participants' condition and mental status related to quality of life-markers such as experiencing symptoms of depression or fear of seizures, need for medical assistance, acceptance of the situation, and perceived stigma. Researchers will use standard questionnaires to assess emotional support, life satisfaction, access to health care, cognitive ability, and seizure characteristics. Six to 12 months after the baseline assessment, a medical anthropologist will conduct in-depth interviews to learn about the impact of the epilepsy diagnosis on the participant and on family, lifestyle, health care needs, and mental status. Three focus groups of families and caregivers, conducted according toparticipants' ethnicity (American Indian, Latino, or non-Hispanic white), will be used to determine the participants' needs for health care access, emotional response to the stress of diagnosis, and family adjustment and response. Information collected will be used to improve careand assessneeds for mental and social support after receiving an epilepsy diagnosis.",,,"Aging,Epilepsy","American Indian or Alaska Native,Hispanic or Latino,Older adults,White",,,,,David Labiner / labinerd@email.arizona.edu,
CHANGE: A Program to Improve Heart Health - Dissemination Toolkit,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2023,,Toolkit or workbook,"The dissemination toolkit provides the information organizations need to implement and deliver the CHANGE Lifestyle Program in rural communities. The information included in this toolkit explains how and why the program works, what was learned from pilot implementation in two N.C. counties, and what's needed to adapt and implement it to fit a community's distinct needs and resources. This is not a complete how to guide for implementing the CHANGE Lifestyle Program and may require additional training on how to implement the program.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Physical activity,Tobacco",Adults,"Community-clinical linkages,Social connectedness",In-home care,Rural,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Audrina Bunton / audrina_bunton@unc.edu,https://change.web.unc.edu/tools-and-resources/
CHOICES Microsimulation Model,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,2022,,Framework or model,"The CHOICES microsimulation model is a custom software application that the CHOICES Project research team uses to compare the costs and outcomes of different policies and programs promoting improved nutrition or increased physical activity over 10 years, using cost-effectiveness analysis. This is done by creating a virtual population of people based on big data (i.e. US Census, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and multiple longitudinal studies). These analyses rely on evidence reviews of published findings of the effectiveness of different policies or programs on people's health.","PDF or Word,Website","Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,Other,National,,CHOICES Project / choicesproject@hsph.harvard.edu,https://choicesproject.org/methods/choices-model/
CHOICES National Action Kit,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,2021,,"Guide, manual, or plan","The CHOICES National Action Kit provides a menu of strategies with good evidence that they can reduce excess weight gain, improve nutrition and physical activity environments, and promote related health behaviors. The kit allows users to compare up to four strategies at a time to help inform their organization's decision-making around promoting healthy weight.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adolescents,Adults,Children",,"Child care,Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Other",National,,CHOICES Project / choicesproject@hsph.harvard.edu,https://choicesproject.org/actionkit/
CHPPR Collaborates with the Montrose Center on Innovative Treatment Program,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,2022,,Communications product,"The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is implementing and evaluating an integrated treatment program, the Enhanced Integrated Treatment Program with Sexual Health in Recovery (EITP-SHIR). EITP-SHIR is an evidence-based intervention that aims to increase access to mental health, substance use, and sexual health treatment for African-American and Latino gay/bi men and transgender women who use club drugs during risky sex and are at high risk for contracting or transmitting HIV.",Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Mental health,Substance use,Sexual health","African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino,LGBTQ+",Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,City/Town,Describe research,Michael Wilkerson / johnny.m.wilkerson@uth.tmc.edu,https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/chppr/news/?id=7b215e1b-4f2b-4009-b413-486af8d7df5b
CHPPR Research Study Tests Text-Message-Based Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,2022,,Communications product,"SmokefreeSGM is a text-messaging-based intervention designed to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people quit smoking cigarettes. The research study aims to develop and test a sexual and gender minority (SGM) tailored text-based program and examine recruitment, retention, and smoking abstinence rates at 1, 3, and 6 months of follow-up.",Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Tobacco,LGBTQ+,Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,National,Describe research,Irene Tami-Maury / irene.m.tami-maury@uth.tmc.edu,https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/chppr/news/?id=13ab8e83-877e-4716-8106-159243c0636c
Church Environment Audit Tool for Physical Activity & Healthy Eating,University of South Carolina at Columbia,2019,,Data collection instrument,"The Church Environment Audit Tool allows users to assess places of worship for items, features, and opportunities for healthy indoor and outdoor activity, healthy food and vending, and media related to healthy nutrition and physical activity. The tool provides a short script for beginning the audit and several checklists related to the environment at the place of worship.  Users must fill out a short demographics form prior to accessing the tool.",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,Place of worship,National,Help implement effective interventions,Sara Wilcox / uscprc@mailbox.sc.edu,http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/Resources/church-health-environmental-audit-tool.htm
"Church Leaders Experiences with the Faith, Activity, & Nutrition Program",University of South Carolina at Columbia,2019,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","As part of the Faith, Activity, & Nutrition (FAN) Program, a partnership between the University of South Carolina's Prevention Research Center and the Fairfield Community Coordinating Council, pastors and lay leaders were interviewed from 54 churches to learn what they thought would get in the way and what would help them to put the FAN program in place.",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Physical activity","African,Black or African American",,Place of worship,State,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Sara Wilcox / wilcoxs@mailbox.sc.edu,http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/projects/bernhart-2019-HER-summary.pdf
Clarkston Community Interactive Resource Map,Georgia State University,2023,,Other,"The Clarkston Community Map is an interactive tool that provides links to resources for members of the community including Adult Schools (GED Preparatory Courses; Learning English Skills), After School Care, Child Schools (Elementary, Middle, and High Schools; Speciality Schools), English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes and Workshops, Day Cares (Child Care Programs for Infants to Pre-K), Job Training, Grocery Stores, Legal Services (Lawyers; Legal Aid), Financial Services (Banks), Religious Services (Mosques; Churches; Synagogues; Temples), Transportation Services (MARTA Bus Stops), Medical Services (Urgent Care; Clinics; Hospitals; Denists; Pharmacies), Housing Services (Rental Homes; Apartments; Condos), Community Centers.",Website,Community member/General public,,,"Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness","Child care,Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Place of worship,Workplace",City/Town,Help implement effective interventions,Iris Feinberg / ifeinberg2@gsu.edu,https://prc.gsu.edu/asset-map/
Clarkston Needs Assessment Report,Georgia State University,2021,,Report,"This report presents results from a community-based survey to understand how COVID-19 has impacted Clarkston residents and to improve vaccine confidence and uptake. This report can serve as an example of a needs assessment report. Decision-makers and community members can also understand needs of their community in Clarkston, GA.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations","Adults,African,Black or African American","Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors",,City/Town,"Evaluate programs practices policies or systems,Help implement effective interventions",Ashli Owen-Smith / aowensmith@gsu.edu,https://prc.gsu.edu/document/clarkston-needs-analysis-final-report-for-city-council/?wpdmdl=7158
Clarkston Summit 2022 Impact Report,Georgia State University,2022,,Report,This report shares information from the 2022 Clarkston Summit that was held to bring together community members and provide a platform for listening to the very many diverse communities that the Georgia State University Prevention Research Center serves. This report provides an example for public health decision makers and practitioners on how to engage with community members.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,,City/Town,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Michael Eriksen / prc@gsu.edu,https://prc.gsu.edu/files/2022/08/FINAL_Clarkston_Summit_2022_7_28_compressed.pdf
Cognition in Primary Care,University of Washington,2023,,,"The aims of this program is to provide education for primary care staff to 1) Efficiently evaluate cognition, identify cognitive impairment, and improve patient care; 2) Improve connections between patients, families, and community resources, and 3) Develop clinic-based tools and workflows which are adapted from the GSA-KAER Toolkit (https://www.geron.org/publications/kaer-toolkit).",Website,Public health practitioners,Aging,Older adults,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,,Help implement effective interventions,Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,https://familymedicine.uw.edu/cpc/
Colorado COVID-19 Vaccine Stakeholder Map,,2022,,Communications product,This stakeholder map plots organizations that are working to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Colorado. The goal of this map is to provide a resource to help individuals and public health partners identify and understand current efforts to increase vaccine uptake in their communities.,Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,State,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Jini Puma / jini.puma@cuanschutz.edu,https://coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/research-and-practice/centers-programs/rmprc/research-practice/cdc-covid-19-vaccine-supplement
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Population Simulation Model for Screening and Outcomes,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2023,,Framework or model,"This model is an individual (or micro-simulation) model designed to support decision-making regarding population screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) at the state level. Based on assumptions regarding trends in demography, natural history, screening dissemination and accuracy, and intervention reach and efficacy, the model simulates cancer incidence and mortality by stage, age, and calendar year.",Website,Decision-makers,Cancer,"Adults,Older adults","Community-clinical linkages,Socioeconomic factors",Health care center/facility,State,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Stephanie Wheeler / stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,https://crcsim.web.unc.edu/
Common Stressors Identified by Young People in West Virginia,West Virginia University,2022,,Communications product,This infographic represents focus group data collected by West Virginia University Prevention Research Center with 40 young people (6th-12th grade) during the 2021-2022 school year on common stressors.,Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Mental health",Adolescents,,Schools/Universities,State,Describe research,Traci Jarrett / sph@hsc.wvu.edu,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vehoikmPnFkABdpi1OSsLN8tSYutMmYI/view?usp=share_link
"Communicating with Youth to Prevent HIV, Other STIs, and Pregnancy: Identifying Key Messages, Messengers, and Communication",Oregon Health & Science University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Research suggests minority youth and underserved groups may not be receiving sufficient health information. They may also see the messages as irrelevant or hard to understand. This project will combine information from the scientific literature, experts, and youth to create a set of messages. The goal is that the messages would likely lead to increases in abstinence, using condoms consistently and correctly, and seeking testing for sexual health services, such as STI/HIV testing. This study aims to: ; Conduct a literature review of what helps and does not help with effective messages. The review will include current STI/HIV and pregnancy prevention messages and messaging avenues for adolescents by race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity; Conduct focus groups/interviews with African American, Hispanic/Latino, AI/AN, and other youth on messages, sources, and avenues ; Conduct a survey of experts to achieve consensus on the findings of the literature review and focus groups ; Conduct a second round of focus groups with a larger and broader sample of youth, to revise and finalize specific recommendations for sexual health messaging based on evidence of effectiveness.The results of this study will be a library of messages and strategies, including written, printed and oral sexual health messages. They will also include messages delivered on social media. These will be organized by middle and high school age, gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation and gender identity.",,,,"Adolescents,African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino",,Other,,,Thomas Becker / beckert@ohsu.edu,
Communication Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccine Intentions,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"To assist healthcare providers who give HPV vaccines to effectively recommend the vaccination, this research will refine the CASE approach for talking with parents (Corroborate, About Me, Science, Explain/Advise). The researchers will build on their existing program of research that separates CASE into two steps reflecting its primary functions: Easing concerns and Recommending vaccination. At the same time, they will develop specific, practical, and memorable messages that providers can use to accomplish the Ease and Recommend steps to encourage HPV vaccine initiation and completion. Given geographic differences in HPV vaccination coverage, they will do the study in regions where there is low HPV vaccination coverage to ensure that the intervention works where it is needed most. This innovative, multi-level study will build on communication theory, clinical experience, and several years of research to identify effective messages and to refine a step-by step strategy for effectively recommending HPV vaccination for adolescents.  The overall goal is to develop effective messages that, when used together with the Ease and Recommend steps, will increase providers intentions to recommend HPV vaccine as well as parents intentions to vaccinate. Working with partners, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the project will create and distribute a manual for training vaccine providers in using the messages and strategies. Findings from the study are expected to be used to support cancer prevention efforts nationally.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Adults,Asian,Female,Male",,"Health care center/facility,Workplace",,,Noel Brewer / ntb1@unc.edu,
Communities Confronting COVID-19,University of Wisconsin-Madison,2022,,Other,"The Communities Confronting Covid-19 (C3) website supports Wisconsin communities in their efforts for pandemic recovery by providing resources, making connections and lifting up the voices of community members and leaders.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",COVID-19,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Older adults",Community-clinical linkages,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,In-home care,Other,Place of worship,Assisted/group living,Workplace","Rural,State",,,https://communitiesc3.org/
Community Based Prevention Marketing for Systems Change: Reducing Disparities,Florida - University of South Florida,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is the second leading cancer killer for men and women in the U.S. combined. Racial and ethnic minorities, the medically underserved, and rural residents are often diagnosed with colon cancer at a late stage and experience higher death rates. Early screening can help. However, the lack of awareness about the importance of and need for colon cancer screening, in addition to poor access to medical care and lack of provider recommendation for early detection tests, lead to the underutilization of screening. Researchers from the University of South Floridas Prevention Research Center (PRC) plan to address these barriers to increase colon cancer screening. Florida PRC researchers will identify, tailor, apply, and test a multilevel intervention using Community-Based Prevention Marketing (CBPM). CBPM is a multistep planning process that incorporates marketing and community-based participatory research principals. This approach is used to improve the adoption of new or existing programs by translating or adapting them to fit local circumstances. To develop and test a multi-level intervention using CBPM, Florida PRC researchers will complete four aims. 1. Select priority populations. Researchers will select priority populations based on those most at risk for late stage colon cancer and those with low screening rates. They will gather this information from the Florida Cancer Data System and Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, respectively. 2. Choose effective programs (i.e., evidence-based interventions). To identify appropriate and feasible programs for priority populations, researchers will conduct a literature review to compare and combine results from the different studies. They will also use a modeling technique (system dynamics modeling) to understand the potential impact of multilevel, evidence-based interventions to improve colon cancer screening rates. 3. Tailor effective programs. Focus groups with priority populations and interviews with key decision makers will help guide researchers on how to adapt identified interventions for priority populations. The discussions and interviews will help to develop a marketing plan that combines the programs into a multilevel intervention. 4. Apply and test the multilevel intervention. Researchers will pre-test, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of the multilevel intervention. Based on their assessment, they will make recommendations for future programs and policies in the state of Florida. This research study is a collaborative effort between the Florida PRC, the Florida Department of Health, the American Cancer Society, a community committee, and other stakeholders. The studys results will be shared through peer-reviewed journals, Florida PRCs website, and other mediums such as videos and/or podcasts.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,,,,,,Carol Bryant / cbryant@health.usf.edu,
Community Behavioral Health Centers Considerations for Adopting and Implementing LGBTQ-Affirmative Services,"University of Maryland, College Park",2021,,Report,"This report highlights preliminary findings from six focus groups conducted with behavioral health supervisors and therapists on adopting and implementing LGBTQ-affirmative services. This resource can be used as an education and training tool for health providers, researchers and program implementers.",PDF or Word,Public health practitioners,Mental health,LGBTQ+,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,National,Help implement effective interventions,Bradley Boekeloo / umd-prc@umd.edu,https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/27086/PrIP%20Progress%20Report.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
Community Engagement for Virulent Flu Preparedness,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"To prevent the spread of flu in the United States, people are expected to observe personal hygiene (such as washing hands) and to stay home, away from crowded areas. Some populations may be at particular risk of poor outcomes during a flu outbreak, however, because of barriers related to mobility, language, and access to mass-media messages. Emergency communications must reach underserved populations to prevent disparity.Researchers are working to create and test a health communication strategy within specific population groups in the greater New York metropolitan area for use during public health emergencies. The project uses a message testing platform for rapid dissemination of a draft health message and the collection of community-level feedback to quickly test and revise public health messages in diverse populations.Participants from four different communities are engaged in the project: teenagers, people who are homebound, undocumented immigrants and HIV/AIDS patients. Access to the four communities is made possible by collaboration with coordinating agencies with an established and trusted presence in their community. These agencies help find team captains who aid community recruitment, communicate draft health messages, and collect community feedback. Community-level data is collected through a series of focus group events and surveys. At each focus group event, captains convene their group of community members, and the team is presented with a draft public health message. Then they participate in a focus group discussion on the topic and devise better ways to present and distribute the message to their community.Data from the discussions and surveys will be analyzed to determine relevant content and to identify trusted sources for messages that will be tested in a real-time simulation of a flu outbreak. At an undisclosed date and time, the team captains will be called upon to gather all group members for a meeting within 24 hours. Once convened, the participants will be given an urgent message of an outbreak to disseminate into their community. Participants will be asked to review the message and help frame it in a way that will be relevant to their peers. Two specific communications methods are being tested: in-person and remotely (with web-conferencing software). Broadcast devices will be used to collect information from undocumented Latin American immigrants. Researchers are partnering with the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network to obtain viewer participation in surveys that can be accessed online or through a telephone hotline. Researchers will determine preferred message characteristics and the best ways to test and revise draft health messages in this population.Researchers will examine the success of using various forms of technology for open, two-way communication with members of vulnerable populations to create more noticeable, actionable public health messages. Results will help researchers understand the preferred characteristics of messages, which sources are likely to be trusted, and how messages can be quickly communicated within different communities.",,,,"Adolescents,Adults,Migrant or refugee,Older adults",,,"County,State,Urban",,David Abramson / dma@columbia.edu,
Community Health Opportunities Organized with Schools at the Epicenter (CHOOSE),Yale University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"There are 12.7 million children and adolescents (2-19 years old) and more than 78.6 million adults living in the U.S. who are obese. High obesity rates and low rates for adopting healthy diet and physical activity recommendations indicate more needs to be done to encourage healthy lifestyles. Parents and the home environment can influence a childs diet and physical activity. To impact childhood obesity, researchers at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (PRC) will work to change the health culture of the household by targeting messages and programming to both children and adults. The Yale-Griffin PRC is developing Community Health Opportunities Organized with Schools at the Epicenter (CHOOSE). CHOOSE is an intervention research project involving communities in Connecticut, Missouri, and Kansas. The project is designed to deliver tailored health messages and programming in schools and will be expanded to clinical offices, faith-based organizations, supermarkets, worksites, and social media in multiple target communities. Facilitators will deliver the health messages and programming to improve nutrition knowledge, fitness levels, cooking skills, academic performance, body measurements, and blood pressure in students/parents. Researches will compare four levels of the intervention, including comparisons between target communities receiving and not receiving tailored messages and programming, with outcomes that include behaviors and body measurements. CHOOSE aims to improve diet and physical activity among school-aged children and adults using effective programming that is specific to their needs and offered through schools (serving as epicenters) and other sites. Research results will be shared through scientific meetings, publications, and presentations (for scientific audiences); group meetings; local papers; and informational packets (for study participants).",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adolescents,Adults,Children",,Schools/Universities,,,Jeannette Ickovics / jeannette.ickovics@yale.edu,
Community Health through Engagement and Environmental Renewal (CHEER),University of Alabama at Birmingham,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for the Study of Community Health (UAB CSCH) will conduct research to compare two intervention strategies with a goal to reduce adverse teen sex outcomes in African-American communities through a core intervention research project titled, Community Health through Engagement and Environmental Renewal (CHEER). The specific aims are to: 1) test the effects of a Family Youth Intervention (FYI) on primary outcomes of youth psychosocial behaviors and sexual risk compared to a wait list control; 2) test the effects of an Environment: Social and Physical Intervention (ESPI) on neighborhood environment compared to wait list control; 3) test the effects of combining FYI and ESPI on the same youth and neighborhood environmental outcomes as in Aims 1 and 2 compared to FYI alone, ESPI alone, and a wait list control; and 4) if effectiveness is demonstrated, work with local partners to translate CHEER throughout Birmingham. The Family Youth Intervention will focus on parent-child dyads to enhance parent-child communication and reduce family conflict. The CHEER Intervention will offer micro-grants for greening vacant lots through community driven projects.",,,Sexual health,"Adolescents,African,Black or African American",,Other,,,Jeffrey T. Walker / jeffw@uab.edu,
Community Health Workers (CHWs) Addressing Health Disparities Infographic,University of Iowa,2022,,Communications product,"This infographic describes what a Community Health Worker (CHW) is and how they do their work in Iowa. The infographic provides information on the roles CHWs play, the social issues a CHW may assist with, and job titles and employers a CHW may have. This infographic is focused on the CHWs of Iowa.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://iowaccc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CHW-Infographic-2022-final.pdf
Community Health Workers Linking Public Health and Clinical Services to Reduce CVD using community health workers (CHWs),University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"In North Carolina, and nationally, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disease among adults. North Carolina adults have high rates of CVD behavioral risk factors such as physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, smoking, and being overweight and obese. To help reduce these risks, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Prevention Research Center (UNC PRC) will test the effectiveness and implementation of Carolina Heart Alliance Networking for Greater Equality (CHANGE). CHANGE is a health promotion strategy to link public health and clinical services through community health workers (CHWs). Primary care clinics, public health departments, and CHWs all have strengths in addressing chronic disease risk factors, but there is a widely recognized gap in the coordination among them. The CHANGE strategy includes CHWs as members of primary care and public health teams to distribute a behavioral change intervention called Heart-to-Health to a total of 480 clinic patients at risk for CVD. Heart-to-Health is an effective lifestyle and medication adherence intervention that includes a computerized decision aid to guide delivery of tailored counseling sessions. The counseling sessions are focused on diet, physical activity, tobacco cessation, and medication adherence and are facilitated by CHWs using tablet computers. The CHWs will use tablet computers to communicate with a medical home team about important patient health information to be acted on in real time. The CHWs also will link participants to public health and other community based resources to support behavior change. The CHANGE strategy will be tested in one underserved, rural community and then replicated in a second community. Researchers from the UNC PRC will examine whether CHANGE is effective at increasing the reach of clinic and public community services to at risk populations and at improving composite coronary heart disease risk.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,Health care center/facility,,,Alice Ammerman / alice_ammerman@unc.edu,
Community Residents Dental Needs Analysis Survey,Georgia State University,2023,,Data collection instrument,"This is a questionnaire/survey instrument to be completed by immigrants, refugees, or migrants describing their dental history past and present.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Other chronic condition or disease,,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,City/Town,Help implement effective interventions,Iris Feinberg / ifeinberg2@gsu.edu,https://prc.gsu.edu/research-in-community/row-8-final_community-residents-dental-needs-analysis/
Community-Clinic Linkages in Health Promotion: Community Health Workers as Agents in Chronic Disease Prevention over the Life Span,University of Arizona,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Latinos along the US-Mexico border are disproportionately affected by obesity and other related chronic diseases. Inadequate access to healthy foods, physical activity, and health care services all contribute to chronic disease and affect a populations well-being. To address chronic disease and related mental health needs among Latinos living in underserved communities on the US-Mexico border (i.e., Southern Arizona), the Arizona Prevention Research Center (AzPRC) will conduct a two-phase research study. Researchers plan to 1. identify clear best practice guidelines for Community Health Workers (CHWs) in clinical settings to monitor and address chronic disease and mental health, and 2. establish a CHW program model to strengthen linkages between community health centers and community health prevention services. The AzPRC researchers will develop best practice guidelines based on practices in three primary care health centers. They will study and describe the differences in CHW activities and roles at each center and collect data to assess their effectiveness in improving client outcomes. The findings will help establish a CHW program model. Researchers plan to work with two county health departments and two clinics to create a prevention program model. The program model will use CHWs to link primary care settings (committed to reaching the underserved) with effective CHW-delivered community health services provided by county health departments. To test its success, researchers will track clinical data on referred participants and use surveys to examine impact on health behaviors, wellness, and program exposure. Researchers findings and their experience with the CHW program model will be shared through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, annual meetings, and local workshops. They also plan to work with partners (i.e., the Community Action Board) to identify venues to ensure their work is shared with diverse audiences.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Mental health,Overweight/Obesity",Hispanic or Latino,,Health care center/facility,,,Scott Carvajal / scott.carvajal@arizona.edu,
Community-Clinical Links to Control Hypertension (CCLiCH),University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Though hypertension is a relatively easy condition to control, it remains a major risk factor for a number of leading causes of disease and death. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is the most common diagnosis made by U.S. primary doctors, affecting 76 million U.S. adults. While treatment is effective, current clinic-based approaches for hypertension care are not as effective as they might be, with more than half of the 76 million affected adults being uncontrolled. Uncontrolled hypertension is especially common in Arkansas. The percentage of U.S. adults with uncontrolled hypertension is higher in Arkansas than in the nation (29% vs. 16%) and even higher among African Americans in the state than whites (34% vs. 28%). The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health Arkansas Prevention Research Center plans to1. decrease rates of uncontrolled hypertension in a rural, under-served, predominately minority community, and 2. identify cost-effective ways to better control hypertension. Researchers are recruiting and training community health workers to deliver a stepped-care, community case management intervention. This program is designed to reduce uncontrolled hypertension in a rural, predominately African American community in Arkansas and minimize cost. The community health worker will provide lay education about blood pressure, help identify barriers to controlling it, and link participants to needed community services, such as insurance enrollment, medical services, and/or prescription assistance. The program includes three steps of support to help participants get their blood pressure under control. Each step is designed to be more intense than the previous step. Participants who still have uncontrolled hypertension after step 1, for instance, will be moved into step 2 and so forth. To test its effectiveness, researchers will randomly assign participants to the intervention group and a non-intervention group (usual care) and compare the outcomes. A cost-effectiveness analysis will be conducted by comparing public health system costs and outcomes for participants in both the intervention and non-intervention groups. To inform this analysis, researchers plan to collect data from participants regarding doctor visits for hypertension management and hypertension medication, frequency of refills, and adherence. Costs associated with the resources used in the intervention to improve health outcomes will be calculated for each participant. If proven effective in lowering uncontrolled hypertension rates and treatment costs, this stepped-care, community case management intervention may be a hypertension control public health model to be replicated, not only across Arkansas, but the nation.",,Researchers and evaluators,Heart disease & stroke,"Adults,Older adults",,In-home care,"County,City/Town,Rural,State",,James Raczynski / jmr@uams.edu,
Comparing the Effect of Lifestyle Counseling and Patient Navigation on Hypertension and Colorectal Cancer in Black Men,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2010-2012,Research project summary,"Illnesses and deaths related to high blood pressure (hypertension) and cancer of the colon (colorectal cancer, or CRC) are more common in African-American men than in the general U.S. population. Poor eating habits and lack of physical activity contribute to hypertension, and men who neglect to be screened for CRC contribute to the high prevalence of that disease. Researchers at New York University School of Medicine (NYU SoM) are comparing three approaches to improving blood pressure control and CRC screening rates, focusing on African-American men in central Harlem, New York City.Taking part in the project are 1,440 African-American men aged 50 years or older that have uncontrolled high blood pressure and are eligible for CRC screening. The researchers are recruiting participants from barbershops owned and run by African Americans andmen from black churches. Participants are randomly assigned to either a blood pressure or CRC intervention. The blood pressure intervention focuses on lifestyle counseling by using a technique called motivational interviewing. Trained counselors recruited from the local community encourage participants to adopt habits that lower blood pressure, such as limiting sodium intake, increasing physical activity, and following a low-fat diet. The CRC intervention recruits trained patient navigators (PNs) from the community who encourage participants to learn about CRC screening options, make appointments for tests, and get follow-up care. A third approach combines the lifestyle counseling and PN interventions and is aimed at improving both blood pressure control and CRC screening rates in participants also recruited from churches and barbershops. The researchers will examine how well lifestyle counseling, PN, and the combination of the two work at improving blood pressure control and CRC screening rates among the participants. They also will compare how well the three interventions work in the barbershop versus the church setting. Additionally, the researchers will identify what combination of these interventions would be most cost-effective if widely used.",,,"Cancer,Heart disease & stroke","Adults,African,Black or African American,Male",,Place of worship,,,Ronald Scott / scott.braithwaite@nyumc.org,
Comparing the Effectiveness of Telemedicine with Traditional Eye Care in Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy,Oregon Health & Science University,,2010-2012,Research project summary,"Diabetic retinopathy, a complication of uncontrolled diabetes, is the leading cause of new blindness in working-age American adults. It is characterized by progressive damage to the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. Early diagnosis and treatment reduces the risk of vision loss; however, half of people with diabetes do not get their eyes regularly examined, or they receive a diagnosis too late for treatment to be effective. Diabetes is more than twice as likely to occur in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) than non-Hispanic whites. Diabetic retinopathy also disproportionately affects the AI/AN population. Many rural reservations are long distances from eye clinics, a circumstance that complicates residents ability to obtain annual exams. The researchers are exploring telemedicine, in which digital images of the retina are transmitted to doctors via the Internet, to eliminate the need for patients to travel to eye clinics. Partnering with tribal health programs and an eye care center, the team is comparing the effectiveness of telemedicine with traditional eye exams. The researchers are recruiting 550 American Indians and Alaska Natives with diabetes at the Hunter Health Clinic in Kansas and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center in Oregon. The participants are randomly assigned to a telemedicine group or a traditional exam group. Those in the latter group are referred to local eye care providers, who conduct a traditional exam. During a traditional exam, eye doctors administer eye drops to enlarge (dilate) the pupil so they can examine the retina; many people find dilation objectionable. The telemedicine group participants will have their retinas imaged at a tribal health clinic by research assistants using a nonmydriatic camera, which uses special lenses and infrared light to take images of the retina through undilated pupils. The images are stored and later sent via the Internet to the Devers Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon, where eye doctors review them. Participants requiring follow-up care are referred to their eye-care provider. The researchers will follow each participant to determine which diagnostic approach is more effective at detecting diabetic retinopathy. The center also will compare the two methods cost-effectiveness, including the costs incurred by the patient (such as lost wages during the time it takes to drive to and see an eye doctor), the health care provider (including equipment and the cost of a room for a telemedicine clinic), and third-party payers (insurance companies or the government). In addition, the researchers will administer a survey to determine the factors that affect adherence with annual eye exams.",,,"Other chronic condition or disease,Vision loss","Adults,American Indian or Alaska Native,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,,,Thomas Becker / beckert@ohsu.edu,
Comparing Two Community Programs To Help Seniors Avoid Falls,University of Pittsburgh,,2010-2012,Research project summary,"Every year, one-third of American adults aged 65 years and older fall. Falls are the most common cause of injury deaths among older Americans. In 2000, falls accounted for more than $19 billion in medical expenses, and by 2020, that figure is expected to reach nearly $55 billion. Researchers are assessing two fall prevention programs offered by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Healthy Steps for Older Adults is a series of two 2-hour classes in which older adults learn about fall risks, home safety, medication safety, how to increase physical activity, and how to get a falls prevention assessment from a doctor. Healthy Steps in Motion adds to the program eight 1-hour group exercise sessions designed to improve balance, arm and leg strength, and flexibility. Both programs are held in community senior centers and are conducted by trained center staff members. The researchers are recruiting 2,250 older adults who want to take part in the Healthy Steps programs, then randomly assigning one-third (750) of the participants to each of the two courses. The remaining one-third is assigned to a group that will wait 3 to 6 months before starting the programs and serve as a control group. At 6 months, the researchers will compare the number of times participants in these three groups fell during the previous 6 months. Because increased activity may increase the risk of falling, analyses will account for activity levels by counting the number of individuals who have fallen as well as the number of days participants had 30 minutes or more of physical activity. The team will also compare among the three groups the number of falls that cause injury. In addition, the researchers will determine whether the programs reduced fear of falling and contributed to increased physical activity. The researchers will determine how well participants followed recommendations to see a doctor or to eliminate fall hazards in the home. At 12 months (3 to 6 months after the control group enters the program), researchers will repeat the assessments. In a smaller study, researchers will explore whether the effects seen in the main study are also seen in 300 Latino seniors. In a cost-effectiveness analysis, the researchers will estimate the medical costs saved by falls prevented and measure the costs of personnel, equipment, and overhead for each program, as compared with the cost of usual care.",,,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Steven Albert / smalbert@pitt.edu,
Comparing Web-based and Counselor-based Interventions To Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2010-2012,Research project summary,"Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart diseases and stroke, are the leading causes of death in the United States. Every year, more than one million Americans have a heart attack, and nearly 800,000 have a stroke. In 2010, heart disease alone is expected to cost the country more than $316 billion in health care and lost productivity. Both lifestyle changes and medication can reduce the risk of CVD, and researchers are combining these approaches in the hope of identifying an intervention that is practical to use in primary care medical offices. The researchers are adapting two previously tested interventionsthe New Leaf lifestyle counseling program and the Heart to Heart Medication Adherence Interventionand updating them to meet current guidelines for diet and use of aspirin and cholesterol-controlling drugs (statins). The research team is combining these two interventions and delivering the combined intervention in two formats: web-based and counselor-based. Each format has the same content, but the web-based advice is accessed through the Internet by clients at home, a community site, or a primary care office. The other format involves sessions delivered to clients by a counselor either in person at a primary care office or by telephone. The researchers will compare how effective each format is in reducing the participants risk of coronary heart disease. They also will determine the interventions effect on participants diet, physical activity, smoking status, medication adherence, and other health indicators. In addition, the team will compare the two formats cost-effectiveness and how well the patients, office staff, and clinicians accept the interventions. Recruited from five family practices, 600 patients representing the geographic and ethnic diversity of North Carolina are taking part in this study. Half of the participants are randomly assigned to the web-based intervention; the other half to the counselor-based version. Both groups also will get information on local resources, such as gyms and farmers markets, that can help participants maintain a healthy lifestyle.",,,"Heart disease & stroke,Physical activity","Adults,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,,,Tom Keyserling / thomas_keyserling@med.unc.edu,
Compendium of Evidence-Based Strategies for Hypertension Control,University of Washington,2022,,"Guide, manual, or plan","This compendium is meant to support local health jurisdictions in addressing hypertension in their communities through four pathways: clinical systems, community pharmacists, community health workers, and community organizations. This resource can be used for education and training by health educators and community program planners.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Heart disease & stroke,Adults,Community-clinical linkages,"Health care center/facility,Other",National,,Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,http://depts.washington.edu/hprc/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Compendium_of_Evidence-Based_Strategies_for_Hypertension_Control_May-2021.pdf
"Congolese Health Partnership creates multilingual video series to educate immigrants, refugees on COVID-19",University of Washington,2020,,Communications product,"This news article on the ""Protecting Our Community"" video series describes a partnership between University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, College of Public Health, and leaders within the Congolese community of Johnson County to produce a set of videos to help inform immigrants and refugees about COVID-19 and curtail the spread of misinformation. Public health practitioners can learn more from this article about the Congolese Health Partnership's efforts to develop these videos and why this approach was effective for this community.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",COVID-19,,Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,City/Town,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://dailyiowan.com/2020/04/22/congolese-health-partnership-creates-multilingual-video-series-to-educate-immigrants-refugees-on-covid-19/
Connect to Wellness Toolkits,University of Washington,2021,,Toolkit or workbook,"Updated materials include an implementation guide on vaccination education and promotion, developed to support local health departments in working with small, low-wage worksites during the COVID-19 pandemic",Website,Public health practitioners,"Cancer,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity,Tobacco",,,Workplace,,Help implement effective interventions,,https://depts.washington.edu/hprc/programs-tools/connect-to-wellness/
Connecting with Community in a Public Health Emergency Toolkit Guide,University of Wisconsin-Madison,2021,,Toolkit or workbook,The toolkit is a community-based approach to address and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in the community and can also be adapted for other environments and situations. The toolkit can be used as a guide for scaling community programs and their implementation using community health workers and other community stakeholders.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",COVID-19,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Older adults",,"In-home care,Other","City/Town,National,State",,,https://prc.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1127/2021/08/Toolkit-Guide-Document_FINAL.pdf
"Controlling Obesity among Youth with a Multi-level, Multi-Sector Approach",,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"More than a third of U.S. youth aged 2-19 years are overweight or obese, which increases their adult risk of obesity and associated chronic health problems. Interventions that address obesity among youth may require the support and involvement of schools, government agencies, and community-based organizations to be successful. Researchers are taking a comprehensive, multi-level approach to obesity control by promoting physical activity. The project is based in Carson, California, an incorporated city in the southern part of Los Angeles County. The researchers will train a group of students at Carson High School to deliver large-group versions of Instant Recess, an established and award-winning, media-aided group exercise break. Researchers intend to work with school administrators to offer all 2,000 students at Carson High School frequent and regular opportunities to participate in the physical activity program. A nearby comparison school will receive information about Instant Recess but no training. Researchers will survey students at both schools at the beginning and end of the school year to assess any changes in attitudes and behaviors about physical activity. The levels of participation during the Instant Recess breaks will also be monitored at Carson High School throughout the school year. To determine whether the environment surrounding the school is conducive to physical activity, researchers will conduct a walkability assessment of Carson Street. Carson Street is a two-mile stretch that runs through the heart of the city and is where most of the government offices, libraries, parks, and retail establishments are located. The mayor, city council, city managers office, and community members will be involved in planning and conducting the assessment. The results will be presented to city planners that may help them find potential solutions to increase walkability and physical activity among Carsons 90,000 residents. To affect change in physical activity levels of the surrounding community, researchers will disseminate and evaluate uptake and impact of Instant Recess breaks among 100 Neighborhood Action Councils (NACs) throughout the county of Los Angeles. The NACs are a collection of about 15 community members who meet weekly to make social connections, acquire skills and knowledge to improve their lives, and develop projects that benefit their neighborhoods and communities. PRC researchers will train NAC leaders on the benefits of incorporating Instant Recess in their meetings and provide copies of the Instant Recess DVDs. Researchers will conduct telephone assessments throughout the course of one year to determine the degree to which physical activity breaks are adopted among the NACs. All the NACs will also participate in surveys at the beginning and end of the year to determine levels of reported daily physical activity among their members. The UCLA PRC is using this multi-level, multi-sector approach to obesity control and prevention to recognize that students live in families and families live in communities. The experiences from this approach may provide valuable information to school officials, community leaders, and community-based organizations about how to collectively address obesity at the community level.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adolescents,Adults",,Schools/Universities,,,Roshan Bastani / bastani@ucla.edu,
Cost Analysis of a Family-Based Hypertension Intervention,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"High blood pressure, or hypertension, raises the risk for stroke and heart disease. An estimated 50 million Americans have hypertension, and many of these cases are in underserved populations. Educational strategies delivered in community settings are successful in controlling hypertension in minority populations, but little is known about the costs of the intervention""s delivery. Research is needed about the use of resources before an intervention is disseminated in low-income communities.Families Undergoing Risk Reduction through Educational Reinforcement (FURRThER) is a community-based intervention for people of racial or ethnic minority who have survived a stroke. Survivors and their families receive social support, physical activity opportunities, and hypertension education to aid in blood pressure management. Researchers are determining the costs of FURRThER by examining the program, participant, and direct health-care resources used by both participants and delivering organizations.Program costs are identified by reviewing intervention provider""s documentation of all project operations including planning, training, recruiting, and start-up costs for program delivery. Periodic, structured interviews track participants"" resources used, such as transit, out-of-pocket expenses, and time for unpaid care provided by family members.  Direct health-care use by participants, such as visits to their doctor, is collected by reviewing electronic data as well as through patient interviews assessing emergency room visits, nursing home care, and medication costs. The FURRThER budget is also examined for team salaries, data collection costs, and laboratory analyses.Researchers determine participants, providers, and total resource costs by calculating the exact prices of resources, the equivalent hourly wages for unpaid care, national or local averages for health-care expenses, and other values. The change in resource use caused by the intervention (for example, time taken for intervention activities) is figured and compared with the resource costs of a similar population group that did not receive the intervention.",,,Heart disease & stroke,"Adults,African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,"County,State",,Bernadette Boden-Albala / bb87@columbia.edu,
CounterTobacco.org,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention has a goal to maintain and develop new content for a comprehensive online resource to evaluate and lessen tobacco product availability and marketing in the retail sales to further local, state and, federal environmental, policy, and systems interventions at the point of sale (POS). Researchers specific aims are to:;Maintain and expand the point of sale tobacco control resources on CounterTobacco.org ;Provide training and technical assistance to tobacco control practitioners about POS resources on CounterTobacco.org;Evaluate site content, usability, and reach to ensure the site meets the needs of practitioners CounterTobacco.org will: Continue to build on its strong foundation of content, providing up-to-date resources about the POS problem, policy solutions, tools, resources and media galleries; Support its network of partners, furthering its ability to respond to the growing needs of tobacco control practitioners working at the POS CounterTobacco.org translates research into resources and tools that enable local, state, and federal organizations to further environmental, policy, and system interventions for the retail sales surrounding tobacco products and electronic smoking devices. Such efforts will ultimately benefit tobacco use prevention and control efforts, leading to a decrease in the burden of tobacco-related disease and death in the United States.",,Researchers and evaluators,Tobacco,,,,"City/Town,National",,Kurt Ribisl / kurt_ribisl@unc.edu,
Covid and Child Physical Activity White Paper,Washington University in St. Louis,2021,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This white paper shows results of a study that looked at changes in childhood activity behaviors after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This resource can be used to guide research, training, grant writing, and programs geared towards encouraging children's physical activity.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Physical activity",Children,"Built environment,Social connectedness",In-home care,National,,Ross Brownson / rbrownson@wustl.edu,https://prcstl.wustl.edu/tools-and-resources/issue-briefs/
COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parents,Johns Hopkins University,2022,,Training or technical assistance,"This training course prepares parents of school-age children, PTAs, community members, and school staff to be Vaccine Ambassadors and promote vaccine acceptance in their communities. After completing the course, Vaccine Ambassadors will be able to share knowledge about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine, engage in conversations about vaccine hesitancy, and direct people to credible sources for further information about the COVID-19 vaccines.",Audio or video,Community member/General public,"COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,,"Schools/Universities,Community/Community center,Other",National,Increase awareness of effective approaches,,https://www.coursera.org/learn/covid-vaccine-ambassador#faq
COVID Virtual Provider Panel,Georgia State University,2021,,Presentation or poster,Video of virtual provider panel with Emory residents from Kurdish and Somali communities discussing COVID-19 vaccination.,Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Socioeconomic factors,Health care center/facility,"International,National","Increase awareness of effective approaches,Describe research",Michael Eriksen / prc@gsu.edu,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsDBPTOGcVM&list=PLb2oS7ySRJ1szJX0Mmqw7xEME7fDsM2dS&index=3
COVID1-19 Information Navigators,University of Washington,2021,,Training or technical assistance,Web-based training for health information navigators. This program is designed for bilingual and multilingual community members.,Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Social connectedness,Health care center/facility,National,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,https://depts.washington.edu/hprc/projects/pavc/information-navigators/
COVID-19 #PostVaxLife Resources,University of Massachusetts Medical School,2021,,"Communications product,Other","The UMass Chan Prevention Research Center and City of Worcester's Office of Health and Human Services is promoting confidence and use of COVID-19 vaccines among youth and families through the Worcester Vaccine Ambassador media campaign. Resources include a campaign overview, ambassador models, toolkits for COVID-19 promotion, factsheets, and video testimonials.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",COVID-19,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Infants or toddlers,Older adults",,,,,Stephenie Lemon / umwprc@umassmed.edu,https://www.umassmed.edu/prc/cbs-cvd/?ACSTrackingID=DM72724&ACSTrackingLabel=Prevention%20Research%20Matters%3A%20Year%20in%20Review&deliveryName=DM72724
"COVID-19 challenges, responses, and resilience among rural Black women",University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Despite the aggregated burdens and challenges experienced by rural Black women during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of them may also have demonstrated strength and resilience to overcome challenges. Through mixed methodology and a community-based participatory approach, to the University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center will collect multilevel data on challenges, responses, resilience, and lessons during the pandemic from Black women, community health workers, and community leaders in rural areas in South Carolina. The goal is to develop evidence-based recommendations for the development of public health emergency preparedness plans, which can promote the resilience of women, communities, and health facilities as well as optimize effective preparedness and response for rural Black women and their families during infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies.",,,COVID-19,"African,Black or African American,Female,Male",,Community/Community center,,Describe research,Sara Wilcox / wilcoxs@mailbox.sc.edu,
COVID-19 Guide for Workers in Illinois,University of Illinois Chicago,2020,,"Guide, manual, or plan","This guide discusses worker health as a public health concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this guide, you will find current information and resources on state of Illinois and federal programs available to those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in order to limit the financial impact of COVID-19 on economically disadvantaged workers and their families. This guide can be used as a blue-print for other states to create similar guides.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",COVID-19,Adults,"Community-clinical linkages,Socioeconomic factors",Workplace,"County,State","Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",,https://healthywork.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/452/2020/09/covid_guide_for_workers_508_2020_09_04.pdf?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_241-DM47373&ACSTrackingLabel=Prevention%20Research%20Matters%3A%20CDC%E2%80%99s%20PRC%20Network%20Responds%20to%20COVID-19&deliveryName=USCDC_241-DM47373
COVID-19 Infographics,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,2021,,Communications product,"This website is a compilation of various COVID-19 related infographics for the Navajo Nation. This can be used for education, research, and programming for Native American communities.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",COVID-19,"Adolescents,Adults,Children","Built environment,Community-clinical linkages,Social connectedness","In-home care,Other","National,Tribal nation or area",,Sally Davis / prc@salud.unm.edu,https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/pediatrics/divisions/pps/products/
COVID-19 Messaging Quick Start Guide,Yale University,2022,,"Communications product,Template,Toolkit or workbook","This messaging toolkit is intended to help you increase uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines, by providing you with simple to use templates that incorporate messaging grounded in behavior change research. The social media and flyer templates can easily be customized or simply used for inspiration.",Website,Public health practitioners,"COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,,,,Help implement effective interventions,Jackson Higginbottom / jackson.higginbottom@yale.edu,https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fZacjc50eECUlg
COVID-19 Outdoor Social Distancing Messages & Implementation Guide,University of Iowa,2021,,"Guide, manual, or plan","The COVID-19 Outdoor Social Distancing Messages & Implementation Guide features ideas for getting signage posted and where to place it for the best results. 8.5X11 sized signage can be printed on a regular printer, yard signs will likely need to be printed by a professional printer. Materials include: Outdoor Social Distancing Messaging Implementation Guide, Trail Etiquette One Pager, Trail Etiquette Yard Sign, Germs and Guidelines One Pager, Germs and Guidelines Yard Sign, FaceMask Sign, Avoid Peak Hours Sign, Reschedule Group Events Sign, Social Media Ideas, Four Stay Healthy Reminders Sign, Park is crowded Sign",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers",COVID-19,,,Other,,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Anne Abbott / anne-abbott@uiowa.edu,https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/sites/prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/files/2023-02/Social-Distancing-Messaging-Implementation-Guide-II-1%20%281%29.pdf
COVID-19 Resources in World Languages,Georgia State University,2021,,Communications product,This website provides COVID-19 resources infographics and communication products in various world languages. This can be used as a template for stakeholders looking to create a similar resource webpage.,"Image or graphic,PDF or Word","Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",COVID-19,Adults,Community-clinical linkages,Other,"International,National",,Michael Eriksen / prc@gsu.edu,https://prc.gsu.edu/covid-19-resources/
COVID-19 Resources: Mental Health and Substance Use,Colorado School of Public Health,2022,,Other,This website provides coping tips and strategies for identifying and managing mental health and stress caused by COVID-19. This can be used as a research resource or for general education and informational purposes.,Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Mental health",Adults,Community-clinical linkages,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,In-home care,Other,Workplace",National,,Jenn Leiferman / jenn.leiferman@cuanschutz.edu,https://coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/research-and-practice/centers-programs/population-mental-health/resources/covid-19-resources#ac-tips-for-people-with-mental-illness-1
COVID-19 Response in Ottumwa Infographic,University of Iowa,2020,,Communications product,"This infographic provides researchers, decision-makers, public health practitioners, and evaluators a summary of results from a survey of community leaders in Ottumwa, IA about current relief efforts for COVID-19, needs that might not have met, and vulnerable groups that might not have been reached.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",COVID-19,,"Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness",Community/Community center,"City/Town,Rural",Describe research,Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/sites/prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/files/2023-02/AO-infographic_FINAL.pdf
COVID-19 Vaccination Messaging,University of Iowa,2021,,Communications product,"This webpage includes messages, graphics, one pagers, social media toolkits, and translation resources to help in the promotion of COVID-19 vaccinations among Iowa residents in Micropolitan communities. Public health practitioners can use these materials as examples to develop messages and materials in their communities.","Image or graphic,Website","Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations","Adolescents,Adults,Older adults",,Community/Community center,Rural,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/promoting-covid-19-vaccinations-messaging-and-translations/
COVID-19 Vaccine Social Media Campaign,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,2022,,Communications product,"One pager listing social media topics on low vaccine uptake in underserved and vulnerable communities, how federal funding/storytelling can improve testing and vaccines, and how digital storytelling can increase community engagement",PDF or Word,Community member/General public,"COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Socioeconomic factors,"Community/Community center,Other",National,Help implement effective interventions,Lorna Thorpe / Lorna.Thorpe@nyulangone.org,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XEqsWM1g_WJ2geSxMJ1t7ybOP3htyuKm/view?_hsmi=202266486&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--c_dsR3gaxdRDEGbsmjjgLoyDSsReJVMi-_5doYzo_eGK2O68Je6tmqv562vwRjJC9SgSjeLJzhrw1gW_rlxQ_4FUVwA
COVID-19 Video Resources,Morehouse School of Medicine,2021,,Training or technical assistance,"This website is a compilation of various COVID-19 related videos. This can be used for education, research, and programming in African-American communities.",Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",COVID-19,Adults,Community-clinical linkages,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,In-home care,Other,Place of worship,Assisted/group living,Workplace",National,,,https://www.msm.edu/Research/research_centersandinstitutes/PRC/videoresources.php
COVID19: Global Mental Health in the Era of Social Distancing,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,2020,,Presentation or poster,"A webinar featuring Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Dr. Craig Katz, Dr. Lukoye Atwoli and Dr. Victoria Ngo as they discuss global Mental Health in the era of Social Distancing. The presenters discuss the mental health effects of the pandemic and their disproportional impact on lower income groups and ethnic minorities, common stressors to populations groups during the pandemic, and best practice intervention strategies.",Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Mental health","Adults,African,Black or African American,Asian,Female,Hispanic or Latino,Male,Older adults,White","Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness",Community/Community center,Urban,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Victoria Ngo / victoria.ngo@sph.cuny.edu,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWyUsEJJeP8
Creating Walking Programs in Rural Communities,University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Regular physical activity reduces the risk of obesity and of developing chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. In rural South Carolina the prevalence of these diseases is high among African Americans living below the poverty line, many of whom report being sedentary.Researchers are working with residents in Sumter County, South Carolina, to introduce a walking program to get people exercising with friends and family at least five times a week. In earlier work, the researchers and the Sumter County Active Lifestyles (SCAL) coalition created safer places for residents to walk by improving the condition of trails and parks, and by changing local policies to allow longer park opening hours and a more police patrols. Now that safe walking paths are available, partners are promoting a walking program.Researchers are conducting focus groups with 100 residents to get their advice on the best way to introduce walking programs in their neighborhoods. Researchers are also working with SCAL to recruit 325 people from five predominantly African-American communities to join program-sponsored walking programs. Participants are paired with a fellow recruit, or walking buddy, to motivate each other to reach a goal of 150 minutes of exercise per week by the end of the 12 month program. Participants body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, and flexibility, are measured when they enter the program and at 6 and 12 months later. Participants answer surveys that measure their motivation and attitudes toward walking, and how walking affects their feelings about their community. Researchers are also encouraging participants to get their friends and family members to join them in the walking programs.Researchers will measure changes in participants health and fitness, and gauge whether the program keeps people walking, encourages walking for activities other than exercise, and improves participants attitudes about physical activity. Once the research has ended, participants will be surveyed to find out if they still walk regularly for exercise.",,,"Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,African,Black or African American,Older adults,White",,,"County,Rural,State",,Melinda Forthofer / mforthof@mailbox.sc.edu,
Cultivating a Health Equity Ecosystem: Lessons Learned from the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative,University of Minnesota,2020,,Report,"This report describes the lessons learned from and impact of the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI) in the state of Minnesota. The report details the investment into EHDI and the outcomes the initiative has produced over 20 years. These outcomes and lessons learned are provided collectively and within specific health areas: breast and cervical cancer screening, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, HIV/AIDS and sexually-transmitted infections, immunizations for adults and children, infant mortality, teen pregnancy, and unintentional injury and violence.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Pre-Diabetes/Diabetes,Heart disease & stroke,HIV,Vaccines/immunizations,Injury/violence,Sexual health",,,,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Rebecca Shlafer / umn-prc@umn.edu,https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/equity/ehdi/reports/impactreport.pdf
Culture of Wellness Nutrition Education Program,Colorado School of Public Health,2022,,Other,"The nutrition education lessons, developed for toddlers through 5th grade, are a creative, fun, and experimental way for children to learn about healthy eating and incorporate healthy habits into their daily lives. Created with educators in mind, the lessons involve food preparation and tasting while reinforcing Colorado's Early Learning Framework to promote school readiness standards in a variety of disciplines. The goals are to 1) increase fruit and vegetable consumption, 2) improve children's willingness to try new foods and 3) encourage and foster healthy eating in young children.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Nutrition,Children,,"Child care,Schools/Universities",National,,Jenn Leiferman / jenn.leiferman@cuanschutz.edu,https://coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/research-and-practice/centers-programs/rmprc/school-wellness/our-program/child-nutrition-education#ac-whole-child-extensions-2
Deaf Weight Wise 2.0,University of Rochester,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) comprise medically underserved language minority populations that have much in common with other language minority populations. Health research and public health surveillance often excludes deaf ASL users, so we know little about their health and health risks. No one knows the size of the population that uses ASL. Estimates range from 100,000 to 1 million ASL users in the USA.The overall goal of the Rochester Prevention Research Centers (PRC) project, Deaf Weight Wise 2.0 (DWW 2.0), is to evaluate an evidenced-based healthy lifestyle intervention for deaf adult ASL users ages 21-40 with a randomized clinical trial. First, the Rochester PRC will adapt the program for use with this population, and then the Rochester PRC will administer DWW 2.0 with individuals randomly assigned to participate in DWW 2.0 immediately or to wait one-year to participate in DWW 2.0. The Rochester PRC will also randomly assign participants to one of two approaches to deliver DWW 2.0, either locally via an in-person group or remotely as individual counseling via videophone (a telephone with a video display). The videophone can connect evidence-based health promotion programs with individuals who do not have access to in-person health promotion programs. The main goal of DWW 2.0 is to help deaf adult ASL users make healthy choices about their eating and exercise.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Hearing Loss,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,Female,Male",,Workplace,,,Steven Barnett / steven_barnett,
Deaf Weight Wise FAQ Videos,University of Rochester,2022,,Communications product,"These videos provide general overview, FAQ, and recruitment information in ASL with captions about the Deaf Weight Wise Program to potential participants.",Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Hearing Loss,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",Deaf or Hard of Hearing,Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,City/Town,"Describe research,Help implement effective interventions",Steven Barnett / ncdhr@urmc.rochester.edu,https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKjI5fUIdfP4O7CBO778RVig_7uMi9A6S
Deaf Weight Wise Implementation,University of Rochester,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Deaf sign language users and people with hearing loss comprise health disparity populations overlooked by most public health research, surveillance and programs. The mission of the Rochester Prevention Research Center (RPRC) is to promote health and prevent disease with populations of Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users and people with hearing loss through community-based participatory research (CBPR). RPRC will conduct an applied public health prevention research project to further the implementation, dissemination, and translation into practice of Deaf Weight Wise (DWW), an evidence-based intervention to promote healthy physical activity, diet and weight with Deaf ASL users. Deaf ASL users will be trained as DWW counselors for this implementation research, and will fulfill other roles on the research team, including advisors, implementation partners, staff, and community members in a variety of roles, including translation, survey development, film actors, translators and back-translators, programmers, and research participants. The overall goal of this RPRC implementation research project is to study with diverse partners the approaches and strategies that lead to successful implementation of DWW. RPRC accomplishments at the end of this funding period will include: enhanced capacity for CBPR with communities of Deaf sign language users and people with hearing loss; data to inform implementation strategies and scale to connect Deaf Weight Wise programs with deaf communities; expanded RPRC reach, with stronger and new partnerships with deaf communities and implementation partners within and outside of Rochester NY; communications and products, in English and American Sign Language, to inform communities, researchers, and other stakeholders of RPRC methods, results, programs, and services.",,,"Hearing Loss,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,,,,Steven Barnett / steven_barnett,
Deaf Weight Wise Informed Consent Video in ASL,University of Rochester,2021,,Communications product,This video provides information in American Sign Language about the Deaf Weight Wise intervention implementation and informed consent for participation in the program. Practitioners can learn more about implementation of the Deaf Weight Wise program as well as use this as an example of how to provide informed consent information to hard of hearing/deaf populations.,Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,Deaf or Hard of Hearing",Community-clinical linkages,Other,City/Town,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Steven Barnett / steven_barnett@urmc.rochester.edu,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd4235y-RfU
Deaf Weight Wise: Implementation Research Fact Sheet,University of Rochester,2022,,Communications product,"This website provides an overview of the University of Rochester PRC's core research project: Deaf Weight Wise: Implementation Research. The PRC is studying the implementation of Deaf Weight Wise (DWW), a healthy lifestyle intervention developed for use with Deaf American Sign Language users.  DWW was adapted from an evidence-based healthy lifestyle program at University of North Carolina, and has been tested in two clinical trials with Deaf participants at NCDHR within University of Rochester. Public health practitioners can use the information in this graphic to see an example of an intervention that has been developed, adapted, and how research is being conducted on its implementation.",Image or graphic,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Hearing Loss,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",Deaf or Hard of Hearing,Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,City/Town,Describe research,Steven Barnett / ncdhr@urmc.rochester.edu,https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ncdhr/research/current-research.aspx
Depth 2020 Program Evaluation,Yale University,2020,,Presentation or poster,"The Depth 2020: Multi-city program is a fresh fruit and vegetable incentive program developed in partnership with Wholesome Wave, WW Good, and agencies in nine cities across the United States. Over the course of six months, Depth 2020 engaged with 822 households in hopes of increasing access to fresh produce for participants and their families. Participants received nutrition education and recipes through the WW App, vouchers for Nike sneakers or a gift bag, program text message reminders, and a $50 Wholesome Wave Rewards Card restricted to purchases of only fresh fruits and vegetables. The card was reloaded each month with $50.",PPT Presentation,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Nutrition,Adults,"Food security,Socioeconomic factors","Community/Community center,In-home care",National,"Describe research,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",,https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sMcacuih-GHjq1_xrI1iLkl1zVA99zaY/edit#slide=id.p1
Detroit Community Overdose Response Initiative (DCORI) Evaluation,,2022,,Report,"This evaluation study assesses the implementation of, and outcomes related to the Detroit Community Overdose Response Initiative (DCORI). This objectives of the study were to provide community members with training and resources to serve as first responders who can administer naloxone for the emergency treatment and reversal of an opioid overdose; establish naloxone access points across the city of Detroit; and establish processes and protocols for referral to opioid use disorder treatment and recovery communities.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Substance use,Adults,Community-clinical linkages,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Other,Place of worship,Assisted/group living,Workplace","City/Town,Urban","Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Justin Heinze / jheinze@umich.edu,https://prc.sph.umich.edu/projects/detroit-community-overdose-response-initiative-evaluation/
Developing a Compendium of Mobility Measures for Public Health,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The World Health Organization characterizes mobility as moving by changing body position or location by:  carrying, moving, or manipulating objects, walking, running or climbing, and  using various forms of transportation. Selecting measures for programs that aim to enhance or assess mobility is complex because mobility encompasses a wide variety of tasks and activities and because its measurement has been carried out by a variety of disciplines, each with their own distinct approach. To address these challenges, researchers will compile a set of mobility measures and questions to support public health research among community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment or physical disabilities. Researchers will build upon the World Health Organizations definition of mobility to determine what measures should be included in the compilation, while incorporating feedback from subject matter experts. Once the measure inclusion criteria are determined, a comprehensive literature review will be conducted to identify scientific papers that include mobility measurements. Other relevant information for each measure will be documented, including descriptions of populations in which each measure has been used, the time it takes to administer each measure, and the level of involvement needed by the participant for each measure. A set of mobility measures will provide a critical decision-making resource for those measuring the impact of public health programs and initiatives about mobility.If researchers find that the range of mobility measurements is incomplete, they plan to publish a report explaining the gaps in the literature that should be addressed by future research. These findings will be shared with aging, mobility, disability, and public health researchers and program evaluators. The researchers plan to update the set of measures every five years.",,,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Christine McDonough / cmm@bu.edu,
Developing a Health Communication Campaign for Tobacco Control,Emory University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease in the United States and results in 438,000 deaths annually.If implemented well, tobacco control initiatives, such as regulation of cigarette advertising toward youth, promotion of smoking cessation programs, comprehensive smoke-free regulations against secondhand smoke, and cigarette excise taxes, have the potential to have a wide scaleeffect on tobacco use.Health communication strategies regarding these initiatives may contribute to their relative success.In the state of Georgia, 19.5% of the adult populationmore than1.3 million individuals reported in 2010 that they smoke cigarettes. This figure, which is higher than the national average, along with limited tobacco prevention and control, cessation, smoke-free policies, and taxation, gives Georgia the potential to make significant health gains from effective health communication campaigns. Researchers will develop, test, and disseminate tobacco control messaging among diverse populations nationally and within the state of Georgia.The messages will advocate one of three separate tobacco control initiatives, highlight a gain or loss associated with the initiative, and employ text, picture, or video-based messages.This process will extend over four phases.In Phase 1, the research team, creative team, and technical advisors will meet to prioritize initiatives, develop the messages, and refine the overall messaging approach.The preliminary messages will be shared with The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium and the National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention to ensure they align with the needs of diverse populations (i.e., those below the poverty line, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, and ethnic minorities) and additional revisions will be made as necessary.In Phase 2, researchers will test the messages and the feedback will be used to refine the messages.In Phase 3, information such as income, education, and smoking status, as well as information about the messages such as level of perceived relevance, comprehension, and cultural appropriateness will be gathered to determine the effectiveness of the messages and potential communication channels. In Phase 4, researchers will develop dissemination materials to highlight specific initiatives chosen, the most effective messages for specific subgroups, and how to effectively disseminate the messages through various communication channels.The research findings will be shared through fact sheets, Webinars, Web sites, and partners at state and national meetings. This study has the potential to benefit the nations health, and the health of Georgia in particular, by helping to produce more effective health communication campaigns and increasing support for tobacco control initiatives, ultimately leading to lower rates of smoking and lower rates of and costs related to smoking-related illnesses. Lastly, this research may be highly relevant to other states facing similar challenges to tobacco control initiatives.",,,Tobacco,,,,,,Carla Berg / cjberg@emory.edu,
"Developing and Evaluating Adolescent, Parent, and Provider Resources to Improve Adolescent Use of Sexual Health Services",University of California-San Francisco,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of California, San Francisco(UCSF) Prevention Research Center (PRC)will develop a technology-based intervention to increasetheuseof confidential sexual health services by strengthening the partnerships between adolescentsparentsand healthcare providers. The long-term objective of this research is to promote lifelong behaviors that support young peoples health and well-beingincluding behaviors that reduce their risk for STDs, HIVand unintended pregnancy.Parents play an instrumental role in guiding adolescents towardsusingconfidentialsexual healthservices. Parents also play aroleinsupporting adolescents to effectively communicate with parents and health care professionals.It is also important to developskill-building interventions designed for adolescents, parents, and clinicians that are tailored to developmental and cultural needs of adolescents.In Aim 1of this research, UCSF PRC will develop messages, toolsand resources based on a comprehensive review of the literature on effective interventions that support adolescentsuseof preventative sexual health services, parental monitoring, positive parenting practicesand parentandadolescent communicationskills. In Aim 2, they will pilot test and refine the messages, materials, and resources identified in Aim 1 through qualitative research using stakeholder interviews, focus group discussions, and paired interviews. Finally, in Aim 3, UCSF willusea randomized control trial design to evaluatehowmessages and resourcesaboutadolescents time alone with providers and improved parent-adolescentsexual healthcommunicationwere effective.",,,Sexual health,Adolescents,,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Workplace",,,Marguerita Lightfoot / Marguerita.Lightfoot@ucsf.edu,
Developing Decision Making Aids for Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Several types of treatment are available for prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths for men in the United States. One approach is active surveillance, or watchful waiting, in which the patient and health-care provider closely monitor the status of the cancer and take further action only if it causes symptoms or shows signs of growing. Resources are needed to help men with prostate cancer, their partners and families, and their care providers, choose the best treatment approach.Researchers are holding focus groups with white, African-American, and Latino, English- and Spanish-speaking men who received negative screening results for prostate cancer to find out what kind of information they want about treatment options. Because information needs may vary by age, men will be assigned to groups by age: younger than age 65 or aged 65 years or older. To describe the experience of following active surveillance, researchers are also interviewing 60 men with prostate cancer and their partners who chose active surveillance. These interviews inform researchers about how men in these age groups choose active surveillance; what information they wish they had before making the choice; any regrets or concerns they have; and suggestions they would offer to future prostate cancer patients who are considering active surveillance. Researchers will also hold focus groups with doctors to find out what options they discuss with patients. Researchers will create messages in English and Spanish, test the messages among an additional 180 patients and partners, and refine the messages. This project will also contribute to continuing education materials for health professionals.",,,Cancer,"Adults,Male,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,,,Patricia Dolan / Patricia.D.Mullen@uth.tmc.edu,
Developing Health Research Capacity to Support Health Systems Performance Improvement,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Global health initiatives--such as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)--make funding, personnel, and other resources available to help fight diseases in foreign countries. Experts note; however, that a sudden influx of activity and support can complicate the planning, coordinating, and evaluating of health system improvements and may even have the unintended negative effects of overwhelming fragile local health systems, promoting the disproportional development of HIV/AIDS-related care at the expense of other care, and creating HIV/AIDS-related stigma on a health care system. Increasing local research capacity in countries receiving foreign aid can help today's researchers study the implementation of health system improvements and optimize future improvements of health care systems. Investigators at the University of Washington are establishing partnerships with the University of Gondar in Ethiopia and with the Public Health Foundation of India to train researchers and develop research facilities. Training will be provided with weekly distance learning sessions as well as with on-site workshops. Topics to be presented include basic sciences, leadership and management, research methods, health systems strengthening and implementation strategy, and health policy. The researchers also will work with local and national ministers of health in these countries to assist with health system improvement. The research team also will conduct research projects that investigate PEPFAR benefits, costs, and implications as well as compare the health care systems of countries that receive and do not receive PEPFAR support. Findings will be presented in an online global health atlas.",,,HIV,,,Health care center/facility,,,Scott Barnhart / sbht@u.washington.edu,
"Development and Evaluation of an Active Surveillance Decision Aid for Men with Low-Grade, Local-State Prostate Cancer",University of Rochester,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Researchers at the University of Rochester: National Center for Deaf Health Research aim to develop and test an interactive, multi-media decision aid in the form of a clinical decision dashboard designed to improve the quality of clinical decision making for initial treatment of patients with newly diagnosed, low risk prostate cancer. The clinical decision dashboard will use a number of formats including one that is web-based. To accomplish this goal researchers will: Perform an evaluation of currently available tools to support low risk prostate cancer treatment decisions; Create an interactive, multi-media prostate decision dashboard that will inform patients about their treatment options and help them clarify their treatment objectives; Conduct a clinical trial to assess the impact of the decision dashboard on patient management decisions and to determine if the decision dashboard is more effective than usual care in informing patients about the available treatment options. This goal is to improve the quality of the clinical decision making process, and improve decisional regret and cancer-related quality of life 6 and 12 months later. Currently, most men with newly diagnosed low risk prostate cancer choose treatment options that result in side effects but few if any advantages for overall treatment benefit. There is evidence that many of these choices, and their subsequent harms, may be due to misinformed, flawed decision making processes. The researchers expect that the decision aid will result in better decision making and reduces unnecessary treatment-related harms and thereby improves the overall quality of care and use of health care resources.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Adults,Older adults",,Schools/Universities,,,James Dolan / james_dolan@urmc.rochester.edu,
Development and Implementation of a Community Health Worker-Delivered Intervention to Improve Health and Social Outcomes for Adults with Epilepsy,University of Massachusetts Medical School,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Massachusetts PRC will provide a model framework for integratingcommunity health workers(CHWs)into epilepsy care teams and perform a randomized controlled trial to demonstrate the efficacy of a specialized epilepsy CHW intervention. Researchers hypothesize that a CHW-delivered intervention will improve quality of life, increase patient confidence and knowledge, facilitate enrollment into self-management programs, and link patients with community and clinical services. There is a body of evidence that suggests CHWs can have significanteffectson patients health, and preliminary pilot data suggest feasibility of this intervention. This central hypothesis will be tested by pursuing the following specific aims: 1)Implement specialized community health workers at epilepsy centers in New England.2)Develop, implement, and test a comprehensive epilepsy CHW intervention that includes patient education, identifying and addressing social determinants of health, andprovidepatientreferralsto evidence-basedself-management programs.",,,Epilepsy,"Adults,Older adults",,,,,Stephenie Lemon / stephenie.lemon@umassmed.edu,
Development of an Evidenced-Informed Mall Walking Program Resource Guide,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Older adults are the fastest growing and most sedentary demographic group in the United States. While many midlife and older adults prefer walking for their physical activity, providing safe places to walk in many communities is a challenge. It may be challenging for older adults to find a safe place to walk because of their built environments, weather, traffic, and crime. Mall walking has long been an activity of choice for many midlife and older adults because it is safe, no-cost, and relatively easy to access. By understanding how public spaces such as malls could provide safe walking environments, there is also great potential to provide communities without indoor shopping malls other types of safe indoor walking places. Providing such safe places to walk may reduce the proportion of adults who engage in no leisure-time physical activity (a Healthy People 2020 objective) and increase the number of people who meet the Physical Activity Guidelines. Researchers will review and synthesize information about the health benefits and determinants of walking and evidence for mall walking, through an extensive review of the scientific and gray literature and program websites, and through systematic observation and key informant interviews within 15 mall and non-mall settings that are currently being used by midlife and older adults for walking. These settings will leverage the regional diversity of the CDC's Healthy Brain Initiative to account for rural, suburban and urban locations, weather and climate challenges, and diverse socioeconomic, ethnic and racial populations using these venues.Using the RE-AIM framework, the socioecological model, and a health equity lens, the researchers aim to 1. Evaluate the evidence, practices and cost-data (e.g., program staff time; costs incurred by malls) related to mall walking and conduct a program evaluation that includes site visits to mall walking programs to conduct systematic observations and interviews of mall management, mall walking program leaders, and mall walking participants. 2. Identify components of effective mall walking programs. 3. Develop an evidence-informed Mall-Walking Program Resource Guide. 4. Recommend modifications to the Resource Guide for use in underserved groups and non-mall settings. 5. Strategize how the Resource Guide can support national prevention strategies and programs that promote walking to improve health. These findings will inform policy makers, planners, mall/building managers, community coalitions, aging service providers, and physical activity and public health professionals in the development and enhanced use of mall walking programs.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Aging,Nutrition",Older adults,,,,,Basia Belza / basiab@u.washington.edu,
Development of Culturally-Sensitive Messaging Related to Cognition and Cognitive Impairment,,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"A major focus of CDCs efforts to support the proposed actions of The Healthy Brain Initiative: The Public Health Road Map for State and National Partnerships, 2013;2018 and the nations Healthy People 2020 objectives related to older adults is to educate and empower the nation. To meet that challenge, University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center is supporting efforts to develop and share science-based, culturally-relevant messages and strategies that promote awareness about cognition and cognitive impairment that will lead to increased detection of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimers disease.Researchers will view perceptions about cognitive health and impairment among non-Hispanic white and African-American adults aged 50 or older living in the Philadelphia area. This work will help lead to the development, pilot-testing, and sharing of timely public health messages for this population and examine the potential scaling of these findings to other populations. The messages will be consistent with the current scientific knowledge about cognitive impairment and will be selected based on feedback from populations of interest. Once developed, the messages will be shared with public health professionals through the most appropriate communication channels. The short-term impact of this project is intended to result in:; Increased evidence-informed messages available to state and local public health and their partners that are meaningful for the populations of interest; Increased awareness among public health and partner networks regarding effective strategies for communicating information about cognitive impairment with the publicThese short-term outcomes are expected to result in public health and partner networks promoting messages about the benefits of early detection and diagnosis.",,Researchers and evaluators,Aging,"African,Black or African American,Older adults,White",,,,,Amy Jordan / ajordan@asc.upenn.edu,
Differences in Blood Pressure Levels Among Children by Sociodemographic Status,University of Massachusetts Medical School,2021,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This issue brief provides national prevalence estimates of elevated and hypertensive blood pressure among children across sociodemographic groups and examines the effect of weight on observed disparities. The information in this brief is useful for education, research and policies.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Overweight/Obesity,Other chronic condition or disease","Adolescents,Children",Socioeconomic factors,Other,National,"Describe research,Help implement effective interventions",Stephenie Lemon / umwprc@umassmed.edu,https://www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/umass-worcester-prevention-research-center/research-briefs/umass-worcester-prc-research-brief---differences-in-blood-pressure-levels-among-children-by-socioeconomic-status.pdf
Digital Equity Resource Guide,University of Washington,2023,,"Guide, manual, or plan","This guide helps community organizations, public health practitioners, and decision makers understand the barriers to digital equity and learn how to help their communities access broadband internet services. The hope is that, if communities have equitable access to the internet, more people can access evidence-based programs like EnhanceFitness.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",Other chronic condition or disease,,"Community-clinical linkages,Socioeconomic factors",,Rural,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LLG7IwcMah94A97ICiZ8GB6ID-lWvo1q/view
Disability and Health Data Collaborative: Using Data to Promote the Health and Wellness of People with Disabilities,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The New York University-City University of New York Prevention Research Center will form a four state Disability and Health Data Collaborative (4 State DHDAC) to analyze Medicaid, and other state administrative data, from New York, Massachusetts, Kansas, and South Carolina to address a significant knowledge gap about two important issues related to the intersection of disability and health. The 4 State DHDAC will focus on one of the most vulnerable disability groups, people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and analyze data about psychiatric/mental illness diagnoses and treatment, and data about urban/rural differences in utilization of health and related services. These issues disproportionally add to individual, state Medicaid funding, and societal burdens and if disparities are identified, they require public health interventions.",,,"Mental health,Other chronic condition or disease",,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,"Rural,Urban",Describe research,Lorna Thorpe / Lorna.Thorpe@nyulangone.org,
Discover U,University of Minnesota,2023,,,A University school-based research project to promote health for middle and high school students after school.,Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Mental health,Nutrition,Physical activity",Adolescents,Social connectedness,Schools/Universities,National,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Mary Onchiri  / onchi002@umn.edu,https://discoveru.umn.edu/
Disseminating a Teen Smoking Cessation Program,West Virginia University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In West Virginia, almost 28% of teenagers aged 14;18 years smoke, but the Not-On-Tobacco (NOT) smoking cessation program has helped more than 1,000 teenagers in the state quit smoking. In West Virginia, 750 people have been trained as NOT facilitators. Many of the facilitators report that NOT training is helpful and that the program is compatible with their schools policies and is highly worthwhile. But less than 5% of facilitators have implemented the program.Researchers formed a partnership with the West Virginia state health and education departments, the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free West Virginia, and the American Lung Association (ALA) to develop NOT and deliver it in schools. NOT training is implemented by a state-level master trainer, who teaches regional coordinators and local facilitators how to introduce and maintain the program in middle and high schools, but less than 1% of teen smokers have enrolled in the program in the past 5 years. Factors that contribute to low enrollment in the NOT program include insufficient time and resources for facilitators and schools to implement the program, and lack of administrative support. A centralized, statewide approach to implementation will ensure consistent, high standards for facilitator recruitment, training, communication, and program management and that NOT will reach many more teen smokers.Researchers are testing the effectiveness of a new, nine-phase dissemination strategy to provide NOT programs in four administrative regions of West Virginia. Health and process outcomes for these regions will be compared with outcomes from four similar regions that maintain existing practices. Researchers are working with the ALA master trainer, regional NOT program coordinators, and an external evaluator to establish supporting infrastructures and appropriate staffing levels to ensure access to all teen smokers who want to enroll. This team is providing a revised NOT training to both new and currently certified NOT facilitators. The training focuses on promoting NOT to teens and negotiating with school administrators to get consistent support for NOT activities. The revised-training recipients will commit to a memorandum of understanding that outlines their scope of duties.The dissemination strategy aims to have facilitators implement at least one program after 3 months and 2 or more by 6 months. Regional coordinators check in with local facilitators at these milestones to monitor recruitment of teen smokers and provide mentoring. Researchers will use surveys, interviews, and observation of coordinators and facilitators to gather data on the progress of the dissemination strategy. Program reach will be measured by the number of sites offering NOT and the number of teenagers completing NOT. If this new dissemination strategy proves to be feasible and effective, it may inform the dissemination of other health behavior interventions.",,,Tobacco,Adolescents,,Schools/Universities,"County,Rural,State",,Kimberly Horn / khorn@hsc.wvu.edu,
Disseminating Healthy Aging Interventions,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"To improve community health, effective interventions require effective dissemination. But which dissemination strategy will be effective in a particular community setting is often unclear. When researchers simply allow word to get outpassive diffusioninformation may travel slowly, and adoption of new practices may be limited. To foster healthy behaviors and practices in a community, effective interventions need active dissemination.Researchers are evaluating dissemination strategies for an Internet-based workplace health intervention and a fall-prevention program. They will also study how well community partners can disseminate established programs that provide physical activity and depression-management for seniors.Workplace Solutions, an intervention to enhance employers' implementation of evidence-based health promotion practices, was co-developed with the American Cancer Society (ACS) in 2001. To enhance dissemination of this program, researchers are interviewing ACS staff about how Workplace Solutions was delivered. They are also surveying organizations that employ 100 to 5,000 low-wage workers about their willingness to adopt and implement a Web-based version of Workplace Solutions. In partnership with ACS, researchers will use the information gathered to develop and pilot-test a Web-based version of Workplace Solutions. Researchers will contact employers that register on the Workplace Solutions Web site and measure their satisfaction with the intervention and their intentions to adopt and implement the health promotion practices it promotes.The fall-prevention program involves older adults who have experienced a fall and called 9-1-l. Researchers are studying how well emergency responders in one fire district in King County, Washington, as part of their response to the initial falling emergency, can counsel older people and encourage them to seek follow-up fall-prevention programs. Results are compared with those from another fire district in the same county where the number of fall-related 9-1-1 calls is recorded, but no preventive intervention is given to this control group.A third study in the second half of the grant period will address the question of how community partners can effectively disseminate a depression management program. Collectively, the activities described above constitute the Healthy Aging Dissemination Research Project.",,,"Aging,Mental health,Nutrition",Older adults,,Workplace,"County,State",,Jeffrey Harris / jh7@u.washington.edu,
Dissemination of Middle School Sexual Health Curriculum,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Many effective sex education programs have been developed for middle school students but insufficient progress has been made in disseminating these curricula. A systematic process is not in place for packaging intervention resources, getting buy-in from school administrators, training school staff to implement interventions, and evaluating the impact of the curricula on students health.In Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston, statistics describing young peoples sexual health are of concern: by the 9th grade, 35% students have had sexual intercourse; teenage mothers accounted for 12% of all births in 2004, and of these mothers, most were Latina or African American girls; Chlamydia and gonorrhea cases are highest among girls 15 and 19 years of age; and more than half of all new HIV infections occur in persons less than 25 years old. The county lacks effective curricula to help prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI), and researchers are studying how to disseminate sex education to county schools.Twenty two school districts comprising 187 schools, more than 3,000 education professionals, and about 178,000 students are involved in the study. Recruitment for the study starts with superintendents, who invite individual schools, and then teachers to participate. Parents and school staff meet with researchers to determine the best mix of curriculum components for specific schools. Researchers are working with advisory groups to develop program products such as a Web site, promotional videos, and training programs for parents and teachers. Center staff is developing surveys to describe the key actors in adopting a curriculum. The researchers are also refining measures of organizational and individual factors that contribute to implementation and maintenance. A second set of middle schools is receiving a brochure about the effective sex education curricula.Students current sexual behavior is collected by using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey at the beginning of the project, and changes are measured in a follow-up survey. Ongoing evaluation will compare the two groups of middle schools to identify which sex education curricula are adopted from the offered array of effective programs. Researchers will also evaluate the financial cost-benefit of offering sex education, measured by dissemination costs and lifetime costs of teen pregnancy, HIV infection, and STI.",,,"HIV,Sexual health",Adolescents,,"Schools/Universities,Workplace","County,State",,Melissa Peskin / melissa.f.peskin@uth.tmc.edu,
Dissemination of the Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program,University of Iowa,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Obesity prevalence is high in Iowa, especially in rural counties. Consumption of high-fat foods, diminished opportunities for physical activity, and limited financial resources can contribute to overweight and obesity. Restaurants and concession stands (at school sporting events) could be places where residents improve their eating habits. Many small-business owners, however, do not have the time or financial budget to offer their customers the most nutritious food choices. Owners may find it difficult to obtain accurate nutritional information about the foods they serve, especially when they must substitute ingredients according to fluctuating availability and cost. Restaurant owners are also concerned that customers preferences can affect business success. Concession-stand operators have similar concerns about the financial risks and commitments associated with selling healthy foods.In a preliminary study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers tested the Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program, which promoted healthy menu choices in three owner-operated, small-town restaurants. Owners received a window poster promoting nutritious foods and table tents listing healthy choices. After a year, owners reported that all customer feedback was positive and that their participation was motivated by customers interest in healthy foods and the publicity potential through local newspaper coverage.Currently, researchers are trying to determine the best way to disseminate this intervention to small-town restaurants across Iowa, which were identified through a database of state sanitation inspection records. The researchers want to include 100 restaurants within the state's 90 rural counties. The researchers are investigating why some owners agree to participate immediately after receiving an initial mailed invitation, why some need a follow-up telephone call before joining the study, and why others decline to participate. Researchers also are noting the number of years the restaurant has been in business, menu details, customer volume, and owner age and education. Owners then receive the study's materials and are called after 3, 6, 12, and 18 months. Researchers will record whether owners are maintaining the promotional materials and how many reminders they may need to continue the program. Results about how long owners continue to use the intervention will help guide future studies in rural settings. A similar study is being developed to offer healthy foods at sports concession stands.",,,Nutrition,"Adults,Older adults",,,Rural,,Faryle Nothwehr / faryle-nothwehr@uiowa.edu,
Do State Comprehensive Planning Statutes Address Physical Activity?: Implications for Rural Communities,,2021,,Publication,"The purpose of this study was  to understand the current landscape of comprehensive planning state statutes related to physical activity and rural communities. Analyses demonstrated that (1) broader PA-related items were addressed in state statutes more often than more specific PA-related items; (2) when PA-related items were addressed, they were most likely to be mandated, subsumed elements; (3) several PA-related items were less likely to be addressed in the most rural states and/or conditionally mandated for jurisdictions meeting minimum population requirements; and (4) only two states addressed PA directly and explicitly in their comprehensive planning statutes.",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Physical activity,,,,Rural,,Physical Activity / papren@umassmed.edu,https://www.papren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Charron-et-al_Do-state-comprehensive-planning-statutes-address-PA_implications-for-rural-communities.pdf
Economic Costs of Quality Assurance in Lung Cancer Screening Programs,University of Washington,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"This research is intended to identify a small number of measures that can be used to monitor the quality of lung cancer screening programs in community practice. In addition, the researchers will estimate the cost to operate a quality assurance program for lung cancer screening.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,Adults,,Health care center/facility,City/Town,,Steven Zeliadt / szeliadt@uw.edu,
Economic Impact of Clinical Trials Among Children Diagnosed with Cancer,,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Over 60% of children with cancer younger than age 15 get treated with a test of a new therapy through a program in a medical setting that involves volunteers compared with about 5% of people who are older than 20 years. Awareness of the costs of treatment is important in determining how much a treatment linked to a test of a new therapy in a medical setting that involves volunteers should cost. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania PRC are studying the costs and results of cancer treatments for children with cancer who were treated with a test of a new therapy through a program in a medical setting that involves volunteers in a medical setting compared with kids that received regular cancer treatment. Research will include survival, clear and unclear costs, and health conditions. For those families who have children with cancer and are thinking about joining a volunteer medical therapy, the results from this study will provide useful information.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Adolescents,Children,Infants or toddlers",,Health care center/facility,,,Marilyn Schapira / mschap@mail.med.upenn.edu,
Effect of Survivorship Care Plans on Cancer Mortality,Emory University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Emory Prevention Research Center will study a cohort of over 4,000 childhood and adolescent cancer survivors diagnosed before the age of 20 and treated between 2002;2016 with all types of childhood cancers and of a diverse racial/ethnic background. The aims of the research are to 1) Investigate the association between receiving apersonalized survivorship care plan (SCP)and mortality.2) Compare cause-specific mortality between those who did or did not receive a SCP.3) Investigate the association of receiving a SCP with adherence to screening for key late effects, presence of specific late effects, andpatientshealth care use. This study will also helpto makeinformeddecisions on optimal allocation of healthcare resources to support these efforts.Few studies have examined theeffectof SCPs on adherence to the evidence-based Childrens Oncology Group-recommended surveillance and the associatedeffecton reducing premature mortality using a population-based approach. This study will provide the first evidence of the effectiveness of SCPs in decreasing mortality and morbidity among survivors of childhood cancer.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Children,Infants or toddlers",,Health care center/facility,,,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@sph.emory,
Electronic Health Record Study to Examine Factors and Diagnostic Pathways that Facilitate Early Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis,,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of California-San Francisco Prevention Research Center (UCSF PRC) will study factors that facilitate earlier ovarian cancer diagnosis, including pre-diagnostic routes, timelines, and symptoms, using electronic health record data from three institutions linked to state cancer registry data and data on the neighborhood environment. With additional knowledge of factors that could facilitate earlier ovarian cancer diagnosis, UCSF PRC will estimate the population-level impact on ovarian cancer survival of shifting diagnoses to earlier stages. Results will be used to develop and disseminate public health messaging to shift ovarian cancer stage at diagnosis for females, communities, clinical providers, and healthcare systems.",,,Cancer,"Female,Male",,Health care center/facility,,Describe research,Mindy Hebert-Derouen / mindy.hebert-derouen@ucsf.edu,
Emory Prevention Research Center Infographics,Emory University,2023,,Communications product,"This series of infographics depicts research being done by the Emory Prevention Research Center. Topics include food access, physical activity, cancer prevention and control, healthy weight, healthy church environments, and smoke-free homes.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Cancer,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity,Tobacco",,"Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors",,,Describe research,,https://web1.sph.emory.edu/eprc/dissemination/infographic.html
Engaging LGBTQ+ Elders in Prevention Programs,"University of Maryland, College Park",2021,,"Communications product,Other",This factsheet provides information on how to engage LGBTQ+ elders in prevention programs. This resource can be used as an education and training tool for health educators and program implementers.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",,"Older adults,LGBTQ+",Social connectedness,Other,National,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Bradley Boekeloo / umd-prc@umd.edu,https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/26935/LGBTQ%2b%20Elders%20Factsheet.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Enhancing Mobility and Healthy Aging,University of Pittsburgh,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Researchers at this Prevention Research Center (PRC) developed an effective program, 10 Keys to Healthy Aging (10 Keys), which can help reduce the risk of serious diseases like heart disease and cancer by focusing on smoking cessation as well as controlling blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar; getting cancer screenings, adequate physical activity, timely immunizations, and meaningful social involvement; and avoiding depression and the weakening of bones and muscles. To help participants avoid mobility disability related to obesity, the PRC staff is partnering with the community to incorporate a lifestyle diet and exercise program into 10 Keys. Obesity and chronic knee pain are two risk factors for developing mobility disability after age 60; therefore, a lifestyle program that helps participants control their body weight may help reduce the risk of this disability.Researchers are comparing the results of the 10 Keys program with those from a program that combines 10 Keys and a weight management and mobility program for overweight and obese men and women older than 60 years. For the weight management and mobility program, trainers lead participants through a standardized routine intended to improve participants mobility, strength, endurance, balance, coordination, posture, breathing, and relaxation and engage them in a behavior modification program designed to reduce body weight by 7 percent. Two 60-minute sessions are given weekly for 6 to 8 weeks. The county housing authority, which runs a senior center having a predominantly African-American clientele, is helping researchers with recruitment. Other participants are recruited through community programs for older adults and PRC brochure mailings. Groups of 10 to 20 participants who are overweight or obese (as measured by a body mass index of more than 27) are randomly assigned to receive either the 10 Keys intervention or the combined program for 6 to 8 weeks. Every 3 or 4 months, new participants are brought into both groups so that over a 4-year period both interventions will have been given to 180 people. Individuals are evaluated before they start the program as well as 6 months and a 1 year after completion. Research assistants will interview participants and determine their fitness levels. The assistants do not know which program each participant received. Collected information includes medical history; self-reported feelings of pain and stiffness; and ability to perform physical tasks such as rising from a chair, standing, and walking a short distance. Blood samples are taken from participants and tested for blood sugar and cholesterol. Information will help researchers determine the value of adding a weight management and mobility program to the 10 Keys program.",,,"Aging,Nutrition,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,African,Black or African American",,,,,Anne Newman / anewman@pitt.edu,
Enhancing Surveillance of Fluorosis,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Community water fluoridation (CWF) is recognized as 1 of the 10 major public health achievements of the 20th century. Since 1945, CWF has played an important role in reducing tooth decay in children and tooth loss in adults. Some children ingest other sources of fluoride, such as from toothpaste and fluoride supplements. Although these sources have contributed to the decline in tooth decay, they also have increased the chance of dental fluorosisa change in the tooths appearance. Dental fluorosis can only develop when too much fluoride is taken in during the time teeth are developing under the gums, from birth through 8 years of age. The study aims to: ; Improve the reliability, validity, and public health relevance of fluorosis detection and measurement by: ; Modifying or improving fluorosis indices (e.g., reducing the number of fluorosis classifications). ; Identifying promising technology, such as digital image analysis of photographs to the severity of fluorosis.",,,,"Adolescents,Adults,Female,Male",,Other,,,Alice Ammerman / alice_ammerman@unc.edu,
Environmental Scan of Oral Health and Chronic Disease Integration,University of Iowa,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"This research project addresses integration of oral health and primary care. Oral health is recognized as a critical requirement for overall health sharing common risk factors with other chronic diseases. The objective of this project is to identify best practices for medical anddental integration in public health activities and to identify opportunities to include oral health in the ongoing climate of health care reform.The study includes: Conducting an environmental scan for programs, services, and policies that link oral health and primary care; Analyzing collected data to identify programmatic gaps and opportunities; Developing recommendations of best practices to integrate oral health and primary systems of care. The study results will provide decision makers and public health officials with information about what is currently occurring within state, tribal, and local governmental and non-profit public health entities in the area of health integration with chronic disease programs and health care reform. The purpose is to allow future efforts by dental public health stakeholders to effectively and efficiently coordinate activities with primary care providers. That coordination will be based on recommended best practice approaches to maximize chronic disease prevention and improve oral health alongside general health.",,Researchers and evaluators,Other chronic condition or disease,Male,,Health care center/facility,,,Susan McKernan / susanmckernan@uiowa.edu,
Epidemiologic Follow-up Study of Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Long-term anxiety, stress, depression, poverty, and insufficient access to medical specialists may affect people in underserved urban communities. Whether these risks   contribute to developing epilepsy or complicate care for people with epilepsy is unknown. Researchers also do not know whether the incidence of epilepsy differs by racial group and socioeconomic status of residents in the same neighborhoods. New studies aim to identify community members at highest risk of developing epilepsy and address obstacles to effective medical treatment.Researchers are studying the incidence of newly diagnosed epilepsy cases for residents of Harlem, New York City, an underserved and racially and ethnically diverse community. For 30 months, the researchers monitor the records of six local hospitals and a nursing home to identify people who have had their first seizure. In follow-up interviews and medical examinations, researchers record personal characteristics of clients, follow their medical care for two years, record seizure details, and gauge self-perceived disability and stigma, according to accepted standardized classification systems.Potential participants are identified when they receive treatment at one of the seven facilities being monitored. Clients who give permission to be included in the study receive medical and neurologic examinations; the researchers also measure blood pressure and calculate body-mass index. Interviews and medical examinations are used to collect information about each participants education and that of his or her parents; age; gender; race and ethnicity; socioeconomic status; home and living arrangements; household income; connection to community; presence of conditions like depression and anxiety; medical history; and details about seizure characteristics. During a period of two years, participants will be telephoned every four months for updates about seizures and details about their medical treatment. Results will be combined with those from a previous study in a neighboring community in Northern Manhattan and the trends and associations between participants in both studies will be assessed. The researchers will analyze the results to try to determine how stress, obesity, social disconnection, and other conditions contribute to developing epilepsy and how well epilepsy can be controlled when these conditions are present.",,,Epilepsy,,,,Urban,,Dale Hesdorffer / dch5@columbia.edu,
Establishing Valid Sleep Surveillance Questions,University of Rochester,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Lack of adequate sleep is associated with impaired daytime performance, increased diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, and increased risk of motor vehicle crashes. According to CDC, more than 25% of the U.S. population report occasionally not getting enough sleep. Tobetter diagnosis and treat disorders that affect a persons sleep, there must be valid and reliable questions to assess peoples sleeping habits. Currently, there is one core question and four optional questions about sleep in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The BRFSS is an annual telephone health survey coordinated by CDC in which more than 350,000 adults participate each year. The BRFSS is implemented by U.S. states and territories to assist in the tracking of health conditions and risk behaviors at national, state, county, city, and territorial levels. Researchers want to validate, and revise as necessary, the BRFSS sleep questions to assure that they accurately detect sleep disturbances. This study will consist of three phases. During this time, the researchers will compare participants responses to the BRFSS sleep questions with other more detailed measures of sleep disturbances, make any necessary changes to the questions, and then test them for validity. In phase I, individuals aged 18 years and older will be recruited to undergo a brief physical exam and complete a survey that includes the BRFSS sleep questions and questions about the individual (e.g., gender, age, income), sleep disorders, and medical conditions. Participants will be instructed to wear an actiwatch, which is similar to a wristwatch, for 14 days. The actiwatch will collect data on time spent in bed, time spent sleeping, and daytime motion. The resulting data will be compared with self-reported sleep time. Participants also will be instructed to sleep wearing an ApneaLink, which is similar to a face mask, for two nights. The ApneaLink will collect data about any breathing abnormalities that occur during sleep, and the resulting data will be compared with self-reports of snoring and breathing patterns. To assess the test-retest reliability (the degree to which the responses are consistent from one time to the next) of the BRFSS questions, the participants will answer the BRFSS questions at the time of the initial survey, on day 14 of wearing the actiwatch, and on day 30 after the initial survey. In phase II, researchers will recruit equal numbers of participants from phase I whose self-reported sleep agreed with their actiwatch recording and whose self-reported sleep did not agree with their actiwatch. Researchers will conduct 30-minute interviews with each participant to assess sleep experience in the previous month, how participants judge whether they have gotten adequate sleep, and what symptoms indicate better or worse sleep quality. The interviews will be used to determine if the wording of BRFSS questions should be changed to yield more accurate responses from participants, and modifications will be tested in phase III. In phase III, researchers will recruit other participants from phase I to complete the same survey used in phase I and any revised BRFSS questions. Phase III participants will be asked to wear the actiwatch for 14 days to compare data with self-reported sleep time. The findings from this study will be used to establish concise, valid, and reliable questions that accurately detect sleep disturbances. Providing a more accurate reflection of sleep disturbances at the national and state levels could potentially raise the awareness and need for sufficient sleep.",,Researchers and evaluators,Other chronic condition or disease,"Adults,Older adults",,In-home care,,,Thomas Pearson / thomas_pearson@urmc.rochester.edu,
Evaluating a Physical Activity Program for Adults with Arthritis,University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"For people who have arthritis, being physically active is an important part of disease management and reduces the risk for other chronic conditions. Aerobic and resistance training can delay disability, improve physical function, and reduce pain and fatigue. Most adults with arthritis are not sufficiently active, and many report not having access to physical activity programs that are convenient, affordable, and appropriate.Researchers are comparing two programs for people with arthritis, one focused on physical activity and one focused on nutrition, to determine the effectiveness of the physical activity program on improving arthritis symptoms. First Step to Active Health, the physical activity program, is pre-packaged, readily accessible, low cost, and self directed (i.e., not group-based exercise). The program was developed by researchers, health-care providers, professional organizations, and private industry to provide individualized physical activity programs for older adults. Four guides address aerobic exercise, muscle-strengthening exercise, balance training, and flexibility using techniques such as goal setting, self-monitoring, and social support. Researchers are testing whether the program helps produce these beneficial results: easing arthritis symptoms; increasing lower-body strength and function; encouraging people with their arthritis self-management (self efficacy); and improving overall fitness such as aerobic capacity, flexibility, and increased physical-activity levels.Four hundred adults aged 18 years and older are participating in the studyhalf are using First Step to Active Health, and half are using Steps to Healthy Eating, which is organized similarly (i.e., same look and feel, four guides, includes a self-monitoring log), but focuses on diet and nutrition rather than physical activity. In addition to the four self-directed guides, participants complete personal diaries, or logs, with information about their amounts of physical activity (or diet, depending on the program) and arthritis symptoms every other week throughout the 12-week programs. Researchers will measure participants"" characteristics before they begin the programs, when they complete the programs, and 6 months after the programs end to determine effectiveness. They will note how many of the beneficial results participants have achieved and determine if the First Step to Active Health program decreases disability and depressive symptoms and improves upper-body strength, balance, and gait. After the 6 month follow-up to the 12-week program, each group participates in the other program.",,,"Aging,Nutrition,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,Older adults",,,,,Sara Wilcox / swilcox@sc.edu,
Evaluating a Smoking Cessation Program for Pregnant Women in Argentina and Uruguay,Tulane University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Smoking during pregnancy is associated with higher rates of preterm delivery, low birth weight, and sudden infant death syndrome. In Argentina and Uruguay, 26% to 33% of women smoke, and 10% to 18% of women smoke when pregnant. Smoking cessation interventions offered during prenatal care can help protect the health of mother and newborn. Very little work has been conducted adapting and evaluating prenatal smoking cessation interventions in low- and middle-income countries.The 5-As strategy, a brief smoking-cessation counseling session delivered by a trained provider, is recommended as part of the standard prenatal care in the United States, and it is accepted by the World Health Organization. When medical staff follow the 5-As, they ask pregnant women if they smoke, advise smokers to quit, assess their willingness to do so, assist with helpful smoking cessation skills and information, and arrange to monitor their progress. In Argentina and Uruguay, a brief counseling strategy based on the 5-As is currently recommended and disseminated by the official tobacco control programs; however, this intervention remains underused in maternity hospitals and prenatal care clinics. Researchers are developing a program designed to motivate, persuade, and train prenatal clinic midwives and nurses to implement the 5-As strategy as a standard practice in these two countries. Through research, the study team will adapt the intervention so it will be readily applicable to local prenatal care services at busy maternity hospitals, and so pregnant women and their health-care providers will find it acceptable.Eight prenatal clinics (four in each country) are involved in a study to determine the acceptance and effectiveness of 5-As training for midwives and nurses. Four clinics will be randomly assigned to receive the 5-As training, and four assigned to provide their standard prenatal care (control group). Within a 12-hour period after giving birth, the women in both the intervention and comparison groups will be interviewed with a questionnaire, asking if they smoked during pregnancy and if someone at the prenatal clinic had asked if they smoked. Women who report they did smoke are then asked whether the medical staff advised them to quit, assisted them in their attempt to quit, and monitored their smoking cessation. After completing the questionnaire, the women will be tested for a chemical that suggests recent smoking when found in sufficient concentrations. Women with results that suggest recent smoking will be recorded as having smoked. Midwives and nurses will also assess changes in positive attitudes and note their readiness to provide smoking-cessation counseling to women following the 5-As model. Study findings will help researchers develop and disseminate a culturally adapted smoking-cessation intervention that medical staff will use at prenatal centers across the two countries being studied.",,,Tobacco,"Adolescents,Adults,Female,Hispanic or Latino,Male",,Health care center/facility,,,Pierre Buekens / pbuekens@tulane.edu,
Evaluating an Integrated Approach to Controlling Hypertension,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"American adults has high blood pressure (or hypertension), which increases the chance of developing heart disease, stroke, and other serious conditions. Many people with high blood pressure do not know they have it because it has no noticeable warning signs. Community Health Workers (CHWs) and technology may help people understand this condition, get appropriate medical care, take medicines regularly, and make healthy lifestyle changes. Over 40% of African Americans have high blood pressure. In Harlem, New York City, which is 77% African American, researchers are studying the effectiveness of an integrated approach to controlling high blood pressure that combines the benefits of CHWs, locally tailored information, and computer technology. In an initiative called Project SHARE (Support for Hypertension Awareness, Reduction and Education), CHWs screen community residents for high blood pressure and help people who have it follow an action plan to make lifestyle changes that can reduce blood pressure. The researchers are enrolling 450 adults aged 18-70 whose blood pressure is 130/85 mmHg or greater, recruiting them via telephone and at community centers, fairs, and other public places. One-third (150) of the participants receive general educational brochures about high blood pressure and serve as a control group. Another third of the participants are put into a self-directed learning group. They use a computer-based questionnaire program that determines their risk for cardiovascular disease and develops an action plan to change behaviors, such as tobacco use, eating habits, and physical activity, that can improve their blood pressure. They review their action plan with a CHW and receive tools to help improve awareness and self-management of high blood pressure. These tools include a workbook that contains information about high blood pressure and lists of local health care resources. The tools also include access to the website, where participants find culturally sensitive, tailored recommendations for blood pressure maintenance and view narratives about integrating lifestyle changes into busy lives. The final third of the participants receive the workbook and website tools and use the computer questionnaire program, but in addition, a CHW follows up with participants for six months, guiding them as they learn about behavior changes that can improve their blood pressure. The CHW meets with them in person twice a month for the first two months, then alternates phone and in-person meetings every other week in month three. In months four and five, the CHW calls and emails the participants once per month. In month six, the CHW has their last in-person session with each participant. This gradual decrease in contact is designed to encourage self-learning and to help determine whether participants are making sustainable behavior changes. After six months, participants receive no CHW support. Participants in all three groups are followed for one year. When participants begin the program, they get their blood pressure checked, and they complete a computer-based evaluation questionnaire that asks what they know about hypertension and its risk factors, what their attitude is about getting medical help for hypertension, and what behaviors they have changed, are changing, or would like to change to improve their blood pressure. Researchers will evaluate the effectiveness of the three approaches (brochures only, self-directed learning and CHW-assisted learning) by re-checking blood pressure and administering the same evaluation survey six months and one year after each participant begins the program. The researchers will determine how many patients lowered their blood pressure, took steps to lower their blood pressure, increased their knowledge about risk factors for high blood pressure, and felt better able to manage those risk factors. The results of this project may help the public health community determine the most effective and cost
Evaluating Community-Based Prevention Marketing,Florida - University of South Florida,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Academic-community partnerships have produced many successful public health strategies that focus on preventing or controlling chronic diseases in underserved populations. Despite these advances, adoption of proven strategies by public health practitioners has been slowless than 1% of proven programs have achieved widespread application. Researchers publish information about successful interventions in academic journals. Resources like the Guide to Community Preventive Services aggregate proven programs and policies. These sources, however, lack training information and tools or materials that facilitate program tailoring and implementation.Researchers are developing a training program for public health workers and other community members to conduct community-based prevention marketing (CBPM). CBPM is a multistep process designed to improve the adoption of new or existing interventions by translating or adapting them to fit local circumstances. CBPM is a multi-step process that enables public health workers and other participants to1. Mobilize their community.2. Build community capacity for conducting consumer research.3. Develop a profile of local health issues.4. Identify priority behaviors and audiences.5. Select an evidence-based intervention.6. Create a comprehensive marketing plan for tailoring the intervention.7. Develop and test program materials that support the intervention.8. Implement the intervention.9. Evaluate its effectiveness so that responsive adjustments can be made if needed.Researchers are creating a CBPM online training program and electronic resource kit for practitioners to use when creating new programs or translating evidence-based practices for their local setting. Community partners are working with the researchers to identify and select evidence-based obesity prevention practices and apply the CBPM framework to translate them for local implementation using the e-training program. Researchers will test the translational framework with a community coalition. Then, they will study the extent to which the coalition uses intervention materials to implement proven obesity programs. The coalition and the researchers will work together to identify factors related to marketing, advocacy, and policy changes that influence uptake and sustain use of prevention practices.",,,,,,,,,Carol Bryant / cbryant@hsc.usf.edu,
Evaluating Cost Information about Alzheimers Disease and Dementia,University of Washington,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Because Alzheimers disease and dementia are currently incurable diseases with no effective known treatments, the costs of caring for those with Alzheimers lie mainly in the area of long-term care services, both informal and formal. Researchers at the University of Washington: Health Promotion Research Center (PRC) aim to better understand the economic costs associated with Alzheimers disease and dementia by examining different economic models to estimate community and inpatient care, as well as the societal costs associated with losses of productivity and quality of life by persons living with Alzheimers disease and their caregivers. By evaluating the quality and availability of data sources to estimate these costs, planning to meet the challenges of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimers disease, at the state and local level, can be enhanced.Researchers will conduct a comprehensive literature review to identify gaps in understanding costs of dementia care, both direct and indirect. Researchers will also use unidentified patient data from the Group Health electronic health record system and patient website to identify patients with dementia diagnoses and to obtain a total of costs associated with their treatment. They will assess differences in costs due to insurance type, disease onset, and lost wages. They will examine the quality of available data to calculate these costs, and prepare recommendations for improvement to allow states and localities to better forecast dementia care costs.Information obtained from this project will provide vital guidance for developing strategies to estimate the economic costs of caring for Alzheimers disease and dementia patients at the state and local level, with the ultimate goal of allowing health professionals to better allocate resources for Alzheimers disease and dementia care.",,Researchers and evaluators,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Norma Coe / nbcoe@uw.edu,
Evaluating Falls Prevention Programs Delivered through State Health Departments,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"One third of older adults in the United States fall every year, and frequent falling can cause death, disability, loss of independence, and need for supportive care. The PRCs Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN) is providing technical assistance and evaluation expertise to state health departments inthree states (Colorado, New York, and Oregon) that are implementing evidence-based falls prevention programs. The HANs evaluation team, led by the Texas A&M Health Science Center PRC, is determining the impact of the programs on health, health careuse frequency of doctor and emergency visits, and avoided health care costs. Researchers are establishing a monitoring and evaluation process and a centralized database to store data submitted by the states. Researchers will make recommendations for training practitioners, enhancing data systems, and monitoring fidelity of the programs. HAN members also will advise the states on how to increase or enhance links between communities, medical clinics, and professionals and identify opportunities for policy action. Data from all the states will be used to identify best practices in program delivery, fidelity, and maintenance, and in how to expand theprogram's reachin the future. This study is intended to be the first step in developing an infrastructure to support training and widespread adoption of falls prevention programs.",,,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Marcia Ory / mory@tamhsc.edu,
Evaluating Impact of Park Renovations on Physical Activity,University of Illinois Chicago,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Childhood obesity is a serious public health concern in the United States, and both physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors are important contributing factors. Youth who participate in daily moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity are less likely to develop a number of chronic diseases as adults, including obesity. Illinois and Chicago, in particular, suffer from higher than national average obesity rates, especially for children. Obesity rates among young children were 15% and 22% in Illinois and Chicago, respectively, almost twice the U.S. average (12%). Recent data shows that parks play an important role in youth physical activity, and playgrounds are a common park feature that are used more by children than any other park feature. Park condition and specific features (e.g., slides, climbers) also play an important role in ultimate park usage. Some studies show increased park use and physical activity following a park renovation, while others are inconclusive or show no change. Therefore, there is a need to further examine the impact of park renovations on park utilization and physical activity. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Prevention Research Center will work with identified community stakeholders to conduct a comprehensive, rigorous evaluation of the impact of a Chicago Park District (CPD) park-based renovation. The two-phase research project will develop, implement and evaluate measureable strategies regarding how park-based playground renovations can increase local park access and use, addressing a key CDC Physical Activity Winnable Battles priority strategy. The findings of the study will be applied to ongoing park renovations by implementing a park coalition building intervention to increase local capacity and influence park-based utilization and physical activity. During the studys first two years, the project will involve examining how differences in community engagement and park programming, maintenance and safety, and variations in newly installed playground features influence park-based use and physical activity. During the third through fifth years, the project will develop, implement and evaluate a park coalition building intervention, based on lessons learned in Phase 1. This intervention will be aimed at renovated playgrounds to increase park-based use and physical activity through improved programming and ongoing maintenance and safety.  Results of this study will contribute to an understanding about how urban park revitalization and community engagement can help to increase physical activity and improve individual and community health.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adolescents,Children",,,"County,City/Town,Rural,Urban",,Lisa Powell / powelll@uic.edu,
Evaluating the Adoption and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Patient Navigation Intervention for Colonoscopy Screening,University of Washington,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"New Hampshires Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) developed a successful patient navigation program. Registered nurses in a central location delivered patient navigation to the Colorectal Cancer Control Program clients via a six-call telephone plan.Compared with similar patients who did not receive patient navigation, participants were more likely to complete colonoscopy and have adequate bowel preparation, and were significantly less likely to cancel, or not show up for, their colonoscopy appointments. The purpose of this project is to repeat and evaluate the original successful intervention in Washington. Researchers will partner with two or three current Colorectal Cancer Control Program grantees to duplicate the previouslydeveloped program from New Hampshire. They will also evaluate the impact of grantees adaptations to accommodate their program structure, partners, and patient populations. The specific aims for the proposed project are:
 - Engage with CDC and the grantees to identify two or three grantees who will adopt, implement, and evaluate the adaption of the New Hampshire patient navigation program- Collaborate to develop and implement an evaluation plan that addresses each step in the CDC evaluation framework for each participating grantee- Disseminate evaluation findings broadly.",,,Cancer,"African,Black or African American,Female,Hispanic or Latino,Male,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,,,Margaret Hannon / peggyh@uw.edu,
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Promoting Cancer Screening at Community Events,Emory University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Periodic screening may detect breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer at an early stage when it is most treatable. Early detection often increases a patients chance of survival. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, the Colorectal Cancer Control Program, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program help public health practitioners in state and local health departments establish partnerships, develop cancer plans, and provide low-income, uninsured, and underserved men and women access to timely cancer screening and diagnostic services. These programs often partner with local coalitions and community groups to hold community events to promote cancer screening and awareness. Events include health fairs, cultural festivals, special dinners, or charity runs. The effectiveness of this strategy has not been fully examined. Most evaluations of these events have focused on participation rates and short-term outcomes. Researchers from the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) are examining how these events are delivered and evaluating the screening outcomes and cost-effectiveness of this practice to understand how it contributes to cancer prevention. Researchers are reviewing scientific literature and other information sources to learn how programs implement community events to promote cancer awareness and screening. Researchersalso areinterviewing 18 program staff responsible for 18 special events to gather information about the intended audience, goals, core components, partners, outcome evaluation, and costs of each event. Observers trained at nine CPCRN centers will attend the events to record data about attendees, types of screening offered, promotional media distributed, and one-on-one education. Observational data may give researchers insight into how program staff members plan for an event and how it is implemented. Researchers will identify an additional six special events and perform an in-depth analysis of the costs and related outcomes of each. Researchers will recruit 960 people at each event to attend a short education session about cancer and screening. Participants will complete a brief questionnaire before and after the session about their knowledge of cancer and screening, and their intention to get screened. To evaluate intention, researchers will follow up with a telephone call6 months later to assess changes in participants screening status and then verify the response with patients' medical records. Researchers will compare the cost of the event to the number of attendees screened, and categorize screening outcomes by the participants race or ethnicity and the type of event.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Adults,Older adults",,,,,Cam Escoffery / cescoff@sph.emory.edu,
"Evaluating the Feasibility of a National Surveillance System for Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening",,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"CDCs Division of Cancer Control and Preventionhelps states, tribes/tribal organizations, and territories monitor and collect data on cancer screening tests (as well as new cancer cases, deaths, and risk factors) to identify and track cancer trends and strengthen prevention efforts. This monitoring and data collection is a type of public health surveillance. While cancer screening surveillance in the United States is useful for monitoring trends and patterns to identify gaps and inform cancer prevention, it is limited. Data collected from cancer surveillance systems do not show screening outcomes such as linkage to care. This limitation reduces a researchers ability to assess whether or not screening is effective. A national cancer surveillance system, however, would improve the ability to not only assess cancer screening effectiveness, but screening reach and quality. It would also help to develop programs targeted to enhance screening rates and adherence to follow-up care. The purpose of this research project is to evaluate whether starting a national screening surveillance system for breast, cervical, and colon cancer would be feasible and useful.To help determine the feasibility of starting a national cancer surveillance system, researchers from the University of Colorado Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center will1. Conduct an environmental scan. Researchers will look at websites, health department organizational charts, and reports from screening and grant funded screening registry projects to identify and describe cancer and non-cancer screening programs. Knowing the characteristics and uses of existing screening programs can help guide them to develop a national cancer screening registry. 2. Engage stakeholders. Up to 150 stakeholders will be selected to participate in formative qualitative research and an advisory board (objectives 3-4). They will include users of screening surveillance systems, developers of surveillance systems, and those who use surveillance system data, including the patient. Input from these stakeholders will play a key role in this project. 3. Use mixed-methods. Researchers will gather information from the above mentioned stakeholders using semi-structure key informant interviews, focus groups, and expert consensus. Data collected from each of these methods will be used to help researchers determine feasibility, provide them with guidance concerning issues related to use and acceptance, and help them assess the goals of a national cancer screening registry, respectively. 4. Create an advisory board. The major stakeholders and funders identified in the first steps will be selected to form an advisory board. Once board members have been selected, they will provide feedback on the results of the environmental scan, conduct member checking for results of the coding of the qualitative data collection, and make recommendations for sharing the projects findings. Findings from this project will result in recommendations that will be shared through a peer-reviewed publication, channels recommended by the advisory board, and webinars. Sharing project results and assuring that recommendations contain viewpoints from diverse stakeholders will not only be key to developing a national cancer screening surveillance system, but will increase the likelihood of putting it into action. With a cancer screening registry that captures data on screening outcomes, researchers will be able to evaluate the effectiveness, reach, and quality of cancer screenings in the United States to better inform cancer control and prevention.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,,,,,,Betsy Risendal / betsy.risendal@ucdenver.edu,
Evaluating VIVA - a Community Generated Project to Increase Physical Activity,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In New Mexico, nearly half of all adults do not get enough physical activity to provide health benefits, a factor that contributes to 61% of residents being overweight or obese, and complicates the health of an estimated 150,000 people with diabetes. A citizens group in the rural village of Cuba, New Mexico, is using proven strategies to make it easier for residents to increase their physical activity. In Cuba, New Mexico, a community partnership called the Step Into Cuba Alliance is implementing a plan to promote walking and hiking for health. The Alliance is creating walkways and trails in town and on surrounding federal lands. The program combines evidence-based approaches to increasing peoples physical activity, including access to places to be physically active; communitywide information campaigns about usingtrails; tailored health programs for individual residents; and social support. The program includes negotiating policy changes with several levels of government, collaborating with regional non-profit organizations, andadapting tounique community characteristics. Researchers are providing technical assistance, education, and training to implement evidence-based prevention strategies, and to evaluate the relationships and processes that occur as the program develops. Researchers examine the barriers and facilitators to the dissemination and implementation of the recommendations of CDC's The Guide to Community Preventive Services as applied to Step Into Cuba. In collaboration with the Alliance, researchers will useHealth Impact Assessments to inform policies and environmental changes thathave the potential to increase physical activity and improve health. In addition to technical assistance, education, and training, researchers will also provide assessment and evaluation during the Step Into Cuba program. These activities and the lessons learned from the project will result in a dissemination guide that will help other rural communities to increase physical activity.",,,"Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity,Other chronic condition or disease","American Indian or Alaska Native,Hispanic or Latino,White",,,Rural,,Sally Davis / sdavis@salud.unm.edu,
Evaluation Fundamentals Webinars,Washington University in St. Louis,2019,,Training or technical assistance,This 6-part webinar series was developed to build skills of local-level public health practitioners in developing or strengthening evaluation plans. This resource can be used by public health practitioners and researchers for training and improved practice.,Audio or video,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Other chronic condition or disease,Adults,,,"City/Town,Rural,Urban",,Ross Brownson / rbrownson@wustl.edu,https://prcstl.wustl.edu/evaluation-fundamentals-webinar-series/
Evaluation of a Phone-based Walk with Ease Program in Adults with Arthritis,University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of South Carolina at Columbia Prevention Research Center (PRC) will evaluate a phone-based format of Walk with Ease (WWE), a program that allows participants to work at their own pace to increase their physical activity. The University of SouthCarolina PRC will collaborate with the South Carolina (SC) Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), a provider of WWE, and the SC Department on Aging to recruit participants and deliver the program. The first aim is to identify and incorporate best practices for recruiting and retaining participants in behavioral interventions, particularly among hard-to-reach populations. The second aim is to evaluate the short-term (6 weeks and 6 months) and long-term (1 year) effects of a phone-based version of WWE (WWE-T) in adults with arthritis on primary (self-reported pain and objectively measured physical function) and secondary (objectively measured physical activity, self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, weight, physiological measures, work loss, and health care
 utilization) outcomes as compared to Nutrition Education (attention-matched control). The third aim is to determine the effectiveness of recruitment and retention strategies used in the study. Key findings from the proposed aims and a WWE-T manual will be disseminated to academic and practitioner audiences.",,,"Physical activity,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,Older adults",,Workplace,,,Christine Pellegrini / pellegca@mailbox.sc.edu,
Evaluation of an Outdoor Mindful Walking Program for Sustaining Cognitive Function in Older African Americans at Risk for Dementia (Dementia Risk Reduction Research Network - Collaborating Center),University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The rise of prevalence and incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) have become a worldwide public health crisis. Limited ADRD prevention and treatment options are available, but they are often not accessible to some community members.  As part of the Dementia Risk Reduction Research Network, University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center will recruit African American older adults at risk for ADRD and evaluate a mindful walking program in sustaining their cognition and quality of life across 24 weeks. Favorable findings will establish promising evidence for refining this lifestyle behavioral strategy to support brain health among the most vulnerable older population, which, in turn, can contribute to the prevention of ADRD.",,,"Aging,Physical activity","African,Black or African American,Older adults",,Community/Community center,,Describe research,Sara Wilcox / wilcoxs@mailbox.sc.edu,
Evaluation of Remotely Delivered Versus In-person EnhanceFitness for Arthritis,University of Washington,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"In partnership with YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), Sound Generations, and the National Digital Equity Center, the University of Washington Prevention Research Center (PRC) will conduct a trial of Livestream EnhanceFitness (tele-EF) versus in-person EnhanceFitness (EF) among adults with arthritis. EnhanceFitness is a multicomponent, instructor-led, group exercise program that is recommended by the CDC for adults with arthritis. Participants will self-select to attend either tele-EF or in-person EF for 16 weeks, 3 days
 a week for 1-hour. In both groups, half of the participants will be 18-64 years old and either have low socioeconomic status, have moderate-to-severe functional limitations, or live in a rural area. The primary outcome is self-reported physical function as measured by the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) 10-item short form. Secondary outcomes include pain severity, pain interference, depression, social participation, and loneliness. Outcomes will be assessed at study months 0, 4, 10, and 16. In addition to assessing the effectiveness of tele-EF versus in-person EF on clinical outcomes, the University of Washington PRC will compare the cost of delivering these programs. The PRC will also conduct a scoping review on best practices for recruiting and retaining participants in exercise programs, particularly focused on hard-to-reach populations. Lastly, the PRC will develop a toolkit for sites to engage adults with arthritis and deliver tele-EF.",,,"Physical activity,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,Older adults",,Workplace,,,Kushang Patel / kvpatel@uw.edu,
Evaluation of Work-Related Outcomes Effects of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP),University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention will evaluate the work-related outcomes of participation in the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) offered in 3 North Carolina counties (Cumberland, Durham, and Wake) and share results in the form of tools that state health departments and their partners can use with employment sector partners.Researchers will test the effectiveness of CDSMP among lower-wage working adults 40-64 years of age, and explore how outcomes are affected by various factors including, chronic disease condition, and work related factors. Researchers will also conduct an economic evaluation of CDSMP for employers and the health care system which will include both return on investment analyses and state governments cost effectiveness analysis.It is likely that CDSMP participation may have a positive impact for worksites, but this has not been tested. Work limitation or loss is particularly important for adults in pre-retirement years (ages 45-64). They have the potential for earnings losses and long-term disability. Helping adults in this age group maintain employment and productivity has substantial benefits for employers, society as a whole, and individuals.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Cancer,Pre-Diabetes/Diabetes,Heart disease & stroke,Overweight/Obesity,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,Older adults",,Workplace,"County,City/Town",,Shawn Kniepp / skneipp@email.unc.edu,
Evidence-Based Intervention (EBI) Mapping,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,2022,,Toolkit or workbook,This webpage guides users through the process of understanding and assessing evidence-based health-related interventions (EBIs) or programs for implementation or adaptation.,Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",,,,,,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",,https://ebimapping.imadapt.org/#/
Examining Cancer Survival in Appalachia,University of Kentucky,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The Appalachian region, which encompasses all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states, has a higher cancer burden than the United States as a whole. Kentucky PRC researchers, along with researchers at the Kentucky Cancer Registry, are determining differences in cancer survival both within Appalachia and between Appalachian and non-Appalachian populations. Survival is the length of time a cancer patient lives after diagnosis of cancer. Such data may be used to measure the effects of efforts to reduce cancer mortality in this socially and economically disadvantaged region of the country. The researchers are identifying variations in cancer survival in Appalachian sub-regions (northern, north-central, central, south-central, and southern), which have significant differences in cancer incidence and death rates, demographic variables, and socioeconomic status. They will also compare urban and rural areas, areas of various poverty levels, and Appalachian and non-Appalachian areas in the 13 Appalachian states. The researchers will develop life tables, which are sets of age- and sex-specific all-cause death rates from birth to old age, for each subregion and area under study. Life tables are used to estimate life expectancy at various ages and are needed to generate the specific cancer survival data that is the goal of this study. The Kentucky researchers are collaborating with cancer survival data analysts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in England and with the central cancer registry in each state that contains Appalachian counties. Central cancer registries collect data on all reported cancer cases in a state. LSHTM researchers have considerable experience with survival data studies and are helping to develop appropriate life tables. Participating cancer registries that have not already done so will link their registry data with the U.S. National Death Index, a central computerized index of death record information on file in state vital statistics offices. The researchers will use these linked data, along with the life tables, to compare survival rates of people with lung, colorectal, female breast, prostate, ovarian, and cervical cancers. The cancer survival data for each subregion and type of cancer will be compared with the life expectancy data of the general population in each area and subregion under study. The researchers will estimate the probability that patients with the above cancers in each subregion will survive one year after diagnosis and five years after diagnosis. They also will estimate the number of avoidable cancer deaths, which is the number of cancer deaths expected not to occur if survival rates in a particular area or subregion were as high as in a comparable population. The researchers will share with participating cancer registries the software programs developed to calculate the life tables and survival data, thus enabling further research. They will also disseminate their findings to Appalachian communities, policy makers, health care providers, and the scientific community.",,,Cancer,,,,,,Bin Huang / bhuang@kcr.uky.edu,
Examining the Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Co-occurring Chronic Conditions,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,,,,,,,,,,Mark Snowden / snowden@u.washington.edu,
Examining the Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Co-occurring Chronic Conditions and Geriatric Syndromes,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Cognitive impairment (CI) is a loss of brain function that can affect memory, judgment, and skills involving reasoning and language. As people age, their risks of CI and chronic diseases increase as well as their risks of falling, developing difficulties with movement or body functions, experiencing urinary incontinence, or needing to take many prescription medications regularly (geriatric syndromes). CI can affect the management of chronic diseases and other conditions by reducing a person's ability to recognize symptoms, communicate, or follow complex management plans. Effective community-based programs exist that empower older adults to manage their chronic diseases and other conditions effectively. Evidence is growing, however, that CI can complicate and obscure the implementation of interventions. Understanding how to address the special needs of people living with CI can help their caregivers manage chronic diseases most effectively and guide public health practitioners in promoting good health in older people. This project examines the effects of CI, multiple chronic diseases, and geriatric syndromes (such as those listed above) on health outcomes such as daily functioning, quality of life, or survival. The 3-year project, which includes the CDC Healthy Aging Research Network as a partner, is being conducted in three phases. Phase one includes a comprehensive review--guided by a panel of experts--of the published literature on multiple chronic conditions. This review will describe current issues in managing CI and chronic diseases, then identify gaps where research is needed. In phases two and three, researchers will identify data sources and try to use the information they find to fill the identified research gaps. The researchers also will create a resource catalog of public and private databases with information about a large sample of adults aged 50 years and older. The catalog will include data on multiple chronic diseases and measures of CI occurring in people in this age group. Databases--familiar or unfamiliar to the researchers before the study--may come from long-term health studies, Medicare and Medicaid records, information from private and professional foundations, and reports by insurance companies. Findings will be disseminated to the public health community.",,,"Aging,Mental health",Older adults,,,,,Mark Snowden / snowden@u.washington.edu,
"Examining the Longitudinal Impact of High School Start Times on the Health and Academic Performance of High
School Students: A Multisite Study",University of Minnesota,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Research shows that high school start times are associated withimproved school enrollment and attendance. Any improvement in academic performance was unclear. Past studies did not assess changes in students' overall health or sleep habits, andthey focused onschools only in oneschool district.A comprehensive study to assessthe changes in students health, sleep habits, and academic performancebefore and after schedule changes in several school districts can help officials, parents, and educators determine the benefit of delayed start timeand help school systems considering similar changes. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are collecting data from five high schools in three school districts in Minnesota and one in Massachusetts, to determineif scheduling changes improved students' overall health and grades and whether improvements varied according to academic subject. They also will determine howstudents' progress toward graduation may have changed, in terms of the amount of time students needed to complete their credits and graduate. Participating schools will provide graduation rates of students before and after the schedule changes were made as well asdata on discipline issues, participation in extracurricular activities, visits to school nurses and counselors, and attendance. County data on auto accidents are also collected to determine the number of crashes involving students before and after the schedule changes. Through surveys, the researchers will assess students' changes in sleep habits and other factors such as drowsiness during the school day.The research team also is studying the decision-making steps the school districts tookthat led them to change the school schedule. The researchers also are trackingthe steps other school districts took that led officials to decide not tochange the start times at their high schools.",,,,Adolescents,,Schools/Universities,,,Kyla Wahlstrom / wahls001@umn.edu,
Examining the Relationship Between Infertility and Previous Chlamydia Infection,University of Pittsburgh,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Chlamydia is the leading preventable cause of tubal factor infertility (TFI), a disorder in which the fallopian tubes are blocked or damaged, preventing the passage of eggs to the uterus. Accurate estimates of TFI resulting from chlamydia infection are difficult to obtain, in part because definitive diagnosis of the condition can be complex and often requires diagnosis by a specialist. Most people who have chlamydia do not know they have an infection because symptoms often do not occur. Researchers from two PRCs, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, are addressing the existing TFI knowledge gaps by studying women who are infertile. Researchers aim to determine how often TFI is attributable to chlamydia infection, characterize the frequency of TFI relative to other causes of infertility, and determine how race impacts the risk and frequency of TFI and the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Researchers will enroll a total of 675 women aged 20-42 from each of two sites 225 will be enrolled from a fertility clinic in Birmingham and 450 women will be enrolled from a fertility center and a radiology department at the University of Pittsburgh. A total of 225 women with TFI diagnosed by a specialist and 450 women with infertility but not TFI will be enrolled in the study. Women will be asked to share their medical records with research staff and respond to interviews about their demographic characteristics, previous sexually transmitted infections, infertility diagnosis, and use of assisted reproductive therapy. Researchers will request blood samples and test them for chlamydia antibodies to determine past chlamydia infections. Prior to data collection, the two PRCs and CDC will work together to establish the study protocol, surveys, laboratory methods, and data analysis. The data collected by the PRCs will be compiled and analyzed at the CDC to develop national recommendations for infertility prevention in the United States.",,,Sexual health,"Adults,Female,Male",,,,,Catherine Haggerty / haggerty@pitt.edu,
Expanding Information About Dementia and Co-Occurring Chronic Conditions Among Older Adults,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Cognitive impairment in older adults is a major public health concern affecting more than 16 million adults in the United States. Predictions are that nearly 1 of 5 people older than 65 years will develop dementia at some point in their lifespan, with a doubling prevalence every 5 years of age. The CDCs Healthy Brain Initiative Roadmap includes action items focusing on better understanding and reporting of the public health burden of cognitive impairment. The Road Map and the NIH Cognitive and Emotional Health Project each emphasize the importance of using secondary analyses of existing datasets to increase understanding of the effect of cognitive impairment. The DHHS Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions notes the importance of moving from a single disease approach to a chronic condition approach that shows 25% of Americans, particularly those older than 65 years, suffer from more than one chronic condition and that two-thirds of health care spending is for the 27% of people with multiple chronic conditions.The first steps to develop public health interventions and improve the health of people affected by multiple chronic conditions are to have a better understanding of important combinations of chronic conditions combined with definitions of appropriate health outcomes. Therefore, this project aims to conduct secondary analyses using available datasets to address research questions related to dementia and co-occurring conditions identified via gap analysis or priorities of the CDCs Healthy Aging Program.The project will create a public health agenda for the CDC Healthy Aging Program/Healthy Brain Initiative regarding multiple chronic conditions, focusing on dementia and cognitive impairment among older adults. One analysis will examine hospital use outcomes, diabetes, and hypertension for people with and without dementia using the Emory Alzheimers Disease Research Center dataset. Another analysis will be an impact study of cognitive impairment associated with falls using the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures dataset. Key stakeholder groups will comprise a panel of expert presenters with an agenda that supplements and does not duplicate existing efforts and reviews of recent dementia and Multiple Chronic Conditions plans and recommendations.This project has two proposed outcomes: 1. Better information about the impact of cognitive impairment on co-occurring chronic conditions on the influence of dementia on the probability, length of stay, and cost of hospitalization from co-occurring chronic diseases, particularly diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (hypertension). As a result of this project, there will also be a better understanding of the influence of cognitive impairment on falls, specifically fall risk and fall severity. 2. A list of recommendations for addressing dementia and co-occurring chronic conditions, which will form a public health agenda for CDCs Healthy Aging Program/Healthy Brain Initiative, a thematic network of the PRCs. Findings from the secondary data analyses and public health agenda will be disseminated.",,Researchers and evaluators,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Mark Snowden / snowden@u.washington.edu,
Exploring the Utility of All Payer Claims Databases for Informing Local Area Cancer Screening Activities,University of Minnesota,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Minnesota Prevention Research Center (PRC) will use All Payer Claims Database (APCD) information from Vermont and Connecticut and combine it with state and community stakeholder input to evaluate the feasibility of using an APCD to help states monitor and increase their cancer screening activity with a particular focus on breast, colorectal, cervix and lung cancer screening. The University of Minnesota PRC will collaborate with Onpoint Health Data, the Vermont and Connecticut APCDs and Vermont and Connecticut state cancer control agencies to evaluate the utility of data from APCDs for small area measures of cancer screening that can be used by states and local stakeholders to guide and assess the impact of activities that focus on increasing cancer screening.  The model surveillance report can be used by state cancer programs and their stakeholders to plan and evaluate health system, clinic, and community interventions to improve cancer screening. Success with this project also will spur development and improvement of APCDs and cancer screening surveillance reports using APCDs in other states, contributing to the improved availability of information on cancer screening for public health and clinical action.",,,Cancer,,Community-clinical linkages,"Community/Community center,Health care center/facility",State,Describe research,Beth Virnig / virni001@umn.edu,
"Factors Affecting Food Access, Eating Habits, and Obesity Among New Orleans Residents",Tulane University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Having limited access to healthy foods and easy access to snack foods and sugar-sweetened beverages can undermine peoples efforts to eat well. In some urban areas, busy roadways and long distances to shopping centers can make it hard for residents to buy fruit, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products. Nearby, convenience stores may have a limited selection of healthy products. As part of the recovery plan from Hurricane Katrina, city officials in New Orleans, Louisiana, Prevention Research Center (PRC) staff, and local leaders are facilitating merchants to open a new grocery stores or expanding shops to sell healthy foods. Researchers are conducting a four-part study to assess how family conditions, the availability of healthy foods, participation in community health programs, and other factors may change as the recovery effort continues. They will also assess how all of these factors shape the residents regular diets over time. In a citywide survey of 3,000 randomly selected residents, respondents will be asked about their eating habits, access to food, and transportation for buying food. Two years after these data are collected, another 3,000 people will be surveyed to determine if the city's changes in food access, food quality, and variety helped people improve their eating habits and access to healthy foods. The researchers will also interview 300 randomly selected shoppers from each of three low-income areas to learn about their experiences with food access and selection. One area has a new food store. No new stores are expected to open in the other two areas. Shoppers will be asked about their food purchases 3 months before the scheduled opening of the new store to gather baseline data. Six months later, a second set of interviews will be conducted and results will be compared to assess the purchase and consumption of fresh produce, attitudes toward eating, and how shoppers choose a store for their regular food shopping.In part three of the study, the use of shelf space to sell various products will be assessed among randomly selected stores across the city. Researchers will determine if retailers changed their offerings to optimize sales based on 2009 revisions to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which limits milk purchases to low-fat varieties and offers vouchers for fresh produce. Since 2004, researchers have measured shelf space devoted to sweets, snacks, and carbonated beverages as well as for fresh, frozen, and canned produce and different varieties of milk. Data collection will continue each year through 2014 to assess how merchants respond to changes in food policies.In part four, the researchers are working with 250 sets of parents and their children aged 4 to 14 years, who attend school in Central City. Researchers are testing the association between healthy body weight and the levels of participation in health programs at school and in the community. The researchers will match children living in the study region with controls by age, family income, gender, body weight, and percentage of body fat. The researchers will take measurements again two years later and explore how participation in school and community programs contributed to changes in body weight and fat. The researchers also will try to associate participants body weight with other community factors (availability of healthy food at neighborhood grocery stores and neighborhood walkability) as well as household dietary habits.Information from all four study portions will help researchers understand the daily influences on healthy eating habits and how these influences change over time",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,Schools/Universities,"County,City/Town,State",,Carolyn Johnson / cjohnso5@tulane.edu,
"Factors Related to the Success of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) Program in Churches: Perspectives from Pastors and FAN Program Coordinators",University of South Carolina at Columbia,2021,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","The University of South Carolina used a research framework to select factors that might predict which churches were more likely to improve their church environment. FAN coordinators and pastors were asked questions about factors in each of the following five areas: 1) the program, 2) factors outside the church, 3) factors within the church, 4) personal views, and 5) experiences with putting FAN into place.",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Physical activity","African,Black or African American",,Place of worship,State,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Sara Wilcox / wilcoxs@mailbox.sc.edu,http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/projects/Factors_Related_to_Success_in_FAN_Phase_2.pdf
Factors that Affect Womens Decisions About Ovarian Cancer Care,University of Alabama at Birmingham,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In 2009, more than 20,000 women were newly diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the United States, andmore than 14,000 women died from the disease. Survival rates for ovarian cancer are generally higher among patients seen by a gynecologic oncologist and are achieved through the combination of specialized surgeries, chemotherapy, and post-treatment care. However, less than half of all women diagnosed with ovarian cancer receive care from a gynecologic oncologist. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors women and their physicians consider when making decisions about ovarian cancer treatmentparticularly when making the decision of whether or not to seek care from a gynecologic oncologist. With better insight into those factors, the public health community can address the obstacles to receiving quality ovarian cancer care and reducing the burden of this cancer. Researchers will ask women diagnosed with ovarian cancer to complete a phone-based survey within the first year of their diagnosis. Questions will address three broad categories: Predisposing factors that make a woman more inclined to access medical services and may include race, age, education, marital status, social support, and beliefs about ovarian cancer and treatment. Enabling factors that put a woman in a position where she is more able to access medical services and may include income, insurance, time, and ability to travel. Need factors that make a woman more aware of the need to access medical services and may include ovarian cancer diagnosis, referral to care, and other existing conditions. The researchers will talk with physicians, who in the past five years have provided care to at least five ovarian cancer patients in Alabama, to gather their views on the challenges to ovarian cancer care, benefits of gynecologic oncologist care, and reasons why women may not be referred for gynecologic oncologist care.These physicians may vary in specialty and may even be gynecologic oncologists themselves.The findings from this study will provide an understanding of the factors considered by women and their physicians when choosing ovarian cancer treatment, as well as the challenges to receiving treatment from gynecologic oncologists. This information mayhelp future interventions to improve ovarian cancer treatment decision making, improve the quality of ovarian cancer care, and ultimately achieve longer survival rates of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Adults,African,Black or African American,Female,Male,Older adults,White",,,,,Maria Pisu / mpisu@uab.edu,
Faith and Health Toolkit,University of South Carolina at Columbia,2021,,Toolkit or workbook,"This toolkit provides faith-based organizations with ideas and resources to plan, develop, and implement health programs and activities related to physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco prevention.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Tobacco","Adults,Older adults",,Place of worship,National,,Sara Wilcox / uscprc@mailbox.sc.edu,https://scdhec.gov/sites/default/files/Library/CR-009934.pdf
"Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) Program Materials",University of South Carolina at Columbia,2019,,Training or technical assistance,"Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) is a 12-month program designed to help churches create lasting healthier environments for physical activity and healthy eating.  Faith Based Organizations and Community Based Organizations can use this program as a guide for a physical activity and nutrition program.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity","Adults,Older adults","Built environment,Social connectedness",Place of worship,National,,Sara Wilcox / uscprc@mailbox.sc.edu,http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/resources/fan-program-materials.htm
"Faith, Activity, and Nutrition: Dissemination in Underserved Communities",University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Churches often function as trusted sources of information for many community members. Like worksites and schools, churches can offer good opportunities for promoting physical activity and dietary change. Many Americans report a formal religious affiliation (84 percent), with even higher rates among African Americans (88 percent) and those in the South (87 percent). Thus, churches have great potential for reaching groups that experience marked health disparities, including racial minorities and rural populations.The University of South Carolina (Columbia) Prevention Research Center (USC PRC) will study the distribution and application of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program in South Carolina churches to increase leisure-time physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake. The USC PRC will work with 60 churches in a medically underserved and rural county in South Carolina in partnership with Fairfield Behavioral Health Services and Fairfield Community Health Partners. USCs PRC will also work with two large denominations (United Methodist and State Baptist Education & Missionary Convention) to study the distribution and application of FAN state-wide. FAN will target environmental, systems, and policy changes within churches to create a church environment supportive of physical activity and healthy eating. The specific aims are to: 1) examine the adoption and reach of FAN in churches and organizational factors associated with adoption; 2) characterize implementation fidelity and multilevel factors associated with implementation; 3) describe organizational maintenance of FAN and factors associated with maintenance; and 4) study the effectiveness of FAN. Whilemany physical activity and healthy eating interventions target change at the individual level, FAN targets environmental and systems change in the church. With this project, the USC PRC seeks to gain a greater understanding of how local coalitions can reach faith-based communities as settings for interventions. By studying the application of FAN and factors that influence application of the program, researchers will learn about the facilitators of and impediments to adoption, implementation, and maintenance.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Physical activity","Adults,African,Black or African American,Older adults,White",,Place of worship,,,Sara Wilcox / swilcox@sc.edu,
Feasibility Testing of a Model Cancer Surveillance Report Using Electronic Health Record Data,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,The New York University &  City University of New York (CUNY) Prevention Research Center plans to design and test the feasibility of a model surveillance report that includes performance measures and quality of cancer prevention and control in ambulatory care. The specific aims are to: 1) use a systematic Delphi consensus-building approach that includes city and state health department experts to achieve consensus on priority indicators; 2) validate electronic health record (EHR) phenotype algorithms; 3) construct a surveillance report that includes performance measures and quality of cancer prevention and control in ambulatory care; and 4) assess the acceptability and utility of the surveillance report using the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDCs) method for evaluation of surveillance systems.,,,Cancer,,,,,,Lorna Thorpe / Lorna.Thorpe@nyulangone.org,
Field Guide for Assessing Readiness to Implement Evidence-Based Cancer Screening Interventions,"University of Washington,CDC",2021,,"Guide, manual, or plan","This field guide walks users through the four phases of assessing primary care clinics' readiness to implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to increase cancer screening. The guide provides adaptable resources for collecting, evaluating, interpreting, and using assessment data to develop practical implementation plans for use in primary care clinics.",Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Cancer,,Community-clinical linkages,,National,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/crccp/field-guide/index.htm
Food Science Files,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2023,,Toolkit or workbook,The resources are designed for students in middle school to learn about different science concepts using recipes and nutrition-related activities. Each of the five handouts is accompanied with an activity guide that can be used as a lesson plan for teaching students.,PDF or Word,Public health practitioners,Nutrition,"Adolescents,Children",,Schools/Universities,National,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Lou Anne / lacrumpler@unc.edu,https://carolinahungerinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Food-Science-Files-booklet-version.pdf
Formative Development of an Instrument to Predict Adherence to Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer,University of Iowa,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"This research will determine patient, provider, and decisional factors associated with adhering to Active Surveillance (AS) of low-risk prostate cancers. This research aims to: Develop an instrument to predict following recommendations for AS among men with low-risk prostate cancers whose cancer has not advanced- Validate the instrument in a variety of two different geographic clinic populations of men on Active Surveillance for low-risk prostate cancers who are facing treatment decisions.  Findings from this research could inform development of AS decision-support tools and strategies that could ultimately lead to reducing the burden of prostate cancer treatment in men with low-risk prostate cancer.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Male,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,,,Richard Hoffman / richard-m-hoffman@uiowa.edu,
Gaps in Mental Healthcare for LGBTQ Populations,"University of Maryland, College Park",2021,,Report,"This report highlights emerging research on LGBTQ population, access, engagement, and satisfaction with mental health care services. This resource can be used as an education and training tool for health educators, health providers,  and program implementers.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",Mental health,LGBTQ+,,Other,National,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Bradley Boekeloo / umd-prc@umd.edu,https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/27085/Gaps%20in%20MH%20Progress%20Report.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
Give it Your Best Shot: Reaching the Vaccine Hesitant Young,Johns Hopkins University,2021,,Presentation or poster,"Recording of symposium with public health experts and journalists discussing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young people, the challenge of reaching young people with the right messaging, and example of successful communication to young people.",Audio or video,Public health practitioners,"COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Social connectedness,Community/Community center,National,Describe research,,https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/give-it-your-best-shot-reaching-the-vaccine-hesitant-young
Global and Territorial Health Research Network (Collaborating Centers),"University of Illinois Chicago,University of Rochester,Yale University,Other",,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The Global and Territorial Health Research Network (GTHRN or Global Network) is a thematic research network of the CDCs Prevention Research Centers Program. They will conduct, share, and translate innovative chronic disease prevention research in low-resource settings.Aims of the Global Network include: Building partnerships, identifying policies and interventions;Developing joint research agendas driven by needs of diverse communities and the U.S. Territories/Affiliated Nations;Assisting with translation of global researchGTHRN supports two Collaborating Centers (Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and Illinois Prevention Research Center), and one Coordinating Center, (University of Rochester Prevention Research Center) and engages two sites (Universities of Hawaii and Puerto Rico) as implementing partners. The researchers will collaboratively conduct, share, and translate innovative chronic disease prevention research in low-resource settings, particularly those relevant to the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The ultimate aim is to put such research into practice in the U.S. and around the world.Core activities of the GTHRN are to create a Global-Local Exchange website promoting partnerships among these and other groups around the world and network-sponsored projects to generate new knowledge and translate prevention strategies among partners. Each PRC individually presents unique skills and experiences beneficial to the success of the group as well. Investigators at the University of Rochester have strong experiences in global health, global health informatics, and technology-assisted behavior change. The University of Chicago at Illinois builds on their existing pilot work on cervical cancer in Senegal, partnering with groups such as the Peace Corps, allowing potential for creating a unique model that would be used worldwide. Lastly, Yale-Griffin PRC is working to translate telemedicine-based screening for diabetic retinopathy from India to local partners, as well as focusing on patient safety.The Global Network enables shared knowledge exchange between local and global areas of the world to promote effective strategies for chronic disease prevention. The Global Network may serve as a coordinating and implementation model for multi-institutional collaborative prevention and research endeavors with a global focus. Together, the Global Network will focus their work on cervical and breast cancer in low-resource settings globally.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,Migrant or refugee,,,"International,National",,Timothy Dye / tim_dye@urmc.rochester.edu,
Go NAPSACC,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2018,,Toolkit or workbook,Go NAPSACC is a compilation of easy to use online tools. Child care providers and caretakers can use the tools to build healthy eating and physical activity habits in children.,Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity","Children,Infants or toddlers","Built environment,Food security",Child care,National,,Alice Ammerman / hpdp@unc.edu,https://gonapsacc.org/
Go Sun Smart at Work: A Sun Safety Program for Underserved Outdoor Workers,Emory University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the sun is an occupational carcinogen that causes skin cancers in outdoor workers. The U.S. Surgeon General has identified skin cancer prevention for the outdoor workforce as a national priority. The research team at the Emory Prevention Research Center (PRC) has developed an evidence-based comprehensive occupational skin cancer prevention intervention, Go Sun Smart at Work (GSS@W), in a series of randomized trials over the past two decades. The long-term goal of this research is to reduce UV exposure and prevent skin cancer among underserved and understudied outdoor workers in Georgia through the adaptation, evaluation, and dissemination of GSS@W. GSS@W will be modified to increase its dissemination potential using a train-the-trainer model and tailoring of program content for the Hispanic and African American outdoor worker population.",,,Cancer,"African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino",,Workplace,,Describe research,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@emory.edu,
Harnessing Electronic Medical Records to Expedite the Diagnosis of Early Stage Ovarian Cancer,University of Wisconsin-Madison,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Epithelial ovarian cancer in most cases is detected at an advanced stage and as a result cannot be effectively cured or managed. Even though there are no biomarkers or screening modalities for early detection of this cancer, ample evidence exists demonstrating that persistent clinical symptoms such as bloating and abdominal pain are experienced by women even when ovarian cancer is at an early stage. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center will mine the electronic health records from three major Midwestern health care systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Iowa and University of Minnesota to develop a computational model that can be used for identification of women who are likely to have early-stage ovarian cancer.",,,Cancer,"Female,Male",,Health care center/facility,,Describe research,Jill Denson / jdenson@wisc.edu,
Harvest of the Month Nutrition Education Tools,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2023,,Toolkit or workbook,"The Harvest of the Month nutrition education tools highlight more than 30 seasonal produce items to encourage healthy eating among kids. Over 50 activity sheets, videos, and recipes have been created are and available for download on the CHI website.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Nutrition,"Adolescents,Children",,Schools/Universities,National,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Carolina Hunger / CarolinaHungerInitiative@unc.edu,https://carolinahungerinitiative.org/harvest-of-the-month/
Health Information Toolkit,Georgia State University,2023,,Toolkit or workbook,"Low literacy and limited English proficiency are barriers to health and healthcare for many adults. This Health Information Toolkit is designed to provide plain language health education materials created using health literacy guidelines. Created for 12 different language groups, the materials are culturally and linguistically responsive as well. There is information on general health, women's health, patient/provider communication, and medications.","Audio or video,PDF or Word,Website","Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Pre-Diabetes/Diabetes,Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition",,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,City/Town,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Iris Feinberg / ifeinberg2@gsu.edu,https://sites.gsu.edu/hit/
Health Promotion Through Environmental Design (HPTED): A Transformative Approach for Community Engagement and Health Equity,University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Prevention Research Center (PRC) at the University of Michigan School of Public Health will adapt Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) for health promotion and health equity to empower neighborhoods to create safe and healthy built environments to improve psychological and behavioral health. This new intervention, now called Health Promotion Through Environmental Design (HPTED), will be a health focused CPTED approach for addressing health disparities. HPTED integrates environmental change for violence prevention as a key process in health promotion and disparities reduction. Integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training with CPTED will increase critical thinking about fundamental and environmental causes of disparities, help residents consider neighborhood change to address population-based (vs. individual) level health issues, and engage them in the process of achieving health equity. The PRC will adapt CPTED to include DEI and health promotion components to create atransformative approach to addressing health disparities that engages residents in neighborhood change. The goal is to provide residents with the skills and resources to change their neighborhood environment to reduce violence, improve the built environment to provide opportunities for health promotion activities, and empower residents to take control of their neighborhoods. The PRC will study the implementation of HPTED to identify key ingredients for success and conduct a randomized design to test their hypotheses.",,,Injury/violence,,,,,,Marc Zimmerman / marcz@umich.edu,
Healthy Aging Research Network,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"By 2030, the number of people aged 65 years and older in the United States will double to about 71 million, or 1 of every 5 Americans. More than three quarters of older adults have at least one chronic condition, which increases risk of death and decreases quality of life. Research that brings evidence-based health promotion interventions into community settings is essential for addressing the health needs of the older adult population to promote independence in daily life, minimize the need for care giving, and reduce costs associated with illness.The Healthy Aging Network (HAN) brings together researchers and diverse communities to improve the lives of older adults. The network's goal is to deliver healthy aging practices, programs, and policies into community settings.Network members are engaging in individual and collaborative projects that test measures, interventions, and dissemination strategies for healthy aging. Issues addressed include physical activity, fall prevention, cognitive health, and nutrition. The researchers are working to maximize partnerships with organizations and community programs to promote healthy aging.Researchers are working to determine a core focus for a collaborative research project that will address an area of healthy aging for which a knowledge gap exists. Network members will develop and test interventions on the chosen topic area to better understand the influences of healthy aging and to create programs that can be sustained within community settings.",,,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Basia Belza / basiab@u.washington.edu,
Healthy Brain Research Network (Collaborating Centers),"Oregon Health & Science University,University of Washington",,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The Healthy Brain Research Network (HBRN), a thematic research network of the Prevention Research Centers Program, addresses a growing public health challenge for our society that includes promoting cognitive health and addressing the growing number of older Americans living with cognitive impairment. Cognitive health is a combination of mental processes that includes the ability to learn new things, intuition, judgment, language, and remembering. Network activities will build on the mission of CDCs Healthy Brain Initiative to: Better understand attitudes and perceived changes in cognitive functioning over time through public health surveillance; Build a strong evidence base for communication (e.g., messaging) and programmatic interventions to improve or maintain cognitive function; Translate that evidence base into effective public health programs and practices in states and communitiesWith a focus on translation from research to practice and policy, HBRN will address areas critical to public health and healthy aging, with an emphasis on cognitive health and impairment. Serving as the guide for the work of HBRN is The Healthy Brain Initiative: The Public Health Road Map for State and National Partnerships: 2013-2018. Referred to as the Road Map, this document outlines how state and local public health agencies and their partners can promote cognitive functioning, address cognitive impairment for individuals living in the community, and help meet the needs of care partners. Priority actions of the Road Map are identified in the four traditional domains of public health: Monitor and evaluate;Educate and empower the nation; Develop policy and mobilize partnerships; Assure a competent workforceHBRN activities will be aimed toward increasing the capacity of public health agencies and their partners to implement actions within the Road Map. Working together, the network will support fellowships within its collaborating universities/centers and create unique national networking opportunities across its campus-community partnerships.It is anticipated that the HBRN will make a major contribution to CDCs Healthy Brain Initiative. Such benefits include providing a focal point for accessing healthy brain expertise and state-of-the-field content knowledge, bringing together diverse communities and expertise from multiple Prevention Research Centers across the country, advancing the training of public health professionals, and translating science into action across the social ecological model. It is expected that the network will leverage resources and expand those resources over time. The outcomes of such efforts are intended to have a significant and timely contribution to advancing the public health and aging agenda.",,Researchers and evaluators,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Basia Belza / basiab@u.washington.edu,
Healthy Chicago Public Schools Network Initiative One Pager,University of Illinois Chicago,2020,,Communications product,"This fact sheet provides an overview of the pilot of the Healthy CPS Network Initiative to have a Health CPS Network Specialist in 5 schools to serve as a navigator and technical assistance provider, helping them implement health education, health services, nutrition, and physical activity opportunities.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Physical activity",Children,,Schools/Universities,City/Town,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2020/08/HealthyCPS_508v3_final.pdf
Healthy Coping During COVID-19 Pandemic,University of Iowa,2021,,Toolkit or workbook,This toolkit provides information for public health pracititioners and organizations to spread information about the importance of healthy coping. The toolkit contains content and graphics for various social media platforms.,PDF or Word,Public health practitioners,"COVID-19,Mental health",,Social connectedness,Community/Community center,,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/healthy-coping-during-covid-19-pandemic
Healthy CPS Badges Peer-to-Peer Learning Toolkit,University of Illinois Chicago,2021,,"Guide, manual, or plan","The Healthy CPS Badges Peer-to-Peer toolkit consists of four guides intended to help Chicago Public Schools implement the Healthy CPS school wellness program by earning four badges in health leadership, health instruction, healthy environments, and health services. Each guide includes badge criteria, quick facts on evidence for the strategies associated with each badge, links to relevant resources, and tips from successful school wellness teams within CPS.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adolescents,African,Black or African American,Children,Hispanic or Latino","Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness",Schools/Universities,Urban,Help implement effective interventions,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/resources-related-to-healthy-cps-network-initiative-prc-core-research-project/
Healthy Divas,University of California-San Francisco,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of California San Francisco Prevention Research Center core research project is a companion to an already funded Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) initiative at Cal-PEP Inc. to implement the Healthy Diva intervention among transgender women in the Oakland, CA area. UCSF PRC will develop and implement an authentic community-engaged and supported research project that focuses on HIV prevention among transgender women, particularly African American transgender women with HIV (TWH), by linking, engaging, and re-engaging them in healthcare. UCSF PRC will develop, pilot test, and refine a Healthy Divas implementation toolkit; training and support materials, assess how the implementation of Healthy Divas achieves each of the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework components, observe and collect data on Healthy Divas effectiveness in reducing barriers to care, increasing antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and HIV-related health outcomes and disseminate the research findings.",,,HIV,"African,Black or African American,Female,Male,LGBTQ+",,,"City/Town,Urban",,Jae Sevelilus / j.sevelius@ucsf.edu,
Healthy Divas: E2i Toolkit,,2023,,,The Healthy Divas: E2i Toolkit is UCSF's Healthy Divas program adapted for use in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program settings and other HIV care organizations. Healthy Divas is an evidence-based intervention program to support transgender women with connecting to healthcare and meeting their health goals.,Website,Public health practitioners,HIV,"Female,Male,LGBTQ+",Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,National,Help implement effective interventions,Greg Rebchook / Greg.Rebchook@ucsf.edu,https://targethiv.org/e2i/healthy-divas
Healthy Habits Start Early: A Toolkit,University of Iowa,2021,,Toolkit or workbook,"This toolkit is a guide for implementing Healthy Habits Start Early, a garden-based nutrition program for home childcare providers and daycare centers that supports and improves healthy eating practices. This can be used as a resource for chilcare and daycare providers wanting to implement better nutrition programs at their centers.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Nutrition,Children,"Built environment,Food security,Socioeconomic factors",In-home care,National,,Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/healthy-options-and-other-toolkits
Healthy Homes/Healthy Families (HH/HF),Emory University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Emory PRC, in collaboration with community partners in rural SW GA and a regional 2-1-1 system consisting of four United Way 2-1-1 call centers, will conduct a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial to rigorously assess: a) the impact of a telephone-based
 home food environment intervention on weight-related dietary behaviors among 2-1-1 callers, b) a range of implementation outcomes, and c) cost-effectiveness and scale-up feasibility of an intervention delivery model to reach low-income populations through a regional 2-1-1 system, and evaluate a translation support system for dissemination of HH/HF through 2-1-1 systems.",,,Overweight/Obesity,,,Workplace,Rural,,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@sph.emory,
Healthy Lifestyles Improve Coping with Stress and Trauma,West Virginia University,2022,,Communications product,This infographic describes how to combat the negative effects of childhood trauma with physical activity and healthy foods.,Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Physical activity","Adolescents,Children",,Community/Community center,National,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Traci Jarrett / sph@hsc.wvu.edu,https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Yr6u2hO3bsC8jyXUljvt0I0sGk5lYPE/view?usp=share_link
Healthy Minds at Work: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Youth in Job Training Programs,Johns Hopkins University,2014,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This brief discusses the mental health access and outcomes of youth (16-22 years old) enrolled in the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, eastside Youth Opportunity (YO!) Job training program. This brief can be used for research and informational purposes.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Mental health,"Adolescents,Adults",Community-clinical linkages,Workplace,"City/Town,Urban",,,https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-adolescent-health/_docs/policy-briefs/HMAW%20policy%20brief-FINAL%202014.pdf
Healthy Native Youth Implementation Toolbox,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,2022,,"Guide, manual, or plan,Toolkit or workbook",This webpage assists American Indian & Alaska Native health educators to adopt and implement culturally-relevant sexual health education programs,Website,Community member/General public,,"Adolescents,American Indian or Alaska Native",,,Tribal nation or area,Help implement effective interventions,,https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/implementation-toolbox/
Healthy Options Program,University of Iowa,2019,,Toolkit or workbook,This website provides tips and resources for the implementation of the Healthy Options Program. This program encourages customers at restaraunts to make healthy choices from the menu. This can be used as a research and program guide for community stakeholders.,Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,Children","Built environment,Food security,Socioeconomic factors",Other,Rural,,Heidi Haines / heidi-haines@uiowa.edu.,https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/healthy-options-toolkit
Healthy Places-Healthy People: A Toolkit for Promoting Active Living in Navajo Communities,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of New Mexico PRC will conduct an implementation study examining the adoption, adaptation and scale up of the VIVA Connects model to increase physical activity through increasing access to places to be active in the natural environment. UNM PRC will study the sustainability of the VIVA Connects model in 10 action communities and the implementation of the model in 10 chapters of the Navajo Nation. The researchers plan to develop culturally tailored tool kits and recommendations for future expansion of the program to other Navajo communities.",,,"Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","American Indian or Alaska Native,Hispanic or Latino,White",,,"Rural,Tribal nation or area",,Sally Davis / sdavis@salud.unm.edu,
Healthy Signs Newsletters,University of Rochester,2018,,Communications product,"Healthy Signs is a newsletter that RPRC:NCDHR produces monthly with updates, activities, studies, fellows/interns/staff/faculty, and partners. The information in this newsletters are useful for education and opportunities to participate in the PRC's research.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Hearing Loss,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,Deaf or Hard of Hearing",,Other,State,,Steven Barnett / ncdhr@urmc.rochester.edu,https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ncdhr/news-events/healthy-signs.aspx
Helping African Americans at Risk for Diabetes in Two Connecticut Cities,Yale University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In 2002, a multicenter study called the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) reported that diet and exercise were more protective than preventive drug therapy in helping people with pre-diabetes delay or avoid the disease. The participants who followed a lifestyle intervention arm attended healthy eating classes, lowered the fat content in their diet, and exercised moderately for 150 minutes each week. They lost seven percent of their body weight and maintained the weight loss. Further, research shows that non-Hispanic blacks are nearly twice as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites and are more likely to die of the diseases complications than either whites or Hispanics. Practical ways to apply lifestyle interventions could help lower their risk.In this core project, schools, churches, and health centers in New Haven and Bridgeport, Connecticut, are delivering community-based peer support, mentoring, and education by using community health advisors (CHAs). The study occurs in three phases; in each phase, participants will be randomized to an intervention site or a control group. The school portion is first, followed by the church and health center portions. In phase three, the control group members will participate (delayed intervention).In the participating schools, researchers will help children in fourth and fifth grade lower their standardized body mass index, make healthy food choices, and improve their level of physical fitness. Children in the intervention group will learn to read food labels and recognize how unhealthy foods are marketed to them. They also will participate in a school fitness program, which introduces several brief episodes of activity into classrooms throughout the day.In the participating churches, CHAs provide information about diabetes prevention. The CHAs receive training in teaching DPP lifestyle changes through a faith-based curriculum first developed for the PREDICT project, which used church events, walking groups, workshops, and other church-oriented events to help teach participants about avoiding diabetes.In the health centers, providers at participating clinics learn time-efficient ways to teach patients about adopting healthy habits. Patients also attend group meetings with certified diabetes educators and CHAs.Before and after the intervention, researchers use the following criteria to compare participants and control-group members: eating habits, measured with the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (a measure of diet quality based on guidelines from the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture); physical activity, based on guidelines from CDC and the American College of Sports Medicine (five days each week, 30 minutes per exercise session); and overall weight loss. Researchers also will assess results of medical tests, such as fasting glucose level, lipid count, and blood pressure.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,African,Black or African American,Children,Older adults",,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Place of worship",,,David Katz / katzdl@pol.net,
Helping Latina Teens Avoid Pregnancy,University of Minnesota,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In the United States, three in 10 girls become pregnant before age 20. But among Latinas, the rate is greater than five in 10. Latina youth also have the highest teen birth rate of all racial or ethnic groupsin Minnesota and nationallysince the mid-1990s. These high rates concern the Hispanic-Latino communities; teen pregnancy can limit a girls level of education, job opportunities, and chance of avoiding poverty. Teen pregnancy may also indicate risks, such as pressure in relationships, disconnection from school, and unprotected sex.Researchers are developing an intervention with Latino communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul to help local teens reduce their risk for pregnancy. During the first two years of the project, the researchers and community partners collaborate to determine the interventions scope and activities. The collaborative process includes interviews with health, education, and social-service providers; focus groups with Latino adolescent girls, boys, and parents; and guidance from Latino youth and adult members of the community. The researchers also will study Latino culture, perceptions of pregnancy in Latino communities, and important points in a Latino or Latina childs life as he or she gets older.The researchers look for teen resilience, which is a young persons ability to avoid health risks. Teens strengthen their resilience when they have access to at least one caring adult or feel connected to or involved in school. This intervention is designed to build resilience in Latinas while trying to reduce the harmful effects of community factorssuch as racismthat cannot be easily changed.In the second phase, the researchers will conduct a pilot study to test the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention among 120 Latina adolescent girls, who will be recruited through urban teen clinics and their affiliated services. Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention or a control group, and the intervention will be tested for 18 months. By periodically surveying the participants, researchers will determine if the intervention helped reduce sexual risk behaviors and strengthened school connectedness.",,,Sexual health,"Adolescents,Female,Hispanic or Latino,Male",,Schools/Universities,,,Renee Sieving / sievi001@tc.umn.edu,
HIV/AIDS Prevention Research in Black/African American Communities,University of California-San Francisco,2022,,Communications product,"This social media booklet provides information about HIV/AIDS prevention research in Black/African American Communities. Pracitioners can use this booklet to learn more about UCSF PRC and partners' research, provide materials in trainings/presentations, advocate for funding/services, write grants, develop new or modify existing HIV prevention programs, or connect with UCSF PRC researchers.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",HIV,"African,Black or African American",Community-clinical linkages,Other,,Describe research,,https://prevention.ucsf.edu/sites/prevention.ucsf.edu/files/inline-files/2022%20NBHAAD%20booklet%20v4.pdf
HIV/AIDS Research for Gay Men,University of California-San Francisco,2021,,Communications product,"This social media booklet provides information about research for HIV/AIDS prevention among gay men. Pracitioners can use this booklet to learn more about UCSF PRC and partners' research, provide materials in trainings/presentations, advocate for funding/services, write grants, develop new or modify existing HIV prevention programs, or connect with UCSF PRC researchers.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",HIV,"Male,LGBTQ+",Community-clinical linkages,Other,,Describe research,,https://prevention.ucsf.edu/sites/prevention.ucsf.edu/files/inline-files/2021%20NGMHAAD%20booklet%20v9.pdf
Home Visiting Initiative,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,2023,,,"The goal of this research is to increase the number of pregnant women and young families being referred to home visiting programs by their healthcare providers to ensure that they have the necessary resources and skills to raise healthy children who are ready to learn. This mixed methods study is focused on identifying barriers and facilitators to increasing home visiting referrals and developing and implementing feasible, systems-level strategies. To date, we have produced program materials such as a Tip Sheet for healthcare providers to use when talking to patients about home visiting, patient-facing materials about home visiting in English, Spanish and Vietnamese, a common referral form that providers can use, and a video about early childhood home visiting as well as research reports and briefs.","Audio or video,PDF or Word,Website",Community member/General public,,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Female,Male","Community-clinical linkages,Social connectedness",In-home care,State,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Theresa Cruz / thcruz@salud.unm.edu,https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/pediatrics/divisions/pps/initiatives/home_visiting/
How Alcohol Source and Direct to Consumer Sales Impact Alcohol Behavior and Outcomes in a Shifting Regulatory Environment,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Prevention Research Center (PRC) will build on their expertise in online Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) sales of age-restricted products including alcohol, cigarettes, vaping, cannabis, and kratom products, to conduct a study to inform ongoing policy discussions at the local, state, and federal levels. The UNC PC research will provide evidence on how the increasing practice of DTC alcohol sales has impacted alcohol behaviors and harms over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Findings from the proposed aims will inform future alcohol policy efforts. Aim 1: Conduct an online survey of 7,500 adults 18+ who drink to assess sources of alcohol, drinking behavior, and associated harms before, during, and late in the COVID-19 pandemic across
 varied state alcohol policy environments. Aim 2: Conduct analyses of consumer search trends and website traffic trends related to Direct-to-Consumer alcohol sales, drinking behaviors, and harms before, during, and late in the pandemic from 2018-2023. Aim 3: Disseminate our study findings in partnership with our Alcohol Policy Advisory Board, comprised of experts representing a broad array of state and national organizations engaged in alcohol policy work.",,,Substance use,"Adults,Older adults",,,,,Rebecca Williams / rebeccawilliams@unc.edu,
"How to Make Vaccine Clinics Appealing to Parents and Children Lessons learned from parents of children of ages 5-11, 2021-2022 Worcester, Massachusetts",University of Massachusetts Medical School,2022,,Other,"This fact sheet provides feedback from parents with children ages 5-11 on how to make vaccine clinics more appealing for children and parents. This can be used by public health professionals for education, training, and program implementation.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",COVID-19,"Adults,Children",,Health care center/facility,City/Town,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Stephenie Lemon / umwprc@umassmed.edu,https://www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/umass-worcester-prevention-research-center/documents/how-to-make-covid-19-vaccine-clinics-appealing.-lessons-from-worcester-parents-1.26.2022-final.pdf
How to Talk With Parents About COVID-19 Vaccinations for Their Children: What Worcester Parents Are Saying,University of Massachusetts Medical School,2022,,Other,"This fact sheet describes how to talk with parents about COVID-19 vaccinations for their children, ages 5-11. Parents from Worcester, Massachusetts talk about messages they want to hear, who they trust, and what they are most concerned about. This can be used by public health professionals for education, training, and program implementation.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",COVID-19,Children,,,City/Town,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Stephenie Lemon / umwprc@umassmed.edu,https://www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/umass-worcester-prevention-research-center/documents/how-to-talk-with-parents-about-covid-19-vaccines.what-worcester-parents-are-saying-1.26.2022-final.pdf
HPV Vaccine Impact Among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM),"University of Kentucky,University of Washington",,2014-2019,Research project summary,"This is a study of human papillomavirus (HPV) among young adult men who have sex with men (MSM). Goals of this study include to (1) Understand knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to HPV and HPV vaccine; (2) Measure the number of HPV infections by location in the body; and (3) Assess the impact of HPV vaccine on preventing HPV infection and disease in MSM. The University of Washington is working with clinical centers in Seattle, along with HPV experts at CDC.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Cancer,Vaccines/immunizations","Adolescents,Adults,Male",,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility","City/Town,Urban",,Rachel Winer / rlw@u.washington.edu,
HPV Vaccine Promotion: The Church as an Agent of Change,Emory University,2021,,Infographic,"This infographic describes the importance of the church setting in HPV prevention efforts.  The study found a number of barriers, perceptions, strategies, and opportunities for working with African-American women in this setting.",Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Cancer,Vaccines/immunizations,Sexual health","African,Black or African American,Female,Male",Community-clinical linkages,Place of worship,"Rural,Urban",Increase awareness of effective approaches,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@emory.edu,https://web1.sph.emory.edu/eprc/docs/infographic-hpv-church.pdf
Iceland Got Teens Off Drugs. Can It Work In W.Va.?,West Virginia University,2022,,Communications product,"A description of the Integrative Community Engagement (ICE) Collaborative focused on preventing kids in West Virginia from smoking, drinking or using other substances using a model of prevention developed in Iceland which had major results.","Audio or video,Website","Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Mental health,Physical activity,Substance use",Children,Social connectedness,Community/Community center,State,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Alfgeir Kristjansson / alkristjansson@hsc.wvu.edu,https://www.wvpublic.org/health-science/2022-05-06/iceland-got-teens-off-drugs-can-it-work-in-w-va
iCHAMPSS (Choosing And Maintaining Effective Sex Education in Schools) Program,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,2023,,,"This program helps public health practitioners learn how to adopt, implement, and maintain an effective sexual health education program in their school or school district. The goal of this program is to aid and empower champions to improve the status of adolescent sexual health.The CHAMPSS Model simplifies the process of adopting and implementing evidenice-based programs and provides practical steps to follow. The system will guide users to: 1) Improve your knowledge of  adolescent sexual health and evidence-based programs, 2) Develop skills in policymaking and program implementation, 3) Increase organizational capacity to address complex school health issues, and 4) Create stakeholder networks within and between school districts.",Website,Public health practitioners,"HIV,Sexual health",Adolescents,,Schools/Universities,City/Town,Help implement effective interventions,Maria Fernandez / maria.e.fernandez@uth.tmc.edu,https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/chppr/ichampss/
Improving and evaluating measures to identify tics and tic disorders including Tourette syndrome in children in epidemiologic studies and clinical settings,University of Rochester,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Tic disorders are common in youth, and children and adolescents with tic disorders may experience academic, social, behavior, and mood challenges. Tic disorders are under-recognized, and this under-recognition may be more pronounced in populations historically comprised of minority communities. The University of Rochester Prevention Research Center seeks to validate screening and diagnostic tools to assess for tic disorders in pediatric primary care settings to increase identification of tics and co-occurring condition and improve access to care and outcomes.",,,Other chronic condition or disease,"Adolescents,Children",Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,,Describe research,Jennifer Vermilion / jennifer_vermilion@urmc.rochester.edu,
Improving Cancer Survival and Reducing Treatment Variations with Protocols for Emergency Care (ICARE),University of Illinois Chicago,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The proposed project of the University of Illinois Chicago Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center underscores 1) implementation of ED risk-stratified treatments protocols that standardize patient care and would allow for rapid re-assessment and access to specialist care with well-coordinated cancer care plans is an innovative change to the current care delivery model and can help improve patient outcomes, and 2) the significant numbers of minority cancer survivors seeking episodic care in the ED that are at increased risk of not receiving recommended post cancer treatment surveillance. This project builds on current work and is strengthened by the existing partnership between an academic urban ED, a comprehensive academic cancer center (UI Health Cancer Center), an Emergency Department based clinical decision unit (CDU), and a federally qualified health center (Mile Square) to offer protocol driven care, rapid diagnostic options, and direct linkage to primary care. The overarching goal of this proposal will be to
 develop a portable model for ED cancer treatment guidelines and management using evidence-based protocols in a population at high risk for poor cancer-related outcomes by identifying and overcoming specific barriers to enhanced survivorship.  
 The primary outcome will be ED utilization rates at 12 months. Secondary outcomes will be primary care engagement, utilization of treatment protocols by ED providers, and patient compliance with published recommendations regarding cancer survivorship. Based on the demographics of our ED population (currently, 70% racial/ethnic minorities), the majority of participants will be underrepresented (African American and Hispanic) and low-income individuals. They propose a randomized trial of 400 patients in the ED over a 2-year period. The UI Health ED, evaluates 40,000 unique patients per year, they estimate that 10% of that 40,000 may be cancer survivors and they propose to conduct a feasibility study in 10% of those estimated survivors. Randomization will be performed prior to recruitment. Participants randomized to the control group will receive standard of care, and patients randomized to the intervention group will receive intervention care according to evidence-based protocols.",,,Cancer,"African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino",,Health care center/facility,Urban,,Heather Marie / hprender@uic.edu,
Improving Cognitive Impairment Detection and Referral to Resources Among Older Adults: Applying the KAER Model to Primary Care Within a Health Care System,University of Washington,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Increasing evidence demonstrating that dementia may be preventable, along with the need to provide time for patient and family adaptation, has led to an international focus on earlier diagnosis and intervention. The KAER (Kickstart, Access, Evaluate, Refer)toolkit, a comprehensive framework for primary care designed by the Gerontological Society of America, ensures patients receive appropriate testing, referral, and access to local community resources by training primary care providers in their four-step method: 1)Kickstart the cognition conversation; 2)Assess for cognitive impairment; 3)Evaluate for dementia; 4)Refer to community services. The University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center (UWHPRC) will review, refine, pilot testand evaluate the KAER toolkit for use in primary care within a major health care system University of Washington Medicine.UWHPRCwill assessover 300 clinics across 44 zip codesthattreatmostmedical conditionsandwill address the following aims: 1) Describe perceptionsthatincludeboth benefits and barriers to early detection of cognitive impairment in older adults, caregiversandfamilies, and primary care providers using focus groups and informant interviews that may assist in evaluating the KAER toolkit.2) Implement and evaluate the KAER model in a sample of UW Medicine providers and monitor process outcomes and practice patterns.3) Understand awareness, willingness, and challenges of early cognitive impairment detection within all primary care practices across UW Medicine clinics via an on-line survey comparing trainedandnot trained providers. Results of this study will be used to provide recommendations for practical application of the KAER model, and to initiate steps for integrating the tools into a broader reach of primary care practices within the multi-state UW Medicine network.",,,"Aging,Mental health",Older adults,,Health care center/facility,,,Margaret Hannon / peggyh@uw.edu,
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Disadvantaged North Carolina Communities,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Each year, approximately 140,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) and approximately 50,000 people will die from the disease. Screening can help prevent advanced CRC cases and deaths, but one third of adults in North Carolina aged 50 to 75 years are not current with CRC screening recommendations. Compared with North Carolina residents overall, members of minority groups, residents in rural areas, and people with low incomes and education receive screenings less frequently. In this project, center researchers are trying to determine what influences residents in disadvantaged communities to receive CRC screening and what strategies may improve their screening rates. By analyzing state cancer registry data linked to Medicare and Medicaid records, center researchers will identify three communities in North Carolina within one Medicaid Community Care region, in which CRC screening is underused and death from the disease is disproportionately high. The researchers are studying records from 2003 to 2009, identifying people who turned 50 years of ageduring this period, and recording how many of these people received their first CRC screening during these years. For comparisonand to help validate the findings about first CRC screeningthe researchers also are determining how many residents in the region aged 50 to 75 years were screened for the disease over the entire study period and if any screening trends (predictors of CRC screening prevalence) occurred. Using supplemental data from the North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the researchers can also gauge CRC screening differences between insured and uninsured residents. The researchers also are assessing relationships between screening practices and extent of confirmed cases of CRC. By studying the communities identified through this process, researchers will use focus groups and analysis techniques to characterize consumers decision-making processes around CRC screening. Focus groups with study region residents will help the researchers further understand participants self-reported barriers to CRC screening, such as access to insurance, transportation, and medical facilities. The focus groups also will help identify factors that motivate people to get CRC screening, such as offering financial incentives, building more screening facilities, and educating people about the benefits of screening. Focus group feedback will be used to develop a survey for 150 participants (50 people from each of the 3 study communities) to determine how common the noted barriers are in the region as well as which screening motivators would be most successful. The researchers also will interview health care providers and other stakeholders in the health care system about their professional attitudes and practices regarding CRC screening interventions. The researchers are trying to determine how residents decide whether to be screened for cancer, whether financial factors and other conditions in the area influence the decision (behavioral economics), and what makes a doctor encourage screening or not. The information will help the researchers examine the potential effectiveness of different interventions, including decision-support andusing patient navigators to promote CRC screening in disadvantaged communities. Theseprograms and tools may then be tested in future research projects.",,,Cancer,"Adults,Older adults",,,"County,City/Town,Rural,State",,Michael Pignone / michael_pignone@med.unc.edu,
Improving Diabetes Self-Management among Latinos,University of Massachusetts Medical School,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Effective treatment for people with type 2 diabetes includes regular visits to the doctor and self-management skills such as blood glucose monitoring, healthy eating, and physical activity. About 10% of U.S. Latinos have diabetes. However, factors such as depression, lack of knowledge, and not speaking English create challenges for many Latinos in managing their disease. At one health center in Worcester, Massachusetts, half the centers Latino population with diabetes does not seek routine care or practice diabetes self management (DSM).The Latinos en Control program focuses on basic DSM knowledge, attitudes, and skills, and on linkage to care for Latinos with type 2 diabetes. The program is being pilot-tested among patients of a health center who have not sought care in the previous 6 months.Latinos en Control will use community health workers (CHWs), or community members trained by the researchers, to educate other residents about their health. The CHWs will help participants make appointments with their physicians and get medications needed to control their diabetes.In 12 weekly group sessions taught by the CHWs, participants will learn about DSM. Attitudes toward DSM will be addressed through a video soap opera showing Latino actors making healthy choices and overcoming concerns about going to the doctor. Participants will take part in cooking demonstrations, grocery store tours, and food tastings to learn about nutritious foods. Other activities will teach skills on how to properly take medications and monitor blood pressure. Participants will also receive a one-on-one counseling session with a CHW each week to discuss their goals and solve problems.Participants changes in weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, DSM behaviors, and quality of life will be compared with those of a similar group of Latinos who do not participate in the program. After the intervention, the CHWs will contact participants biweekly for three months to aid with additional appointments or health needs.",,,Other chronic condition or disease,"Adults,Hispanic or Latino,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,"County,State",,Milagros Rosal / milagros.rosal@umassmed.edu,
Improving Family Engagement around Health and Wellness: Strategies and Tips from CPS Families for Schools Parent Engagement Tool,University of Illinois Chicago,2022,,"Guide, manual, or plan",This tool includes tips and suggestions from parents about how schools can best communicate with and partner with families in supporting student health and wellness.,PDF or Word,Public health practitioners,,"Adolescents,African,Black or African American,Children,Hispanic or Latino","Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness",Schools/Universities,Urban,Help implement effective interventions,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2022/11/Parent_Engagement_508.pdf
Improving Food Security in Rural and Underserved Communities in Texas,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In low-income, Texas communities of the Brazos Valley and Lower Rio Grande Valley, access to healthy, affordable foods is difficult: food stores are scant; prices are high; and the variety of healthy foods is limited. Residents often must travel long distances to a supermarket, and they lack access to public transportation. Residents of these two regions tend to eat more energy-dense food, which can put them at higher risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease due to the high sugar, fat or salt content.Researchers are working with their partner communities to make healthy food accessible and affordable. Researchers are assessing the food sources in the communities, noting how food is distributed through markets, charities, federal programs, and community food systems (farmers markets, neighborhood gardens, schools, and microenterprises). Researchers identify, photograph and map all food sources in the communities and several miles beyond them. Then, the researchers record the availability, variety, and price of foods at traditional, nontraditional, and convenience food stores. Investigators will ask community members and food suppliers about the difficulties they face when trying to bring healthy foods into the community or trying to find healthy foods to purchase.After completing the food inventory, the researchers will work with community members to develop four interventions in Brazos Valley and two in Hidalgo County. Interventions may include strategies to help residents create demand for healthy food at their local convenience stores, train convenience-store owners how to sell healthy foods successfully, and promote healthy eating and stores that sell healthy foods. The partners may also devise ways to start and maintain farmers markets supplied by small farms and personal gardens and help communities and families start their own gardens and mobile markets. To evaluate how well the interventions help improve the food supply, researchers will conduct focus groups, interviews, and surveys to determine if the residents find it easier to get healthy food on an ongoing basis. Graduate students, community health workers, and other participants working with the researchers will complete before and after surveys to assess the value of this project as a part of their public health education.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity","African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino,Migrant or refugee,White",,,Rural,,Joseph Sharkey / jrsharkey@srph.tamhsc.edu,
Improving Genetic Counseling Referrals for Early Onset Colorectal Cancer,University of Washington,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Multiple guideline groups recommend universal tumor screening (UTS) to identify colorectal cancer (CRC) patients warranting genetic evaluation for familial cancer syndromes in addition to counseling referral for all CRC patientsyoungerthanage50. Barriers to genetic counseling referral and attendance, however, greatly limit the proportion of CRC patients who receive indicated genetic services, both in the presence and absence of a formal UTS program.The University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center will use health care system strategies to increase appropriate referrals to genetic counseling for early onset CRC patients, adapt an evidence-based patient navigation intervention to target multilevel barriers to genetic counseling referral and receipt, evaluate the adapted program in an academic-affiliated health system, and generate essential information about program scalability to rural and under-resourced settings. Project findings will improve population health by increasing early detection and timely treatment of CRC and other cancers, reducing morbidity and mortality.",,,Cancer,Adults,,Health care center/facility,,,Margaret Hannon / peggyh@uw.edu,
Improving Health in Low Income Communities: Virtual Delivery of a Diabetes Prevention Program Facilitated with Community Care Coordination,Yale University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Yale-Griffin PRC will assess the feasibility of and pathways for implementation of a virtually delivered Diabetes Prevention Program (vDPP) supported by community-based care coordination and facilitated by community health workers (CHWs) and hospital-based community nurses (HCNs). The community-based care coordination element, which will be responsive to the individual needs of each site, will be delivered by CHWs in New Haven and by HCNs in Derby/Ansonia, based on current existing resources and health care delivery systems. The program consists of a one-year behavior change curriculum; technology-enabled tools to track nutritional intake, physical activity, and body weight; personalized health coaching; and small support group. The Omada Health digital platform uses a proven combination of behavioral and rich data science to build healthy habits.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,Older adults",,Workplace,,,Rafael Perez-Escamilla / rafael.perez-escamilla@yale.edu,
"Improving Nutritious Food Access in Low Income, Low Access Neighborhoods",Case Western Reserve University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Cleveland adults and youth report significantly worse outcomes than their counterparts at the state or national level. Obesity patterns in Greater Cleveland are similar to national trends where there are significantly higher rates of obesity among inner city residents (36.7%) compared to the rest of the county (28.6%), state (29.8%) or nation (26.9%). Among those living with the least financial resources, the rate of obesity reaches 42%. The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods at Case Western Reserves core research project will focus on families with children who are recipients of SNAP.Case Western PRCHN will work with community partners to create and use a system to improve the reach, adoption, and impact of farmers markets, incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables at farmers markets, and deliver education known as the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (FNEP) among low-income neighborhoods in Cleveland. To communicate with the community, they will reach out to popular community opinion leaders, as well as work with their partners: the Network of Community Advisors, Cuyahoga Office of Job and Family Services, Ohio State University-Extension, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition, and Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. They will build on previous research and work to address food deserts (low access to nutritious food) with FreshLink: Improving Nutritious Food Access In Low-Income, Low-Access Neighborhoods. This project aims to: 1. Identify bottlenecks and barriers to using farmers markets, provide incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables at farmers markets, and deliver their food and nutrition program in diverse, low-income settings, and conduct five one-year trials to address priority issues.2. Adapt and test an approach using peer health advocates to boost demand for farmers markets, incentive tokens and EFNEP among SNAP recipients living in low-income neighborhoods. The long-term goals of the project are to increase access to nutritious foods in low-income and low resource urban neighborhoods and to share how to implement and disseminate those findings more broadly with others.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity","African,Black or African American",,,"City/Town,Urban",,Elaine Borawski / exb11@case.edu,
Improving Public Housing Residents Access to Primary Care and Prevention,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Residents of public housing in Boston have low incomes and insufficient health insurance, which decreases the likelihood that they receive regular medical care. Residents may lack knowledge about risk factors for and symptoms of chronic disease. Promoting residents use of preventive care requires new strategies.Researchers train Resident Health Advocates (RHA) to motivate fellow residents to seek recommended medical care and to enroll in health promoting programs. Participants, 540 mostly Hispanic and African-American residents, are screened for diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and dental disease. All participants with positive screening results receive printed materials about where to get a diagnosis and treatment, and how to enroll in citywide prevention programs. Then some participants are assigned to an intervention group in which an RHA helps them navigate the health system. RHAs also help residents enroll in well-established citywide prevention services such as the state-sponsored Smokers Quitline, Strategic Alliance for Health, or the Family Weight Management program. The other participants are assigned to delayed intervention groups.RHAs are also working with community clinics, hospitals, and dental clinics to make appointments for residents. RHAs attend follow-up appointments with residents in the intervention group and work to remove logistical barriers to primary care appointments. At 4 and 6 months after screening, researchers ask RHA-assisted residents if they kept appointments for treatment prevention programs. Results for the intervention group are compared with those of residents who received only the printed materials. Health care centers may benefit from increased understanding of referral and communication processes for reaching underserved clients.",,,"Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Other chronic condition or disease,Tobacco","Adults,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,"City/Town,Urban",,Tracy Battaglia / tracy.battaglia@bmc.org,
Improving the Safety of Computed Tomography Imaging,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"A computed tomography (CT) scanner is an x-ray machine that combines many x-ray images and, with the aid of a computer, generates multi-dimensional images of internal organs and body parts. CT imaging has improved diagnosis and management of many medical conditions, and its use has increased dramatically in recent years. However, CT scanners deliver radiation doses many times higher than conventional x-ray imaging, and the radiation may be enough to cause a slight increase in cancer risk. Additionally, there are few standards to guide technicians as they adjust the scanners for different body parts or different body sizes. So radiation doses vary from scan to scan, even when the same body parts are scanned for the same reasons. Some medical groups are concerned that many scans deliver radiation doses higher than needed for accurate medical diagnoses. The concern is greater for children, because their developing bodies are smaller and more sensitive to radiation, and they have many years of life after scanning in which to possibly develop cancer. Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley PRC are conducting two studies to create and implement standards for CT radiation doses, thus helping medical facilities increase the safety of CT scans. They are developing a collaborative network of five diverse health care organizations (which include 25 medical care facilities) in Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, and Connecticut to assess, quantify, and develop standards for CT radiation doses. The standards will be broken down by age group, sex, body size, area of body being imaged, reason for imaging, and CT machine model. Each organization uses an Internet-based software tool called Radimetrics exposure, which monitors CT radiation doses. The researchers will compare radiation dose data six months before and six months after the organization installed eXposure. They will use the data to ; determine the effect of the software on the organizations CT practices, such as how radiation doses are adjusted for different body parts or for patients age; ; develop standards for CT radiation doses, which may be used by health care organizations to optimize their CT practices; and create audit reports that compare actual CT dosesin each participating facility to the standards. Standards will be shared with participating health care facilities and others nationwide to help them reduce variation and limit unnecessary radiation. After the researchers develop standards, they will study how well various strategies work to get standards for CT radiation doses adopted by medical facilities. The 25 health care facilities will be assigned to a group that receives the audit reports described above, or to a group that will be asked to take the Image Gently pledge, which is part of a campaign by the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging to lower radiation dose in the imaging of children where feasible. (The facilities in the Image Gently group will receive their audit reports after the study.) Additionally, half of the facilities in each group will participate in an online educational course, which will offer a toolbox of methods to reduce CT radiation exposure. The facilities not given the online course will be invited to participate in the course after the trial ends. The researchers will assess the effect of the audit reports, the Image Gently Pledge, and the educational course by noting, in the participating facilities, the percentage of childrens CT scans that are above the radiation dose standards established earlier in the project. The researchers will present the results to the participating facilities and the national health care community, to help standardize and increase the safety of CT scans.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Children,Infants or toddlers",,Health care center/facility,,,Joel Moskowitz / jmm@uclink4.berkeley.edu,
Increasing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Muslim Women,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Muslims are one of the fastest growing religious groups in the United States and represent tremendous ethnic and racial diversity. However, little is known about health issues faced by this community and how their unique cultural, religious, and social beliefs and practices affect their health choices and outcomes. Some studies have shown that Muslim women may have lower rates of being screened for breast and cervical cancer and higher rates of advanced cancer when they are diagnosed, as compared with the general population. Researchers involved in this 2-year research project want to understand what helps or hinders breast and cervical cancer screening among a diverse group of Muslim women in New York City, and develop culturally and religiously appropriate health messages to increase cancer screening. Researchers will interview community stakeholders and Muslim women to investigate the attitudes and beliefs surrounding breast and cervical cancer screening, influences of social networks and support structures, and effect of health care access. Interviews will be held with health providers, religious leaders, and community advocates that serve the Muslim community. These interviews will give insight into contextual factors (e.g., income, education, community support) that influence breast and cervical cancer screening. Researchers will also interview Muslim women aged 50 to 74 years about breast cancer screening and Muslim women aged 21 to 64 years about cervical cancer screening. To have proper representation of the ethnic diversity among Muslims, researchers will interview women from the African-American community and the Middle Eastern, South Asian, African, and Southeast-Asian immigrant communities. Researchers will use the findings from the interviews to be the first to develop and evaluate tailored messages to be used across diverse Muslim populations in the United States. Study findings will potentially produce effective, culturally-appropriate messages that promote breast and cervical cancer screening among Muslim women, ultimately reducing cancer disparities.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Adults,African,Black or African American,Asian,Female,Male,Older adults,White",,,,,Nadia Islam / nadia.islam@nyumc.org,
Increasing Effective Mental Healthcare for LGBT Clients,"University of Maryland, College Park",,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Maryland Prevention Research Center (UMD-PRC) will focus on resources utilized in the field to address LGBT mental health care competency at the organization, clinician, and client levels. The study intends to test one level of intervention against another in preparing healthcare providers (HCP) to care for the LGBT population. The specific aims of the proposed research are to: 1) conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 10 mental health organizations from 5 regions of Maryland (Western, Central, Capital, Eastern Shore, and Southern) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Studies of the Sexual and Gender Diversity Learning Community (SGDLC) and 5 selected tools for assessing and improving mental health care experiences for LGBT people; 2) perform a cost
 analysis; and 3) develop a dissemination plan for study results. The organizations will be from 5 regions of Maryland. Clinicians in both the intervention and control condition will be provided with information about, on-line publicly and nationally accessible, voluntary SAMHSA guidelines for LGBT care, Fenway webinars, and post-test standardized patient interviews and feedback. Organizational leads in the intervention group will also receive feedback about gaps in organization LGBT cultural sensitivity. In addition to
 organization level data, this study will collect both clinician and client level data through multiple assessment tools (Healthcare Equity Index, Consumer Satisfaction Survey, LGBT Health Literacy Scale, LGBT Development of Clinical Skills Scale, and the Integrated Screening Tool), qualitative interviews, and simulated patient observations.",,,Mental health,LGBTQ+,,Health care center/facility,,,Bradley Boekeloo / boekeloo@umd.edu,
Increasing Physical Activity Among Rural Residents,University of Iowa,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Rural residents have poorer health than urban residents. They have higher rates of chronic disease and poor overall health, live in areas with fewer medical providers, and are more likely to be uninsured. Rural Americans are also more likely to be obese and less likely to engage in physical activity.In 2012, Iowa ranked 33rd of 50 states in the CDC Winnable Battle of obesity, while ranking 24th in physical activity.Researchers at the University of Iowa Prevention Research Center are implementing Active Ottumwa, an intervention to increase physical activity in Ottumwa using a lay health advisor model. Men and women age 18 years and older living in Ottumwa, Iowa will be recruited to participate in the program. Based on the available evidence and strategies from The Community Guide, Active Ottumwa implements activities at three levels of influence: 1. Community-wide campaigns - such as, newspaper, TV, and radio announcements, website exposure and public health education programs 2. Behavioral and social support interventions - such as, behavioral contracts, buddy systems, goal-setting to promote and support physical activity 3. Land-use policies and access to places for physical activity - such as, working with local governmental officials and agencies and community leaders to advocate, improve and create opportunities for access and use of facilities for physical activity The evaluation will assess whether the intervention increases the proportion of adult community residents who meet the U.S Physical Activity Guidelines and whether adults engage in more daily minutes moderate to vigorous physical activity. Active Ottumwa is being evaluated to determine the effectiveness of this community-based physical activity intervention that uses lay health advisors. Research findings will also address whether the adaptation of intervention strategies tested in urban and suburban areas are effective when implemented in rural communities.",,Researchers and evaluators,Physical activity,"Adults,Older adults",,,Rural,,Edith Parker / edith-parker@uiowa.edu,
Increasing Use of Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Strategies and Programs,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Every year, one in three older adults falls. Falls can cause serious injury and loss of independence, and increase the risk of early death. Researchers have developed effective, evidence-based fall prevention programs, but these programs are not widely known to health care providers and older adults. PRC researchers at Texas A&M Health Science Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will use a multi-level approach to identify and evaluate implementation and dissemination strategies for fall prevention programs for at-risk older adults. Researchers will work with fall prevention organizations and experts across the country to:  Examine plans and strategies chosen by state-based Fall Prevention Coalitions,  Assess a web-based training for physical therapists to deliver a proven fall prevention program , and  Develop, disseminate, and assess a web-based training for community health workers to screen and refer at-risk older adults to fall prevention programs. Researchers will catalog and analyze the fall prevention plans and strategies of 41 state-based Fall Prevention Coalitions. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has developed a toolkit that offers a variety of policy options, strategies, and relevant examples for advancing fall prevention efforts. Upon the release of the NCOA toolkit, there will be a webinar promoting and explaining its use. Researchers will initially survey coalition members in each state to understand current initiatives planned or in place, current fall prevention programs offered, current funding strategies, and identify challenges. They will focus on initiatives that increase healthcare provider participation in fall prevention practices, specifically ones involving provider networks, professional associations, and state and local health departments. A year later, they will conduct a follow-up survey to identify changes made to plans and strategies, assess changes in partnerships, and measure the reach of proven fall-prevention programs. Using the data from these surveys, the researchers will document the process of dissemination and implementation of each of the state-based coalitions. Additionally, researchers will conduct an in-depth study of four states (Hawaii, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Texas) that have existing fall prevention activities to determine how other states might achieve similar successes.Researchers will assess the key barriers and facilitators associated with implementing the Otago Exercise Program by physical therapists participating in a nationally available online training program. Otago is an individually tailored program of muscle strengthening, balance training and walking that has been proven to reduce falls by 30 percent among program participants compared with older adults who did not take part in the program.The Carolina Geriatric Education Center has developed and provided a 90-minute training for physical therapists on its website. The training emphasizes the need to implement Otago with fidelity, the importance of developing a challenging, progressive program for Otago participants, and suggests ways that physical therapists can partner with health care agencies to ensure that patients are referred to resources in their communities. Researchers will collect information from 500 physical therapists through baseline and follow-up questionnaires embedded in the training course, as well as through interviews and data from administrative records. The data collected will include barriers and facilitators to implementing Otago with fidelity, physical therapists readiness to implement Otago, the number of physician referrals, and the number of patients who are prescribed the Otago program. Additionally, during a six-month period, at least 20 physical therapists from several states will report participant characteristics and outcome measures for about 150 older adults who participated in Otago as part of their physical therapy treatment. 
Infant Safe Sleep Training,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,2021,,Training or technical assistance,"The Infant Safe Sleep module provides education and training for healthcare providers to better address Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID). The training focuses on personnel working in mother-baby units or newborn nurseries and is designed to increase knowledge, self-efficacy, and intent to put the guidelines into practice.",Audio or video,Public health practitioners,,Infants or toddlers,,Health care center/facility,State,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Theresa Cruz / thcruz@salud.unm.edu,https://cpl.health.unm.edu/content/infant-safe-sleep#group-tabs-node-course-default1
Integrating Self-Management Education with Cancer Survivorship Care Planning,,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Young adult and teen survivors of childhood cancer are a large and overlooked group (1 in 600 teens is a childhood cancer survivor). These survivors are at risk for the return of cancer, second cancers, and other long-lasting health conditions due to cancer treatment, even though many resources are used to heal them. Teen and young adult survivors of childhood cancer usually do not go to the doctor for more tests, they may have risky health behaviors that can cause harm to their health, and they may not know enough about their own cancer history and the likelihood of cancer returning. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania PRC are testing the usefulness of a new technology-based program to enhance survivors ability to handle their long-lasting health conditions. This program is called Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) STEPS. This new program will give made-to-order action plans and a customized cellphone app to improve health knowledge and self-management skills among this group of cancer survivors.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Adolescents,Adults",,Health care center/facility,,,Christine Hill-Kayser / hill@uphs.upenn.edu,
Introduction to Economic Evaluation: How the CHOICES Framework Can Advance Chronic Disease Prevention and Address Health Equity,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,2021,,Presentation or poster,This presentation provides information on how the CHOICES framework and using economic analysis can advance chronic disease prevention and address health equity. Decision-makers and public health practitioners can learn more about economic evaluation and how it supports decision making that considers both health/social impact of progams and their cost. Examples from the CHOICES project are included.,PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,,,"Evaluate programs practices policies or systems,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Harvard Prevention Research Center / hprc@hsph.harvard.edu,https://choicesproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CHOICES-CoP-Training-Oct-2021.pdf
"Investigating the Effects of a School And Family-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Elementary Students' Physical Activity, Fitness, Cardiovascular Risk, and Academic Performance in the Rural Setting",West Virginia University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Childhood obesity impacts 1 in 3 children in the United States. The benefits of sustained physical activity for preventing childhood obesity and other related health conditions are well documented, and school settings are often used to identify best practices for promoting childrens physical activity. The Guide to Community Preventive Services documents sufficient evidence for enhanced physical education, teacher training, and multi-component programs that address physical activity, physical education, and nutrition. Evidence for other strategies, such as activity breaks throughout the school day and parent involvement in promoting physical activity, is emerging. Further research is needed, however, to determine the cost-effectiveness of these strategies, best practices for implementation, as well as their impact on childrens health and academic performance. For this project, researchers will test strategies in school and home settings that are emerging but not well studied. In collaboration with state and local departments of health and education, the research project will aim to:1. Define and document current school physical education and recess practices among elementary schools in West Virginia and compare student health and academic performance based on school practices. 2. Compare added benefits and cost-effectiveness of two emerging strategies (one school- and one family-based strategy) to current physical education and recess practices based on childrens physical activity, health, and academic performance.3. Translate research results into environmental and policy recommendations at the local, regional, and state levels to increase student access to effective physical activity and physical education.Results of this project are expected to provide evidence-based opportunities for schools to build upon existing physical education activities in a cost-effective manner using the identified strategies. Once these strategies are defined and available, there is the promise that childrens physical activity will improve, particularly among children living in areas with limited resources and varied physical education and recess opportunities. It is also expected that these strategies will be supported by local education and public health systems through the establishment of a Research into Practice advisory council. This council will be responsible for developing specific products that will be disseminated to local, regional, and state-based stakeholder groups to directly promote physical activity in schools.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adolescents,Children,White",,Schools/Universities,,,Lesley Cottrell / lcottrell@hsc.wvu.edu,
Iowa Youth and Vaping: Facts and Support for Mentors and Caregivers,University of Iowa,2020,,Communications product,This infographic provides information on Iowa youth and vaping including facts and and support for mentors and caregivers. This can be used for informational purposes as well as an example dissemination product.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers","Substance use,Tobacco",Adolescents,,,,Describe research,Becky Lee / beckylee@unc.edu,https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ALeeInfographic_citations.pdf
"It Takes a Village  A Multi-disciplinary, Multi-level Evaluation of the State Driven Fall Prevention project (SDFP)",University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"One in three adults age 65 and over fall annually, costing the U.S. healthcare system over $30 billion dollars. To address this issue, state health departments in Colorado, New York, and Oregon are implementing community (Tai Chi; Stepping On) and clinical (STEADI Otago) fall prevention programs. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the implementation and public health impact of these programs.The Falls Evaluation and Technical Assistance (FETA) evaluation team is a collaborative team of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Georgia, and the Texas A&M Health Science Center. During the three year project, the FETA team will collect and analyze program implementation data from the four fall prevention programs in each of the participating states. Data will be used to describe the reach and impact as the programs are scaled statewide. The FETA team will also provide technical assistance to the state health departments to bring fall prevention programs to scale.Results of the evaluation will be used to improve program implementation in the three participating states and will inform fall prevention efforts in clinical and community settings in other states.",,Researchers and evaluators,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Tiffany Shubert / tshubert@med.unc.edu,
Journey of Hope in Appalachian (JOHA) Youth: Building Youth Resilience,West Virginia University,2018,,Research project summary,The Journey of Hope program is an evidence-based youth resilience and psychosocial support program that was developed as a response to Hurricane Katrina to help kids begin to normalize emotions and develop and practice coping skills. This resource can be used and adapted for programs promoting resilience and coping skills in kids.,Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Mental health,"Adolescents,Children",,Schools/Universities,Rural,,Traci Jarrett / sph@hsc.wvu.edu,https://prc.hsc.wvu.edu/projects/youth-and-community-resilience/journey-of-hope-in-appalachian-joha-youth-building-youth-resilience/
Justice Done Right,University of Minnesota,2021,,Communications product,"This infographic describes a University of Minnesota evaluation of youth restorative justice (RJ) diversion in Minneapolis showing youth diverted by police after a misdemeanor arrest between September 2014 and December 2018 were 2.5x less likely to be arrested in the next year, leading to $1.6M in societal benefits.",Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Injury/violence,"Adolescents,Children","Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness","Community/Community center,Correctional facility,Other",City/Town,Describe research,Kara Beckman / beckm118@umn.edu,https://prc.umn.edu/sites/prc.umn.edu/files/2021-05/YRJPT_infographics.pdf
"KAER Toolkit, 2020 Edition",University of Washington,2020,,Toolkit or workbook,"The GSA KAER Toolkit is intended to support primary care teams in implementing a comprehensive approach to initiating conversations about brain health, detecting and diagnosing dementia, and providing individuals with community-based supports. It includes practical approaches, educational resources, and validated clinical tools that teams can integrate into their workflow.",Website,Public health practitioners,Aging,Older adults,,"Health care center/facility,Assisted/group living",,Help implement effective interventions,Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,https://www.geron.org/publications/kaer-toolkit
Launching a Neigborhood-Based Community Health Worker Initiative,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,2015,,Report,This report provides information about the program that links residents with community health workers and health advocates and how to go about launching a neighborhood based community health worker initiative program. This resource can be used for educational and informational purposes.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Other chronic condition or disease,Adults,"Built environment,Community-clinical linkages","Health care center/facility,Other","City/Town,Urban",,Lorna Thorpe / Lorna.Thorpe@nyulangone.org,https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/dpho/neighborhood-based-chw-iInitiative.pdf
Laying Foundations of Trust: Moving Towards Health Equity,,2022,,Presentation or poster,"This is a 4-part Town Hall series exploring core social and behavioral aspects of trust and engagement with public health measures in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, with an eye towards lessons from HIV work, in order to stimulate programmatic and research agendas that promote health equity.",Audio or video,"Decision-makers,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Socioeconomic factors,Other,National,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems,Greg Rebchook / Greg.Rebchook@ucsf.edu,https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEKyx7aLX1SQCSmTNi9Nw8vN9XR8h3pP2
Lessons Learned in Implementation of Pedestrian-Oriented Zoning Provisions: A Research Brief,University of Illinois Chicago,2019,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper",This brief explores the implementation of pedestrian-friendly zoning in 15 jurisdictions across the US. This can be used as resource for the best practices and lessons learned in the implementation of pedestrian friendly zones in communities.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Physical activity,"Adults,Children","Built environment,Socioeconomic factors",Other,National,,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2019/11/PAPRN_brief_508-1.pdf
LGBTQ+ Health Disparities,"University of Maryland, College Park",2021,,Communications product,"This infographic describes LGBTQ+ health disparities, causes of these health disparities, and how to improve LGBTQ+ health. This resource can be used as an education and training tool for health educators, researchers, health providers, and program implementers.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","HIV,Injury/violence,Mental health",LGBTQ+,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,National,Help implement effective interventions,Bradley Boekeloo / umd-prc@umd.edu,https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/26934/LGBTQ%2b%20Health%20Disparities%20Factsheet.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
LifeSkills Training (LST),Johns Hopkins University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Compared to the nation, Baltimore city has a higher percentage of children living below the poverty line (32 percent vs. 23 percent), as well as higher rates of teenage pregnancy (64 per 1,000 vs. 39 per 1,000), teenage births (51 per 1,000 vs. 31 per 1,000), and juvenile arrests (79 per 1,000 vs. 49 per 1,000).Baltimores extensive adolescent health problems have encouraged many groups to retarget their efforts with adolescents and work to expand the LifeSkills Traininga behavioral prevention program in Baltimore city middle schools that focuses on sexual and reproductive health modules so the city can better address the high rates of pregnancy and STDs by providing training in life skills for adolescents. The Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health (CAH) Prevention Research Center will examine an enhanced LifeSkills Training program in grades 6-8 and evaluate its impact on adolescent health and school outcomes. Through a school-based clinical trial and citywide monitoring system, this research project will: Expand an evidence-based LifeSkills Training program in grades 6-8 Adapt existing intervention modules focusing on the reduction of sexual risk behaviors to supplement LifeSkills Training for grades 7 and 8 Evaluate the impact of the training and the enhanced training program on adolescent health and school outcomes Identify school and community factors that positively affect the outcomes.Through a school-based clinical trial and citywide monitoring system, this research project will: 1. Expand an evidence-based LifeSkills Training program in grades 6-8 2. Adapt existing intervention modules focusing on the reduction of sexual risk behaviors to supplement LifeSkills Training for grades 7 and 83. Evaluate the impact of the training and the enhanced training program on adolescent health and school outcomes 4. Identify school and community factors that positively affect the outcomes The LifeSkills Training research project will aim to reduce substance abuse, violence and risky sexual behavior, as well as improve school attendance and academic performance among adolescents. The study information will be used to improve efforts to increase positive adolescent health, health behaviors and well-being.",,Researchers and evaluators,Sexual health,"Adolescents,Female,Male",,Schools/Universities,,,Philip Leaf / pleaf@jhsph.edu,
LINKS Replication Guide,University of Arizona,2022,,"Guide, manual, or plan","""Linking Individual Needs to Community and Clinical Services"" (LINKS) is a community health worker (CHW) model program designed to create a continuum of services between primary care and community services. This guide provides information for implementers to follow the six steps through the four phases of LINKS - recruitment, registration, and assessment, monthly follow up, and final six-month visit. This tool is not health topic or population specific and may be used broadly across health topics and interventions and with diverse populations.",Website,Public health practitioners,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,Older adults","Built environment,Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors","Community/Community center,Health care center/facility","Rural,State,Urban",Help implement effective interventions,Ramses Sepulveda / ramses@email.arizona.edu,https://azprc.arizona.edu/news/links-replication-guide
Listen: UMD Study Offers Solution To Breaking Intergenerational Trauma,,2022,,Communications product,"This radio spot shares information from University of Maryland School of Public Health's study on preventing intergenerational trauma and child abuse. The segment provides information to policymakers, researchers, and public health practitioners about approaches and interventions addressing parenting and mental health together.",Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Injury/violence,Mental health","Adolescents,Adults,Children",,,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Bradley Boekeloo / umd-prc@umd.edu,https://wamu.org/story/22/05/03/umd-study-offers-solutions-to-breaking-intergenerational-trauma-2/
Local-Level Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies to Address Obesity Disparities,Washington University in St. Louis,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Washington University Prevention Research Center in St. Louis (PRC-StL) will develop and disseminate approaches to increase implementation of evidence-based policies (EBPs) to reduce obesity disparities and promote health equity, focusing on the uptake of effective local-level policies. PRC-StL will target two specific types of policy makers at the community level: elected local officials (mayors, city council members) and appointed local officials (heads of local departments). PRC-StL will test the research translation of policy briefs into local policy makers decisions to support EBP adoption with a Randomized Control Trial (RCT). Additionally, PRC-StL will test the effect of social network-informed tailoring of implementation strategies on a variety of policy-relevant processes and outcomes related to EBPs to address obesity. Network models in 20 communities (10 intervention, 10 control) will highlight the differences in network structure (e.g., density, presence of isolates) that are likely to influence communication about and uptake of obesity EBPs. Building on data collected from these two tests, PRC-StL will apply andevaluate the effects of stakeholder-driven implementation strategies (e.g., policy briefs, social media) on policy-relevant outcomes such as communication about and uptake of EBPs.",,,Overweight/Obesity,,,,City/Town,,Ross Brownson / rbrownson@wustl.edu,
Looking at Eating Behaviors and Food Eaten in Puerto Rico,University of Massachusetts Medical School,2021,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This issue brief documents the level of dysfunctional eating behaviors, specifically emotional eating, uncontrolled eating, and cognitive restraint, among adults in Puerto Rico, and explores the association between each behavior and dietary intake. The information in this brief is useful for education, research and policies.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Nutrition,Adults,,Other,City/Town,Describe research,Stephenie Lemon / umwprc@umassmed.edu,https://www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/umass-worcester-prevention-research-center/research-briefs/umass-worcester-prc-research-brief---looking-at-eating-behaviors-and-food-eaten-in-puerto-rico.pdf
Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening: Informed Decision Making and Smoking Cessation,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) has provided compelling evidence that CT screening reduces lung cancer and overall mortality among selected current and former smokers. One critical concern is that the message of early detection of lung cancer through CT screening can saves lives will be perceived as an alternative to smoking cessation and may lead to lower motivation to quit. Several groups have estimated that if screening inadvertently lowers motivation to quit or encourages smoking in any way, the benefits associated with early detection of lung cancer may be greatly diminished.Participants will be recruited for in-depth telephone interviews about their perceptions and attitudes towards smoking cessation shortly after being offered CT screening by their primary care provider. Patients who opt for screening will also be re-contacted after they receive the result of their screening test to further explore any shift in perceptions and attitudes about smoking cessation. A national sample of subjects from eight medical centers will be recruited. Researchers will use the findings to develop educational and decision support materials. When longtime smokers are offered screening, potential barriers to smoking cessation (such as the common misperception that its too late to quit), can be addressed. Study findings will expand scientific knowledge regarding informed decision-making discussions with patients. This will be done by helping providers better understand patient perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs around lung cancer screening. Study findings will also provide valuable insight about how to counsel patients about screening results and how to use those conversations to positively motivate smoking cessation.",,Researchers and evaluators,Tobacco,,,Health care center/facility,,,Jeffrey Harris / jh7@u.washington.edu,
Lung Cancer Screening Focus Groups,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States.The National Lung Screening Trial (NSLT) reported that low-dose CT screening reduced cancer mortality among at-risk populations.Guidelines encourage providers to engage at-risk patients in making decisions about screening and smoking cessation.Understanding patient and provider decision factors can lead to developing effective decision support tools that ultimately could reduce the burden of lung cancer in underserved populations. Researchers involved in the 1-year research project aim to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about low-dose CT lung cancer screenings and smoking cessation for both patients and primary care providers, and to develop decision support tools.Researchers will conduct the study within a practice-based research network and an academic lung nodule clinic that provides care to underserved populations.Subjects will include current or former smokers found to have lung nodules on CT imaging, at-risk current or former smokers, and primary care providers.Principal data collection will include patient and primary care provider interviews around knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about low-dose CT lung cancer screening, smoking cessation, and decision support.Following the completion of all patient interviews and preliminary analysis, investigators will convene two patient focus groups to confirm or disconfirm initial findings and to provide input for guidance in engaging at-risk patients in shared decision making and with developing a patient decision tool.Researchers will use results to develop patient and provider decision-support tools for lung cancer screenings and smoking cessation.These strategies could help achieve Healthy People 2020 goals of reducing the lung cancer mortality rate and reducing the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults.",,Researchers and evaluators,Tobacco,,,Health care center/facility,,,Shiraz Mishra / smishra@salud.unm.edu,
M+ Oakland STYLE Guide and Toolkit,,2018,,"Guide, manual, or plan","The M+ Oakland STYLE (Strength Through Youth Livin' Empowered) Guide and Toolkit provides resources for practitioners interested in implementing STYLE in their communities. STYLE is an evidence-based intervention for testing, linking, and retaining in care African American MSM with HIV. The website describes the program and provides tools and resources for program implementation.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",HIV,"African,Black or African American,Male",Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,National,Help implement effective interventions,Greg Rebchook / CAPS.web@ucsf.edu,https://style.ucsf.edu/
MA CHOICES Learning Collaborative,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Using community-based participatory research methods and CHOICES (Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study) research tools and methods, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity will develop a Massachusetts CHOICES learning collaborative to generate strategic plans to reduce obesity prevalence, and study how cost-effectiveness metrics are used by partners. This will support a new paradigm for the prioritization and translation of obesity interventions using cost-effectiveness metrics to define population health impacts, and to assess effects on health disparities. Aim 1. Develop a learning collaborative implementation strategy with community partners, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Boston Public Health Commission, to initiate consideration of the acceptability, feasibility, cost, and reach of intervention strategies to effectively reduce future obesity prevalence, associated health outcomes, and disparities in obesity. Aim 2. Utilize the learning collaborative implementation strategy to build knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy of state and city health agency staff and community partners to employ cost-effectiveness and health disparity concepts and methods in the selection of interventions. Aim 3. Gather local data with partners and utilize the CHOICES toolkit to create intervention blueprints and tailored CHOICES microsimulation models to estimate cost-effectiveness and health disparity metrics for the selected obesity interventions for Massachusetts and Boston over the 10 years 2019-2029. Aim 4. Use mixed methods to assess adoption of the selected interventions and cost-effectiveness analysis.",,,Overweight/Obesity,,,Other,,,Steven Gortmaker / sgortmak@hsph.harvard.edu,
Magic City Blight Busters,University of Alabama at Birmingham,2023,,,This program was developed by Birmingham United Neighborhoods (BUN) to inspire and motivate residents to get more involved in reducing neighborhood blight and trash.  It is a fun way to engage residents to restore the historic beauty of Birmingham's urban neighborhoods through four separate projects.,Website,Community member/General public,,,Built environment,Community/Community center,City/Town,Help implement effective interventions,,https://www.blightbusters.co/
Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) Network - Collaborating Center,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The New York University &  City University of New York Prevention Research Center will replicate a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate an adapted Spanish version of the UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts) program in a larger, more diverse sample of people with epilepsy (PWE). The specific aims are to: 1) actively participate in and contribute to the growth and impact of the Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) Network, collaborating with other funded MEW Centers to continue, expand, and evaluate the UPLIFT facilitator training program, and develop a parallel training program for UPLIFT co-facilitators; 2) conduct a replication trial of UPLIFT in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of PWE, comparing the effects of UPLIFT versus telephone-based support groups on depression, quality of life (QOL), and seizures over 12 months in 120 English- and Spanish-speaking PWE with elevated depressive symptoms; and 3) assess barriers and facilitators to program adoption through the conduct of surveys and focus groups with providers and clinic staff from four recruitment sites that vary in infrastructure, resources, and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of their patient populations.",,,Epilepsy,,,Health care center/facility,Rural,,David Labiner / labinerd@email.arizona.edu,
Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) Network - Collaborating Center,University of Arizona,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The  University of Arizona Prevention Research Center will serve as a collaborating center of the Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) Network. The University of Arizona Prevention Research Center will replicate the randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the Management Information Decision Support Epilepsy Tool (MINDSET) to improve self-management behaviors, reduce seizure frequency, and increase quality of life (QOL) in a diverse population of people with epilepsy (PWE). The project also will develop
 and test an integrated model (MINDSETPlus) to improve recruitment, retention, and monitoring of PWE in Managing Epilepsy Well evidence-based programs (MEW-EBPs). The objective of MINDSETPlus the integrated model is to provide a seamless assessment of need and referral of PWE into appropriate MEW-EBPs; and monitor their progress to increase recruitment, retention, and successful program completion.",,,Epilepsy,,,Health care center/facility,Rural,,David Labiner / labinerd@email.arizona.edu,
Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) Network - Collaborating Center,University of Iowa,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health will 1) conduct a 2-site (Ohio and Iowa) prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the effects of the Self-management for People With Epilepsy and a History of Negative Health Events (SMART); and 2) continue development of the Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) database to supplement site-specific data and provide a source for secondary analyses, including identification of patient-level and other factors that may identify individuals who may have difficulty engaging in and sustaining participation in evidence-based epilepsy self-management programs.",,,Epilepsy,,,,Rural,,David Labiner / labinerd@email.arizona.edu,
Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) Network - Collaborating Center,University of Washington,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center will: 1) translate the Program for Active Consumer Engagement in Self-Management (PACES) intervention into Spanish; 2) conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effectiveness of this self-management program with a sample of native Spanish-speaking adults with epilepsy in collaboration with the University of Texas Southwestern (UT Southwestern); 3) test PACES with a wider geographic and demographic coverage to include minorities, individuals with lower educational levels, et cetera; 4) examine factors that affect participant engagement and diverse entity adoption of the PACES program for utilization; and 5) implement the knowledge translation and application template across all project years to allow for continual emphasis on publication/further dissemination of findings, PACES program marketing, implementation partner development, and full collaboration in the Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) partnership of universities engaged in epilepsy self-management research/dissemination.",,,Epilepsy,,,,Rural,,David Labiner / labinerd@email.arizona.edu,
Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) Network - Coordinating Center,Emory University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Emory Prevention Research Center, in partnership with Dartmouth College, will serve as the Coordinating Center (CC) of the Managing Epilepsy Well 2.0 (MEW) Network in order to enable MEW network partners to collaborate with epilepsy stakeholders to establish effective dissemination strategies and to study factors that influence successful dissemination and implementation. The specific aims are to: 1) coordinate communication and collaboration across the MEW network; 2) lead partnerships with national and local health organizations to create pathways for the adoption and sustainability of self-management programs; 3) replicate the Home Based Self-management and Cognitive Training Changes Lives (HOBSCOTCH) intervention in a diverse Southern Georgia population with delivery through epilepsy clinics and community-based organizations, collecting clinical and quality of life (QoL) outcomes using a mobile phone application; and 4) apply the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) to identify organizational and participant-inherent factors that affect program adoption and to facilitate national adoption.",,,Epilepsy,,,"Health care center/facility,Workplace",Rural,,Ngoc-Cam Escoffery / cescoff@emory.edu,
Managing Epilepsy Well Network (Collaborating Centers),"New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,University of Arizona,University of Illinois Chicago,University of Minnesota,University of Washington,Dartmouth College",,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network, a thematic research network of the Prevention Research Centers Program, develops, tests, and disseminates self-management research, tools, and programs for epilepsy professionals to help people with epilepsy better manage their disorder and enhance their quality of life. The MEW Network conducts research in collaboration with affiliate members and community stakeholders.;Dartmouth College (Coordinating Center in collaboration with Emory University) will evaluate HOBSCOTCH (Home Based Self-management and Cognitive Training Changes Lives), a promising self-management program for adults with epilepsy and memory and attention problems.University of Arizona will evaluate Management Information Decision Support Epilepsy Tool (MINDSET), a tablet-based clinical aid for both the patient and healthcare provider to improve communication about self-management for Hispanic-American adults. Case Western Reserve University will develop SMART (Stress Management and Resilience Training), an online program to improve self-management and quality of life in adults with epilepsy with recent negative events.;University of Illinois at Chicago, in partnership with the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, will evaluate PAUSE (Personalized Internet Assisted Underserved Self-management of Epilepsy), an online program for adults with refractory epilepsy. University of Minnesota will develop an online self-management program for youth and young adults (ages 13-19) with epilepsy. University of Washington will replicate, evaluate, and share PACES (Program for Active Consumer Engagement in Self-Management), a phone-delivery program to improve self-management and related health outcomes in both rural and veteran adult subpopulations with epilepsy in the Pacific Northwest. New York University School of Medicine and City University of New York School of Public Health will adapt Project UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts), an online and telephone program to prevent and reduce depression for Spanish-speaking Hispanic adults with epilepsy. Morehouse School of Medicine will test the effectiveness of Project UPLIFT and share WebEase (Epilepsy Awareness, Support, and Education) among African-Americans adults living with epilepsy in Atlanta and around Georgia. Morehouse also aims to validate an epilepsy self-management instrument with this group. Studies that replicate earlier research, dissemination activities, and new research have the potential to significantly increase reach and impact of the collection of MEW Network programs and tools among healthcare providers, other epilepsy researchers, and among people with epilepsy and their caregivers. Expanded implementation of MEW Programs and tools can significantly improve health outcomes and quality of life in people with epilepsy and reduce health disparities seen in this population.",,Researchers and evaluators,Epilepsy,"Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino,Older adults",,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,In-home care","Rural,Urban",,Barbara Jobst / barbara.c.jobst@hitchcock.org,
Managing Epilepsy Well: Network for Epilepsy Self-Management,Emory University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Living Well with Epilepsy II, the second national conference on public health and epilepsy, identified research priorities concerning self-management among people with epilepsy. Self-management tasks include taking medication as directed, recognizing and avoiding what may contribute to having seizures (when possible), and having plans in place for oneself and others in case a seizure happens. Four Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) are working together to advance the science related to epilepsy self-management by facilitating and implementing research, conducting research in collaboration with network and community stakeholders, and disseminating the research findings. Individual projects of network members are contributing new self-management options to help people with epilepsy and their families deal with the daily challenges of this chronic disease. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Two Epilepsy Self-Management Programs Emory University: Prevention Research Center WebEase (Web Epilepsy Awareness Support and Education, which was originally funded in 2005 as SIP 02-05 and continued in 2006 as SIP 07-06) is a Web-based self-management program that helps participants with epilepsy learn and improve their management of medication, stress, and sleep habits. Participants read and listen to information about changing their habits, answer questions, and receive feedback on their responses to help them develop a plan for change. They also have access to discussions with other people with epilepsy, fact sheets, quizzes, and daily polls. The researchers will test the intervention by randomly assigning participants either to take part in the program or be part of a comparison group waiting to receive the intervention (control). A list of published reports including an evaluation of WebEase can be found on the MEW Web site. Also at Emory Universitys PRC: Project UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts)Project UPLIFT is administered through the Internet and by telephone to help people who have both epilepsy and depression ease their symptoms of depression and improve quality and satisfaction with life. Participants learn to change negative thinking, improve sleep habits, coping skills, and learn how to practice mindfulnessa technique used to develop greater awareness of the influence of one's thoughts on feelings. During eight one-hour intervention sessions, participants take part in group discussion and skill-building exercises and receive a homework assignment. A peer with epilepsy acts as the weekly facilitator and is supervised by a clinical psychologist. The researchers will test the intervention by randomly assigning participants either to take part in the program or be part of a comparison group waiting to receive the intervention (control). A pilot study of Project UPLIFT is being conducted to determine its acceptance and effectiveness. Testing an Epilepsy Self-Management Program University of Washington: Health Promotion Research Center Originally funded in 2008, information from a survey of 100 adults with epilepsy, focus groups, and consultation with partners at Epilepsy Foundation affiliates is being used to develop an epilepsy self-management program. The intervention will include six weekly sessions with a trained professional and a peer who has epilepsy. Participants will learn about epilepsy and seizures, coping skills, and care optimization. Researchers will test the intervention by randomly assigning participants to either a group receiving the intervention or one that does not. Researchers will then compare epilepsy knowledge and skills between both study groups to determine intervention effectiveness. Since 2006, researchers have been continuing their work with PEARLS, the Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors. The program, which was originally designed to help seniors ease or avoid depression, now is being adapted for people with epilepsy in SIP 07-06. E
Managing Epilepsy Well: Network for Epilepsy Self-Management (Collaborating Centers),"Emory University,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,University of Washington",,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Epilepsy and seizures affect about 2.3 million people in the United States and nearly 150,000 Americans develop epilepsy each year. People living with this disorder often share common challenges with self-management. This can include taking medication as directed, getting good sleep; reducing stress, having plans in place for oneself and others in case a seizure happens, and coping with depression sometimes associated with epilepsy. The Institute of Medicines report on epilepsy recommends actions for improving the lives of those with epilepsy and their families. The Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network works to advance the science related to epilepsy self-management to better the quality of life for people with this disorder. This team effort involves identifying research gaps, conducting research together with network and community stakeholders, and sharing research findings with public health researchers, partners, and practitioners within and outside the network. Network members are testing new, innovative self-management programs and tools that can be used by people with epilepsy, their families or friends, or their doctors.",,Researchers and evaluators,Epilepsy,,,,,,Nancy Thompson / nthomps@sph.emory.edu,
Med-South Lifestyle Program,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2020,,"Guide, manual, or plan","The Med-South Lifestyle Program (MSLP) is an evidence-based, behavior change intervention that translates a  Mediterranean dietary pattern for the Southeastern U.S. population. The program also includes support for increased physical activity and has optional smoking cessation and medication adherence components. This can be used as a template/example for programmers wanting to implement similar healthy lifestyle programs or it can be used by a health provider or public health practitioner as is.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,Older adults",,Other,National,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Alice Ammerman / hpdp@unc.edu,https://hpdp.unc.edu/med-south-lifestyle-program/
Med-South Lifestyle Program (MSLP),University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Med-South Lifestyle Program (MSLP), an evidence-based behavior change intervention that translates the PREDIMED (Mediterranean) dietary pattern for a Southeastern US population and includes support for increased physical activity. This project determines how to identify the most effective and efficient way to scale-up the MSLP for use in public health and clinical practices settings so that it reaches minority, rural, and medically underserved populations. The project proposes an MSLP implementation research study with 3 phases that will be informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), capacity-building theory, and a framework for scaling-up health interventions. In Phase 1, they will identify facilitators and barriers to implementation and develop, pilot test, and refine implementation strategies that will be used to take the MSLP to scale. In Phase 2, they will apply an effectiveness-implementation hybrid design to compare two formats for scaling up MSLP on implementation outcomes (primary aim) and confirm the MSLPs impact on behavioral and clinical outcomes (secondary aim). In Phase 3 they will initiate MSLPs full-scale implementation in North Carolina (NC) and its dissemination nationwide via internet toolkit.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity",,,Health care center/facility,Rural,,Carmen Samuel-Hodge / cdsamuel@email.unc.edu,
"Metastatic Breast Cancer has Substantial Excess Medical Costs, especially for Younger (18-44) Women",University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2020,,Communications product,This infographic shows total expected medical costs were higher for patients with metastatic breast cancer than non-cancer patients. Costs were especially high for women aged 18-44 years old.,Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Researchers and evaluators",Cancer,"Adults,Female,Male",Socioeconomic factors,Other,National,Describe research,Stephanie Wheeler / stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,https://twitter.com/unc_hpdp/status/1263129920626098177
MINDSET (Management Information& Decision Support Epilepsy Tool),University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,2023,,,"This program is a tablet-based decision aid for use in an outpatient healthcare setting to assist both the patients and their health care providers (HCPs) in assessing the patient's epilepsy self-management behaviors relating to seizures, medications, and lifestyle.",Website,Public health practitioners,Epilepsy,Adults,,Health care center/facility,,Help implement effective interventions,,https://managingepilepsywell.org/mindset
Movin' for LIFE (Lasting Improvements for Fitness and Energy),Tulane University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Obesity in the U.S. is a major public health concern. More than 78.6 million adults and 12.7 million children and adolescents (2-19 years old) living in the U.S. are obese. In the Greater New Orleans area, nearly 70% of adults are overweight or obese. A healthy diet and adequate amounts of physical activity can help control weight. Research has shown, however, that a persons physical and social environment can present challenges to eating healthy and exercising regularly. The Tulane University Prevention Research Center (PRC) conducts research to increase physical activity and improve the food environment in New Orleans to prevent overweight and obesity in New Orleans.Researchers from the Tulane PRC plan to conduct a research study in the 9th Ward, an underserved minority neighborhood in New Orleans and compare it to defined sections of another underserved minority neighborhood called New Orleans East (NOE).Assessments of environmental venues for physical activity and food access will be collected. A variety of strategies will be used to promote active and healthy lifestyles. A social marketing campaign will be instrumental in promoting current and new clubs, programs and activities related to healthy eating and being physically active. The environmental assessments will help researchers determine if strategies employed have been effective in increasing physical activity and purchase and consumption of healthy foods, leading to healthy weight-related behaviors and possible reduction or prevention of obesity in New Orleans.This research project aims to increase healthy weight-related behaviors among residents in the 9th Ward through physical activity and fresh fruit/ vegetable consumption and ultimately achieve a healthier population in the City of New Orleans. Research results will be shared through the PRCs various communication channels, including their website, social media, policy briefs, and scientific publications and presentations.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,African,Black or African American",,,Urban,,Carolyn Johnson / cjohnso5@tulane.edu,
Multi-Level Communication Strategies to Promote HPV Vaccination Uptake,University of Minnesota,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"This study proposes to use a Community-Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) approach to develop and test the effectiveness of a mobile application (hAppy app) program that facilitates HPV cancer vaccination completion among Hmong adolescents (11 to 17 years old) and their parents. Mobile health (mHealth) technology is a promising tool, allowing effective person-centered customization. This studys goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of hAppy app intervention in Hmong adolescents and their parents.  The specific aims are to:  Design a highly interactive, culturally and cognitively tailored hAppy app application to facilitate HPV vaccination completion among Hmong adolescents and their parents using CBPAR; Establish a systematic health care provider protocol for identifying and engaging Hmong adolescents and their parents in the use of the hAppy app; Examine participants intent, knowledge and self-efficacy of HPV vaccinations, perceptions of the hAppy app, and their patient/provider experiences. This study will increase existing knowledge of mHealths impact on populations at risk for cancer and contribute new, important information to cancer health disparities research. If found to be effective, this program may help with preventing other types of cancer among different underserved populations, potentially reducing cancer-related disparities, morbidity, and mortality.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Adults,Asian,Female,Male",,"Health care center/facility,Workplace",,,Hee Yun / hylee@umn.edu,
Muslim Americans Reaching for Health and Building Alliances,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Muslim women have challenges in getting tested for breast and cervical cancer. A past study showed that there were two important factors to get Muslim women in New York City tested for breast and cervical cancer. The two factors were community health workers and materials (i.e. brochures, pamphlets, letters, newsletters) developed in collaboration with Muslim women. This new study looks to see if patient navigation can help Muslim women aged 40 years or older get tested for breast and cervical cancer. Patient navigation involves patients and community health workers working together so that the patient can get the cancer screening tests completed correctly and on time.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Cancer,Sexual health","Adults,Female,Male",,,Urban,,Nadia Islam / nadia.islam@nyumc.org,
Native It's Your Game 2.0,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,2022,,"Guide, manual, or plan,Toolkit or workbook","This webpage provides information and resources for implementing Native It's Your Game 2.0 in a classroom or community setting. Native It's Your Game (N-IYG) is a web-based HIV, STI, and pregnancy prevention curriculum for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth ages 12-14.",Website,Public health practitioners,Sexual health,"Adolescents,American Indian or Alaska Native",,,Tribal nation or area,Help implement effective interventions,Amrita Sidhu / Amrita.Sidhu@uth.tmc.edu,https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/curricula/native-its-your-game/
Native STAND (Students Together Against Negative Decisions),Oregon Health & Science University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The high rates of teen birth and sexually transmitted infections in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities indicate that sexual activity in the AI/AN population begins earlier than among other American teens, and often occurs without the use of protective measures[1]. Studies have reported sexual initiation at younger than average age and lower rates of consistent condom use among AI/AN youth [2]. According to the CDC 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, youth attending Bureau of Indian Education schools were more likely to have had four or more lifetime sex partners (21% versus 14% communities in other rural states) [3]. AI/AN youth are also affected by sexually transmitted infections at higher rates than whites. Among AI/AN populations, 2009 reported rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and primary and secondary syphilis were 1.2 to 4.3 times higher than rates for whites [4]. As a result, many AI/AN teens do not receive sufficient or appropriate health education on these topics. The Oregon Health and Science University Center for Healthy Communities and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board have collaborated to distribute a school and community-based youth development program based on Native STAND (Students Together Against Negative Decisions), a healthy decision-making curriculum for Native high school-aged students that addresses sexually transmitted infections and HIV, unintended pregnancy, substance abuse, suicide, healthy relationships, and violence. The Native STAND project aims to:  Train and support AI/AN health educators in the use and delivery of the Native STAND program to their home communities and organizations  Measure and evaluate the adoption and impact of the program in AI/AN communities  Evaluate any differences in behavior between AI/AN youth in community programs who receive active versus passive levels of technical assistance in implementation The overall goals of the project are to improve the health of AI/AN teens and young adults in the Pacific Northwest and nationally, and to distribute, implement and evaluate Native STAND in 50 tribal communities. 1. Kaufman CE, Beals J, Mitchell CM, LeMaster PL, and Fickenscher A. Stress, Trauma, and Risky Sexual Behavior among American Indian in Young Adulthood. Culture, Health and Sexuality 2004; 6:301-318; University of Minnesota, Adolescent Health Program, United States, and Indian Health Services.(1992). The State of Native American Youth Health. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Adolescent Health Program. 2. University of Minnesota, Adolescent Health Program, United States, and Indian Health Services. (1992). The State of Native American Youth Health. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Adolescent Health Program.; Kaufman CE, Beals J, Mitchell CM, LeMaster PL, and Fickenscher A. Stress, Trauma, and Risky Sexual Behavior among American Indian in Young Adulthood. Culture, Health and Sexuality 2004; 6:301-318. 3. Hamilton, B, Martin, J, Ventura, S. Births: Preliminary Data for 2007: National Vital Statistics Reports 2009; 57(12).4. CDC. (2010). Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2009. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.",,Researchers and evaluators,"HIV,Injury/violence,Substance use,Sexual health","Adolescents,American Indian or Alaska Native,Female,Male",,Schools/Universities,"Tribal nation or area,Urban",,Thomas Becker / beckert@ohsu.edu,
Navigators Case Management Implementation Guide,,2022,,"Guide, manual, or plan","This guide provides an overview of and replication tips for the Navigator Case Management Intervention, an intervention for people with HIV who are incarcerated to promote health behaviors. Practitioners can use this guide to help implement similar interventions.",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",HIV,,,Correctional facility,County,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Marguerita Lightfoot / Marguerita.Lightfoot@ucsf.edu,https://ciehealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/NCM_02-15-2022-1_508_compressed.pdf
Novel Studies of the Effect of Progestin-Containing Contraception on HIV Risk,University of Washington,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Women with HIV and at-risk for HIV need safe and effective forms of birth control. More than 150 million women worldwide use hormonal forms of birth control, including pills, injections, and implants. Studies suggest hormonal birth control, particularly progestin-based injectable methods, may influence HIV transmission. Results across studies have been mixed. High-quality prospective biologic and clinical studies are needed to understand the effect of progestin-based birth control on HIV transmission and disease. During the past decade, the investigators at the University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center have conducted HIV prevention studies in Africa among more than 8,500 HIV heterosexual couples where one partner is infected and the other is not. As a result, the investigators have collected data and biologic specimens from couples with exposure to a variety of birth control methods. The investigators plan to analyze data and samples from these studies of HIV infected and at-risk women to inform key questions exploring the effect of progestin-based birth control use on HIV disease, infectiousness, and susceptibility to infection.The investigators plan to assess the following: In HIV infected women: The relationship between the biologic dose of endogenous and exogenous hormones on cervical HIV shedding and HIV transmission from women to men; The effect of progestin-based birth control on response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in women; Contraceptive effectiveness in women using ART. In HIV uninfected women: The effect of the biologic dose of hormones on HIV acquisition risk in women; The relationship between progestin-based birth control and inflammation in the genital tract; The effect of progestin-based birth control on immunityWomen account for nearly one-half of new HIV infections worldwide, including the majority of infections in Africa and an important fraction of infections in the United States. Ensuring safe and effective birth control for women with and at-risk for HIV is a public health need. A more detailed understanding of the relationship between progestin-only birth control and HIV outcomes would have considerable global public health impact, as effective family planning services are central to reducing unintended pregnancies, promoting economic development, and improving the health of women and children worldwide.",,Researchers and evaluators,"HIV,Sexual health","Adults,African,Black or African American,Female,Male",,,"International,National",,Jared Baeten / jbaeten@uw.edu,
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"More than two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the United States are obese or at risk for obesity. Consumption of high-calorie, low-nutrient foods can cause some people to be overweight. One approach to countering obesity and its health effects is to identify policy and environmental changes that can help to increase physical activity and improve nutrition. Network members identify research and determine the characteristics and effectiveness of policies for promoting and increasing consumption of nutritious foods (e.g., fresh fruits and vegetables, and minimally processed items) and beverages in communities, work sites, and schools. The researchers are also examining policymaking processes that are effective and community components essential to developing resources that support good nutrition and reduce obesity.Member PRCs conduct community-based projects within each PRC's geographic area and analyze and compare results within and among their states. The network disseminates findings to public health agencies and practitioners, legislators, school officials, community members, and other obesity-reduction advocates.",,,"Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,,,,Steven Gortmaker / sgortmak@hsph.harvard.edu,
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (Collaborating Centers),"Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,University of Washington",,2009-2014,Research project summary,"According to CDCmore than 78 million adults and about 12.5 million children in the United States are obese. Lack of physical activity and the excess consumption of high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and sugary beverages can cause people to be overweight or obese. Medical costs related to obesity are estimated at $147 billion annually. One approach to countering obesity, its health effects, and costs is to identify policy and environmental strategies that can help increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and ensure health equity.The Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) evaluates policy as a tool to improve healthy food and beverage selection in communities, work sites, schools and childcare settings. The network addresses research and evaluation gaps related to relevant policies, establishes research tools, and helps build evidence-base approaches to equitable, effective, cost-efficient, and sustainable policy solutions for obesity prevention. The network also assesses community components essential toputting into actionpolicies that support good nutrition choices as a way to reduce obesity. Member PRCs conduct projects within their respective geographic area and analyze and compare results within and among their states. They also work together with national level organizations committed to reducing obesity to ensure NOPREN research is practical and sustainable. The network disseminates research findings to public health agencies and practitioners, school officials, community members, and other decision makers.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,Child care,"County,City/Town,Rural,State,Tribal nation or area,Urban",,Hilary Seligman / hilary.seligman@ucsf.edu,
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (Collaborating Centers),"Johns Hopkins University,University of California-San Francisco,University of Illinois Chicago,University of Minnesota,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center",,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) is a thematic research network of the Prevention Research Centers Program. The CDCs Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) created NOPREN to foster an understanding of the effectiveness of policies to prevent childhood obesity through improved access to affordable, healthier foods and beverages in child care, schools, worksite, and other community settings. In addition to the funded member sites, NOPREN is comprised of working groups which are individuals from Funded and Affiliate Centers and partners from diverse fields. Members share tools and methods; develop capacity in policy research and evaluation; and conduct coordinated research and evaluation across sites. Current NOPREN Working Groups include:;Drinking Water Access;School Wellness;Rural Food Access;Policy Research Impact/Getting Research Used;Food Policy Councils;Early Care and Education (joint with Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Healthy Eating Research);Healthy Hospitals (joint with CDCs Physical Activity Policy Research Network)<p >In development:;Hunger Safety Net (food insecurity, federal nutrition programs, food banking);Healthy Food Retail (in-store marketing, behavioral design, economic incentives)<p >NOPREN will conduct practice-based policy research and evaluation by: Identifying relevant policies that help or prevent healthier lifestyles; Describing the process of developing and implementing policies; Evaluating adopted policy content, intent, and enforcement; Evaluating outcomes, co-benefits, and consequences of policies; Translating and sharing research findings and lessons learned to diverse audiences. The nutrition research and evaluation focuses on population-based strategies and targeted approaches to ensure health equity through a variety of policy approaches (e.g., legislation, regulation, executive orders, zoning, standards) at the national, state, territorial, tribal and community levels.The work of NOPREN members will build the evidence for effective healthier food and beverage policies aimed at improving diet quality and preventing obesity. Research results will be shared to a variety of audiences, including researchers, practitioners, state and local health department staff, and federal, state, and local policymakers. NOPREN members will develop leadership in policy research and evaluation within the network and within their partners, including state and local public health practitioners.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",,,"Child care,Schools/Universities","County,City/Town,Rural,State,Tribal nation or area,Urban",,Hilary Seligman / hilary.seligman@ucsf.edu,
Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN),University of California-San Francisco,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) at the University of California San Francisco Prevention Research Center specific aims for the first objective are to: 1) identify critical gaps in nutrition and obesity policy research, and facilitate the development of cost-effective and time-efficient projects to fill those gaps; 2) disseminate findings to internal, external, and non-traditional stakeholders by employing multiple communication channels; and 3) maximize translation of effective policies by leveraging strategic traditional and non-traditional partnerships and engaging with new stakeholders. The second objective is to evaluate the impact of a systems innovation within the United States (US) charitable feeding system, the regional produce cooperative (RPC). The specific aims of the second objective are to: 1) identify the impact of the RPC on household selection of fruits and vegetables from the food pantry, capturing digital images of grocery baskets at two time points pre-RPC and two time points
 post-RPC across 18 intervention and 9 control pantries and 2) examine how the pantry environment changes with exposure to the RPC using the Healthy Pantry Assessment Tool (HPAT) at intervention and control pantries pre-RPC and post-RPC.",,,"Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity",,,,,,Marguerita Lightfoot / Marguerita.Lightfoot@ucsf.edu,
NYC Health Justice Network (HJN) Program Evaluation,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The NYU-CUNY PRC will evaluate the effectiveness, economic, and health outcomes of a Community Health Worker (CHW)-facilitated trauma-informed care program (the Health Justice Network) spearheaded by the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health) to improve access to care and health outcomes among justice-involved individuals (previously incarcerated included). The intervention is a municipal practice-based community linkage program that embeds CHWs with incarceration experience in community health centers and community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide case management aimed at reducing health disparities among persons with justice involvement (PWJI).",,,,"Adults,Older adults",Community-clinical linkages,Correctional facility,,,Nadia Islam / nadia.islam@nyumc.org,
Older Adults with Dementia: Common Combinations and Impact of Co-Occurring Chronic Illnesses,Case Western Reserve University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Little is known about how the patterns of co-occurring chronic conditions vary across the spectrum of cognitive impairment and how these variations are related to risk of death. As a result, investigators at Case Western Reserve University: Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) will conduct analyses using existing data to help further understand dementia and major clusters of conditions that combine major chronic conditions, functional limitations, and geriatric syndromes. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study linked to files from Medicare enrollment or claims and the National Death Index, the aims of this study are to: ;Compare the most common combinations of chronic conditions (i.e., multiple chronic conditions, functional limitations, and geriatric syndromes) across individuals with no, mild and moderate/severe cognitive impairment ;Identify the leading causes of death associated with each cluster of chronic conditions;Examine the occurrence of health problems that result in hospitalizations that could be avoided by improving primary health care across the cognitive impairment (CI) spectrum which will serve as a proxy for inadequate attention to CI in chronic disease management. ;Conduct a literature review examining the use of cognitive assessment tools in ambulatory healthcare settings to help promote chronic disease support and managementThis project is designed to meet the aims of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease and the actions identified in The Healthy Brain Initiative: The Public Health Road Map for State and National Partnerships: 2013-2018 also known as the Road Map. Specifically, the relevant action item of the Road Map is to conduct a literature review on co-occurring chronic conditions and dementia, including Alzheimers disease, to understand the effect of dementia on various outcomes such as depression, disease management, morbidity, and mortality.",,Researchers and evaluators,Aging,Older adults,,,,,Siran Koroukian / skoroukian@case.edu,
Organizational Theory Abstraction Forms,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2021,,Framework or model,"The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network's  Organization Theory for Implementation Science (OTIS) Workgroup collaborated on an effort to synthesize constructs from organization theories with the objective of increasing implementation scientist's access to a host of highly-relevant, untapped theories that have the potential to explain adoption, implementation, sustainability, and more. The Workgroup identified nine organization theories through which they synthesized 70 constructs. They illustrated these findings through a collection of nine, corresponding ""Abstraction Forms.""",PDF or Word,Researchers and evaluators,,,,,National,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Becky Lee / beckylee@unc.edu,https://cpcrn.org/resources?open_cat=206
"Organizing for Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) Change Webinar Series",University of Illinois Chicago,2021,,Presentation or poster,"The Organizing for Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Webinar Series will develop public health professional's knowledge and understanding of policy, systems and environmental (PSE) change and share an associated advocacy framework designed to create large-scale social change. Through a combination of traditional instruction and case study presentation, participants will learn about all stages of the PSE change process and its practical application in real-world scenarios.","Audio or video,Website","Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,"Built environment,Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness",,National,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/resources/training/organizing-for-policy-systems-and-environmental-pse-change-webinar-series/?ACSTrackingID=DM78784&ACSTrackingLabel=Prevention%20Research%20Matters%3A%20Training&deliveryName=DM78784
Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity: Promoting Children's Health in Afterschool Programs,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,2020,,Communications product,This article provides information to public health practitioners about Harvard Prevention Research Center's Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity (OSNAP) Initiative and ideas for implementation.,Website,Public health practitioners,"Nutrition,Physical activity",Children,Food security,Community/Community center,,Help implement effective interventions,Harvard Prevention Research Center / hprc@hsph.harvard.edu,https://naaweb.org/professional-development/item/1300-out-of-school-nutrition-and-physical-activity-promoting-children-s-health-in-afterschool-programs
Out of School Time Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative (OSNAP),Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The percentage of children in Boston, Massachusetts, who are obese is greater than the percentage of obese children in the state or the nation. The citys young people are more likely to watch three or more hours of television each day than their peers statewide or across the nation, and they are less likely to get recommended levels of physical activity. In Maine, the percentage of children watching three or more hours of television is lower than the national level. Children in Maine also drink less sugared sodas, on average, than children do in the country overall. Equal proportions of Maine and U.S. youth are obese: 13%.By studying afterschool programs in Boston and Maine, researchers are exploring how to deliver interventions to children of different ethnic backgrounds in both urban and rural settings. Researchers are developing a tool kit that can guide the organizers of after-school programs on how togive children opportunities to consumehealthy snacks and drinks as well as encourage physical activity.All children participating in the Boston portion of the study will wear accelerometers, so their physical activity can be measured. The researchers will assemble two study groups of 10 afterschool programs each. One group will be used for comparison (control), not receiving any interventions in the first year. The second group receives anintervention focused on environmental and policy change and resources adapted from the successful YMCA-Harvard Afterschool Food and Fitness Project, which uses games, lessons, and recipes to introduce healthy habits.At baseline in both groups, researchers measure participants levels of physical activity and the amount of time available for children to be active. They will note the snacks and beverages available and measure the time children spend in front of a computer, television, or video-game screen. Researchers will also measure children's snack consumption by conducting a plate waste study of foods and beverages served. After the school year ends, researchers will reassess these factors to determine any changes in the after-school programs. The following school year, programs in both groups will receive the same intervention. In the third and fourth years of this study, dissemination of the intervention will be explored in afterschool programs in Maine.",,,"Heart disease & stroke,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity,Other chronic condition or disease",Children,,Schools/Universities,,,Steven Gortmaker / sgortmak@hsph.harvard.edu,
Overview of the Community Health through Engagement and Environmental Renewal (CHEER) Project,University of Alabama at Birmingham,2020,,Communications product,"This video provides a brief introduction to the CHEER (Community Health through Engagement and Environmental Renewal) research project, looking at parenting practices and youth behavior in 8 Birmingham neighborhoods. This can used to for informational purposes and to learn about implementation of the CHEER project.",Audio or video,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Maternal/child health,Sexual health","Adolescents,African,Black or African American,Children",Built environment,Other,"City/Town,Urban",Increase awareness of effective approaches,Jeffrey T. Walker / jeffw@uab.edu,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwEJgzoZskA&t=3s
PAPREN Grand Rounds Presentations,"University of Illinois Chicago,University of Massachusetts Medical School",2023,,Presentation or poster,"PAPREN aims to increase physical activity  communities by working across sectors, focusing on factors that affect the built environment (e.g., land use policy, transportation policy), and integrating health equity into all policy efforts. The Grand Round series of webinar provides a platform to to communicate and disseminate research findings related to physical activity that can lead to policy, systems or environmental changes and more rapidly move evidence into intervention programs, shortening time from science to service in real world settings.",Audio or video,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Physical activity,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Older adults",Built environment,,National,"Describe research,Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Physical Activity / papren@umassmed.edu,https://www.papren.org/archive/grand-rounds/?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_241-DM60301&ACSTrackingLabel=Prevention%20Research%20Matters%3A%20Nutrition%2C%20Physical%20Activity%2C%20and%20Obesity&deliveryName=USCDC_241-DM60301
Partnering for Healthy Student Outcomes,University of Minnesota,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Early adolescence is a critical period of physical, emotional, mental and social transformation with major impacts on both education and health outcomes. During the middle school years (ages 11-14), engagement in many health risk behaviors; bullying, physical fighting,tobacco use, drinking; tends to spike while at the same time connections to school and student achievement tend to decline. More attention needs to be given to re-engaging young people who are disengaged from school, many of whom are at risk for not completing high school.The University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center (PRC) core research project will focus on this intersection of health and academic outcomes for students from culturally diverse middle schools in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. The proposed research involves three middle schools across urban and suburban neighborhoods and serve diverse student populations where opportunities exist to improve both academic and health outcomes. The PRC research team will evaluate delivery of an evidence-based program known as Lions Quest Skills for Adolescents that builds social-emotional skills for students as they progress through 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in all three schools. The goal is to build on previously documented reductions in behaviors such as bullying, fighting, alcohol and tobacco use and improvements in school attendance, math and reading scores within a middle school context. In two of the three schools, the research team will also implement a professional development program aimed at increasing teachers capacities to engage their students in learning. Researchers expect that the impact of Lions Quest Skills for Adolescents on youth outcomes will be enhanced by providing teachers with specific training and coaching in positive youth development and educational equity. Overall, this project aims to engage students in learning and reduce health risk behaviors (bullying, violence, and substance use), by identifying an innovative approach for increasing the capacity of middle schools to address health and educational disparities.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Injury/violence,Substance use","Adolescents,African,Black or African American,Asian,Children,Hispanic or Latino,White",,Schools/Universities,"City/Town,Urban",,Barbara McMorris / mcmo0023@umn.edu,
"Partnership for Interdisciplinary Health Systems Capacity, Evaluation, and Strengthening (PISCES)",,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Global health initiatives--such as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)--make funding, personnel, and other resources available to help fight diseases in foreign countries. Experts note; however, that a sudden influx of activity and support can have unintended negative effects in a country receiving assistance. Effects may include overwhelming fragile local health systems, disproportional development of HIV/AIDS-related care at the expense of other care, and HIV/AIDS-related stigma on a health care system. Researchers are developing the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Health Systems Capacity, Evaluation, and Strengthening (PISCES) to help health care systems in African countries use support effectively and increase efficiency as they grow. To launch PISCES, researchers at Columbia University's International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) are assembling a team of experts to study the development and operations of health care systems as well as train local health care personnel. The study team is working with CDC to develop an international training course on how to plan and manage the implementation of a wide range of health system improvements. Then teams of U.S. government staff and host government officials in six PEPFAR-participating countries will receive the training. Teams from additional countries will receive training in subsequent years. The researchers also are studying access to and quality of non-HIV health services in communities that receive HIV-related funding. The aim is to build capacity for local researchers to study health systems and health services in the future and support CDC in global health systems research and policy monitoring.",,,HIV,,,Health care center/facility,,,Wafaa El-Sadr / welsadr@columbia.edu,
"Pathways of Influences Leading to Adoption of the Faith, Activity and Nutrition (FAN) Program in a Statewide Initiative",University of South Carolina at Columbia,2019,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","The University of South Carolina used two frameworks, RE-AIM and CFIR, to guide a study of adoption and to identify patterns related to adoption of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program in the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Physical activity","African,Black or African American",,Place of worship,State,"Describe research, Increase awareness of effective approaches",Sara Wilcox / wilcoxs@mailbox.sc.edu,http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/projects/LayOutRes_PathofInflu.pdf
PAUSE for Your Well-Being Resources,Colorado School of Public Health,2022,,Other,PAUSE for Your Well-Being was created by the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center and the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center to provide strategies to enhance wellbeing among residents in rural communities. PAUSE for Your Well-Being is a simple and quick way to integrate well-being practices into your daily life.    There are five PAUSE for Your Well-Being five minute videos. Each video will implement well-being into your daily life and protect your mental health.  Watch the PAUSE for Your Well-Being videos to gain 5 proven strategies to live a healthier and happier life.,"Audio or video,Website",Community member/General public,Mental health,,,Other,National,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Jenn Leiferman / jenn.leiferman@cuanschutz.edu,"https://coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/research-and-practice/centers-programs/rmprc/resources/pause#:~:text=What%20is%20PAUSE%20for%20Your,among%20residents%20in%20rural%20communities."
PEARLS Equity: Expanding Access to Depression Care for Underserved Older Adults,University of Washington,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives) is an intervention for older adults with a depression or dysthymia diagnosis, which aims to reduce symptoms of depression and suicidal ideation and improve quality of life. The University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) will develop and test an innovative translation strategy in two states, California and Washington, to improve the reach of this intervention among a population experiencing the largest health disparities. HPRC aims to 1) develop a community-engaged PEARLS translation strategy that meets the needs of organizations that that serve older adults experiencing disparities related to race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, rural area of residence and lack of access to depression care; 2) test the translation strategy in a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized controlled trial in two states; and 3) collaborate with CDC and the PRC Network to disseminate and translate the findings. If successful, these approaches have the potential to improve health equity for middle-aged and older adults experiencing health disparities, and to generate replicable implementation and translation strategies that public health practitioners and researchers can apply to other evidence-based programs.",,,"Aging,Mental health",Older adults,,,"County,Rural,Region,State",,Mark Snowden / snowden@u.washington.edu,
"Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs: Evaluating Patient-, Provider-, and Program-level Outcomes Across the US",University of Massachusetts Medical School,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs (Access Programs) offer education, consultation, and resources and referrals to build the capacity of frontline perinatal care providers. As access programs are being implemented across the U.S, programmatic components are being added and adapted in response to the needs of each state and their respective populations and healthcare systems. There is currently no standardized approach to evaluating these varied programs. The University of Massachusetts, Worcester Prevention Research Center (PRC) will develop a feasible and scalable approach to evaluating and optimizing Access Programs in diverse real-world settings. The University of Massachusetts, Worcester PRC will (1) develop and assess the feasibility of an approach to address evidence gaps in patient- and provider-level outcomes, (2) identify additional gaps in patient-, provider-, and program-level outcomes and approaches to address those gaps, and (3) develop a consensus measurement framework for assessing perinatal mental healthcare pathway across Access Programs.",,,"Maternal/child health,Mental health,Substance use",,,,,,Stephenie Lemon / stephenie.lemon@umassmed.edu,
Pharmacist Naloxone Dispensing Guide,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,2023,,"Guide, manual, or plan","As part of a statewide standing order, the New Mexico Department of Health is allowing all registered pharmacists in New Mexico to dispense naloxone to individuals at risk of experiencing or witnessing an opioid overdose. This document provides guidance on dispensing naloxone for pharmacists. Expanding access to naloxone is a key component of opioid overdose prevention. As trusted and accessible health care professionals, pharmacists are in a unique position to educate individuals on opioid overdose and dispense naloxone when indicated.",PDF or Word,Public health practitioners,Substance use,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Female,Male,Older adults",Community-clinical linkages,,State,Help implement effective interventions,Chris Trujillo / ChristopherJ.Trujil@state.nm.us,https://www.nmhealth.org/publication/view/guide/2128/
Pharmacists' Guide To Increasing Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines,University of Iowa,2022,,"Guide, manual, or plan,Toolkit or workbook","This toolkit discusses barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in micropolitan and rural Iowa and provides resources and strategies to address those barriers. The toolkit can be used by pharmacists and other vaccine providers, administrative staff, public health departments, or anyone else supporting the effort for vaccine equity.","Audio or video,Website","Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Socioeconomic factors,Health care center/facility,Rural,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/resources/pharmacists-guide-increasing-equitable-access-covid-19-vaccines
Physical Activity and the Built Environment,University of Massachusetts Medical School,2017,,Toolkit or workbook,"This document presents a research-based tool that local health departments and other public health sector entitis can use to strategically plan their engagement in local processes to improve walking and biking opportunities in their communities. This resource can be used by local health departments for workplan development, monitoring, and reporting.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adolescents,Adults,Children",Built environment,Other,National,,Stephenie Lemon / umwprc@umassmed.edu,https://www.umassmed.edu/prc/ongoing-projects/built-environment--policy/paprn/
Physical Activity Assessment at Work: Importance of Using Standardized Measures,"University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester",2022,,Communications product,"This infographic provides employers with validated tools for measuring physical activity, physical fitness, and sedentary behavior and effective strategies for improving physical activity in the workplace.",Image or graphic,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Physical activity,Adults,Built environment,Workplace,National,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Physical Activity / papren@umassmed.edu,https://paamovewithus.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PAatWorkInfographic_.pdf
Physical Activity Assessment at Work: Measures of Physical Activity,"University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester",2022,,Communications product,"This infographic provides employers with validated tools for measuring physical activity, physical fitness, and sedentary behavior and validated survey questions and recommendations to measure employee physical activity in the workplace.",Image or graphic,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Physical activity,Adults,Built environment,Workplace,National,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Physical Activity / papren@umassmed.edu,https://paamovewithus.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PhysicalActivityAtWork_Table.pdf
Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (PAPREN),University of Massachusetts Medical School,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"With the University of Illinois, the UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center will be a co-convener of the Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (PAPREN). The overarching PAPREN goals are to advance the evidence base and the translation of physical activity policy (e.g., zoning, land use, complete streets) into practice. This will be accomplished by: 1) convening and facilitating a national network of researchers and practitioners dedicated to advancing physical activity policy research; 2) providing technical assistance to CDC grantees working on physical activity policy-related initiatives; and 3) conducting physical activity policy implementation and evaluation research.",,,Physical activity,,,,,,Stephenie Lemon / stephenie.lemon@umassmed.edu,
Physical Activity Policy Research Network,Washington University in St. Louis,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"More than half of U.S. adults do not meet national recommendations for regular physical activity, despite the health benefits for lowering the risk for obesity and chronic disease. People often face barriers to physical activity such as unsafe neighborhoods, limited access to parks, and lack of sidewalks. Addressing the social and environmental factors that support or discourage physical activity is important to forming healthy communities.The Physical Activity and Policy Research Network (PAPRN) aims to increase levels of physical activity within communities. Researchers collaborate across disciplines and with community organizations to address physical activity policy across local, state, and national levels. Network members work to make physical activity a priority in settings such as schools and workplaces.The network is creating a pilot project focusing on disseminating evidence-based physical education policies in schools, including extending the duration of physical education classes or encouraging teachers to build activity into regular class time. Network partners are comparing the characteristics of schools that adopt the policies with those of schools that do not. Researchers are working with national and local partners to develop toolkits to help school systems implement and evaluate these programs.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity",,,Schools/Universities,"County,State",,Amy Eyler / aeyler@wustl.edu,
Physical Activity Policy Research Network+ (Collaborating Centers),"University of Arizona,Johns Hopkins University,University of Illinois Chicago,University of Rochester",,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The Physical Activity Policy Research Network+ (PAPRN+) is established as a thematic research network of the Prevention Research Centers (PRC) program. The aim of PAPRN+ is to conduct policy research by:;Identifying physical activity policies, with a focus on walking and walkability for adults;Identifying the factors of the policies;Describing the process of implementing policies; Determining the outcomes of physical activity policies PAPRN+ consists of one Coordinating Center and four Collaborating Centers that will conduct different research to fulfill the overall mission of the network.;Johns Hopkins University: Prevention Research Center will determine policy barriers for use of the CDC Worksite ScoreCard in 90 Maryland Businesses;University of Illinois at Chicago: Prevention Research Center will determine the relationships between implementation of new urbanism zoning codes and physical activity in 10 southern and 10 non-southern cities;University of Arizona: Prevention Research Center will examine differences in cultural perceptions and interests in Complete Streets (build roads and transportation infrastructure in ways the encourage safe and attractive walking cycling and driving) policies in predominantly Latino neighborhoods;University of Massachusetts at Rochester will test the effectiveness of policy requirements for exercise prescriptions (walk, cycle) in low income health clinics;University of Massachusetts Worchester will determine training needsEach project will provide practical guidance for researchers, practitioners and the general public on effective policy strategies to increase walking and improve walkability.",,Researchers and evaluators,Physical activity,"Hispanic or Latino,Older adults",,,City/Town,,Keshia Pollack / kpollack@jhsph.edu,
Positive Coping Strategies Identified by Young People in West Virginia,West Virginia University,2022,,Communications product,This infographic represents focus group data collected by West Virginia University Prevention Research Center with 40 young people (6th-12th grade) during the 2021-2022 school year on positive coping strategies.,Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Mental health,Physical activity",Adolescents,,Schools/Universities,State,Describe research,Traci Jarrett / sph@hsc.wvu.edu,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h-BziOonMNYP7qP_mJWEMmpTpRpNGclU/view?usp=share_link
Preventing Depression in African American Adolescents and Young Adults,Johns Hopkins University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Depression can be a debilitating, chronic condition, leading to lowered general functioning, substance abuse, and loss of work. Adolescents and young adults, who have dropped out of school and are not working, particularly those aged 16;24, are at an increased risk of depression. Programs are needed to prevent depression from occurring in adolescents and young adults and to address symptoms of depression in youths already affected. The Baltimore-based Youth Opportunity (YO!) program works with inner-city adolescents and young adults who have dropped out of school and are not currently in the work force by offering them community-based employment and training programs. Researchers are working with the adolescents in the YO! program and providing an intervention involving depression education and therapy. When adolescents begin the intervention, they are surveyed by a screening coordinator, and their level of depression is diagnosed on a low to severe scale. On the basis of the severity of their symptoms, they are assigned to one of three intervention groups. Participants with no or few depressive symptoms receive education to prevent depression from occurring. Adolescents with mild or moderate symptoms receive case management and a peer-led intervention that teaches coping skills for stressful situations. Participants with severe depression receive case management and medication. Participants with mild to severe symptoms also receive cognitive behavioral therapy, an approach that teaches participants about depression and its causes, how to monitor moods, and how to challenge negative thoughts and symptoms. All participants are monitored by the screening coordinator and are referred to a more intensive approach, including an on-site psychiatrist, if symptoms do not improve. The YO! program has two locations: Eastside YO!, which is receiving the intervention, and Westside YO!, which is receiving the programs usual mental health services only. Members in both locations complete a computer-based survey measuring depression, anxiety, stress, and other factors before the intervention and after 6 and 12 months to compare changes in symptoms between participants at the two centers. Participants results will also be compared with those of a previous group of EastsideYO! members to see if depressive symptoms improve more than before the program was in place at the center.",,,Mental health,"Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American",,,Urban,,Shiv Darius / standon@jhmi.edu,
Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus,Oregon Health & Science University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In 2007 and 2008, researchers from the Center for Healthy Native Communities conducted audiometric tests among American Indians in the Pacific Northwest and found a high prevalence (43% to 66%) of noise-induced hearing loss. Potentially hazardous noise comes from both occupational and recreational sources. By educating people about noise exposure when they are young, hearing loss, which may develop over years, may be prevented.Researchers are adapting an effective program to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears) in 8 of 43 federally-recognized American Indian tribes of 3 Pacific Northwest statesIdaho, Oregon, and Washington. Two groups of fourth- and fifth-grade American Indian students participate in the program. One group receives a 50-minute classroom educational presentation, and a second group participates in an enhanced program that includes the presentation, family and community involvement, attendance at a museum exhibit, and additional classroom presentations. Also as part of the enhanced program, articles about hearing loss problems and solutions are distributed through a major print media outlet, and a public awareness campaign is broadcast on the radio to increase awareness about hearing-loss prevention. After the classroom presentation, students in the enhanced group attend a family event at their school to view a traveling museum exhibit. The event includes a blessing, a prayer, an explanation of the importance of hearing to tribal culture, and interaction with Jolene, the exhibits mannequin. Students can find out if the volume level of their personal music players is dangerous by placing their earphones into Jolenes ears. The exhibit includes interactive learning components to educate students about hearing, ear structure, safe and dangerous sound levelsall by using state-of-the-art technology. Students visit the exhibit once in person during the family event and a second time 4-weeks later, by accessing a Web-based virtual exhibit in their schools computer lab. Students in each group will be assessed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months later on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to hearing health and hearing-loss prevention. After the research project ends, enhanced program activities are offered to the classroom presentation-only group. Outcomes for the two groups will be compared to assess the effectiveness of the enhanced program.",,,,"American Indian or Alaska Native,Children,Deaf or Hard of Hearing",,,Tribal nation or area,,William Martin / martinw@ohsu.edu,
Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS & STD among Incarcerated African-American Males,Morehouse School of Medicine,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The rate of HIV infection in jail inmates is between four to six times higher than the national average, and African-American men are disproportionately affected. Over half of the people taken into custody have a history of substance abuse or high-risk sexual behavior, which increases their risk of HIV or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To reach inmates with HIV/STI education, more research is needed on their HIV knowledge and risk behaviors.Georgia has the fifth-largest correctional system in the country and had the seventh-highest number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States in 2006. Researchers are attempting to decrease inmates risky sexual behaviors before the inmates return to their communities. The intervention is delivered in the Atlanta City Detention Center to inmates with a history of drug abuse who have been jailed for 48 hours to one month.In a pilot test, inmates are interviewed by peer educators (PEs)African-American men recruited from the communityabout sexual practices and barriers to adopting HIV risk-reduction behaviors. PEs work with inmates to discuss a post-release plan for housing, control of substance use, employment, and other issues. PEs monitor participants progress over the first few weeks following release from jail.Data from this study will be used to create an intervention for the inmate population to prevent STIs and HIV infections associated with drug use and unsafe sexual behavior. Participants will receive 12 educational modules over six weeks led by a PE facilitator on HIV knowledge, risk reduction, beliefs about condoms, safe-sex partner conversations, and social support. The 90-minute modules are delivered twice a week and are taught both during incarceration and after release. Each participant is placed in one of seven intervention groups and receives 12 modules but each group varies in the number of modules delivered during jail time and in the community.Researchers survey participants before the intervention, directly after, and 3 and 6 months later to determine changes in HIV/AIDS knowledge, drug use, sexual behaviors, perceptions of the consequences of drug use, and attitudes toward using condoms. Results from each of the seven intervention groups are compared with each other, to see if number of modules delivered in the jail or the community affects knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors and if a certain number of modules received during jail time promotes higher attendance for the program after release. The results of each intervention group are also compared with those from a group of inmates who do not receive the intervention.",,,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American,Male",,Correctional facility,,,Ronald Braithwaite / rbraithwaite@msm.edu,
"Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation of Free Sunscreen Dispensers in Outdoor Community Settings",Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Many skin cancers can be prevented through a multi-layered approach to reducing solar ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure, including use of sunscreen, shading, and protective clothing and hats. Encouraging youth to practice sun protection is vitally important as many risk-accelerating sunburns occur in teen years when formative sun protection habits can be established. The Harvard Prevention Research Center (PRC) will work with teens in 16 Boston neighborhood parks and 6 Maine beaches to investigate the best educational process to encourage use of free sunscreen dispensers, which have the potential for broad reach in recreational areas frequented by teens.",,,Cancer,Adolescents,,Community/Community center,State,Describe research,Steven Gortmaker / sgortmak@hsph.harvard.edu,
Program Planning Training Series,Emory University,2014,,Training or technical assistance,"This resource is a training series that provides communities with trainings on the development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs. This can be used to educate public health practitioners and stakeholders as they implement programs in the communities.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",,Other,Community-clinical linkages,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Other,Workplace",National,,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@emory.edu,https://web1.sph.emory.edu/eprc/training/pp-training.html
Program to Encourage Active Rewarding Lives (PEARLS),University of Washington,2022,,"Other,Training or technical assistance","The Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS) educates older adults about what depression is (and is not) and helps them develop the skills they need for self-sufficiency and more active lives. This program can be used as a education and training manual and those interested in implementing a similar program.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Mental health,"Adults,Older adults",Community-clinical linkages,"In-home care,Assisted/group living","National,Rural,Urban",,Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,https://depts.washington.edu/hprc/programs-tools/pearls/
Promoting Healthy and Active Families (Familias Sanas y Activas),,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors, such as lack of physical activity, is higher for U.S. Latinos than non-Latinos. This difference is pronounced for people living in U.S.-Mexico border communities where few resources and infrastructure support for physical activity are available.Researchers are implementing a program, Familias Sanas y Activas, to promote physical activity by partnering with three agencies: Chula Vista Community Collaborative, Casa Familiar, and San Ysidro Health Center. The program builds on the centers previous core project by funding three site coordinators who provide infrastructure support and maintain the program in the community. The coordinators train volunteer promotores (health promoters) from the South Bay region of southern California to conduct free, weekly physical activity classes open to the public at community locations such as parks or recreation centers. Participants receive a backpack, a T-shirt, a resistance band and instructions, a community resource guide for physical activity, and self-monitoring checklists. Doctors at the San Ysidro Health Center are trained to encourage their patients to be physically active. Use of the training is tracked at the clinic and by asking the health centers clients if their doctor discussed physical activity with them.Before the program starts and at 6 and 12 months after the program, activity measures (minutes per week spent active at work, in transport, and during leisure) will be compared between participants and nonparticipants. Additional physical measures (heart rate, strength, flexibility, height, weight, and waist circumference) also will be compared. Features of the communities and parks, such as number of residents using the parks and park improvements, are observed before, during, and after the program using an observation method called System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities. By participating in Familias Sanas y Activas, the three community organizations, the trainers and promotores, and the health care providers increase their capacity to advocate for environmental changes that support physical activity.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity","Adolescents,Adults,Hispanic or Latino,Migrant or refugee,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,,,Guadalupe Ayala / ayala@mail.sdsu.edu,
Promoting Healthy Paths to Work for Urban Youth: The Grads2Careers Model,Johns Hopkins University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Johns Hopkins University Center for Adolescent Health (CAH) will partner with the Mayors Office for Employment Development and Baltimore City Public Schools, a citywide collaborative known as Baltimores Promise, to launch the Grads2Careers program. Grads2Careers will provide paths to employment with a living wage to address mental health issues associated with chronic stress and trauma related to the transition from secondary school to work. CAH aims to assess whether Grads2Careers program participation will reduce the relation of mental, reproductive, and physical health problems to unemployment and health problems during the two-year longitudinal study. CAH will also conduct a cost analysis to guide and support future program use and disseminate research findings and products widely and initiate translation activities to achieve large-scale intervention replication and adoption in other cities.",,,Mental health,Adults,,Other,,,Philip Leaf / pleaf@jhsph.edu,
Promoting HPV Vaccines in Washington's East African Communities,University of Washington,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"King County, Washington, has a large East African immigrant population, with an estimated 26,000 people of Somali, Ethiopian, or Eritrean descent. This research will develop, implement and evaluate a multilevel communications program to promote HPV vaccination among Somali, Ethiopian, and Eritrean adolescents. The study will use an approach showing evidence of effectiveness and will be culturally targeted to mothers and their adolescent children (11-17 years of age), as well as healthcare providers who serve clients in these ethnic communities. The program will include interactive education for mothers, a comic book for adolescents, and an online CME course for healthcare providers. The program for mothers and adolescents will be delivered via 12 community dinners held for mothers and their unvaccinated 11- through 17-year-old children. Providers will be recruited to take the online CME course. Through surveys, the project will evaluate the:  Impact of the educational forums on mothers HPV-related knowledge, acceptability,
 misconceptions, and perceived ability to engage and communicate with their healthcare providers Impact of the comic book on adolescents knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccines, perceptions of HPV, and benefits of HPV vaccinesImpact of the online CME course on healthcare providers HPV vaccine knowledge and perceived ability to communicate strong HPV vaccine recommendations to parents and adolescents in the target communities. 
 
 
 
 
 
 As a
 secondary aim, the project will use state vaccine registry data to identify characteristics
 of mothers that predict HPV vaccination among their adolescents for 6 months
 after the program. The research is expected to result in approaches that will
 reduce barriers to HPV vaccination in the target communities. Educational
 materials and results will be broadly shared in the target communities and made
 available to other communities in the US.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,African",,Health care center/facility,,,Rachel Winer / rlw@uw.edu,
Promoting Older Adults Use of Clinical Preventive Services,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Prevention and early detection of chronic diseases can markedly reduce disability and deathamong older adults. Colorectal cancer screening, pneumonia and influenza immunizations, smoking cessation counseling, and other clinical preventive services (CPS) have been shown by numerous studies to be effective; however, rates of using CPS are low, particularly among older adult members of racial and ethnic minority groups. Recent legislation that eliminated Medicare copayments and deductibles for CPS will help reduce financial barriers for older adults. But financial barriers are only one cause of low CPS use, and communities need to learn how they can encourage and facilitate older adults use of these services.In this research project, center staff will identify effective interventions in the community that increase CPS use among older adults and will assess the programs reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance. The center staff also will prioritize the programs by how well they promote equitable use of CPS. The project will emphasize interventions that promote the uptake of two or more types of CPS.The researchers are identifying interventions described in scientific literature, reports, and news articles as well as interventions recommended by community leaders familiar with promising local programs. A panel of six experts is helping the research team decide which programs to include in the review, apply the RE-AIM criteria to review the programs, develop a scoring system that will help prioritize the interventions, make a list of recommendations, and conduct dissemination.",,,Aging,Older adults,,,"County,State,Urban",,Steven Wallace / swallace@ucla.edu,
Promoting Physical Activity to Prevent Obesity and Chronic Disease in Brazil and Mexico,Washington University in St. Louis,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease is high in the Americas. Public health practitioners in the United States can refer to the Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) to find the types of interventions shown to reduce the risks of these diseases under specific conditions. Researchers from the St. Louis and San Diego Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) are working with partners in Brazil and Mexico to develop intervention reference guides similar to the Community Guide, for use in the two Latin-American countries. Since 2005, the St. Louis PRC staff  have  been working with partners in Brazil to develop the Guide for Useful Interventions for Physical Activity (GUIA). Researchers from the San Diego PRC are working with the Mexican Ministry of Health (MMH), Mexicos National Public Health Institute (NPHI), and other agencies to produce a comparable resource of interventions for the Mexican population and Latino communities in the United States.In developing the GUIA, the St. Louis PRC staff and their partners in Brazil reviewed scientific literature in Spanish, Portuguese, and English and found several sufficiently tested physical-activity interventions that show promise for broad-scale use. In the current phase of the study, the St. Louis PRC researchers are surveying how well local primary-care practitioners encourage their patients to get more physical activity as well as what  counseling techniques they use. Survey results will be used to develop community-based demonstration projects. Findings will be disseminated through a Web site, training manuals, peer-reviewed publications, and other strategies.The San Diego PRC staff are collaborating with state health departments in California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Together, the partners will perform a Spanish- and English-language literature search of public health studies conducted in Mexican communities and in U.S. Latino populations. When the partnerships have been established and the literature search is finished, the researchers will develop community demonstration projects based on the promising physical activity studies found during the literature review. The researchers also may trace obesity risks among populations in Mexico and the United States to determine why the risk rises among Latin Americans who immigrate to the United States.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",Hispanic or Latino,,,"City/Town,Urban",,Elizabeth Baker / bakerpa@slu.edu,
Promoting the Use of Dual-Protection Strategies to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies and STDs Among Young African-American Women,Emory University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Developmental changes and peer influences put young women at risk for unintended pregnancy and for contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including  Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). African-American women in the Southeast are at highest risk; for example, rates of HIV infection and pregnancy are higher than the national average. Hormonal and long-acting contraceptive use protects against pregnancy and condoms prevent pregnancy and STDs, but many young women do not use these strategies to prevent pregnancy and STDs. Counseling that promotes dual-protection strategies (consistent condom use and another birth control method) is recommended for young women.In focus groups with African-American females aged 15 to 24 who attend family planning clinics, researchers assess current use of dual-protection strategies as well as knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes toward different strategies to prevent pregnancy and STDs. The researchers also use in-depth interviews with providers who offer contraceptive or STD/HIV counseling to determine their perceptions of clients needs and factors that influence their current counseling practices. Data from the focus groups and interviews are used to create surveys that measure factors influencing young African-American womens use of dual-protection strategies, as well as to inform future interventions and policies.Young women are recruited in reproductive health clinics and asked to take the survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about dual protection strategies. Participants use a computer in the clinic and take the survey by using a program that displays each question and asks it aloud, and then prompts the participant for answer. Providers receive a Web-based survey that addresses their knowledge, professional guidelines, perceived barriers, and practices associated with dual-protection counseling.Researchers will present the results to young African-American women and to two separate expert panels of key personnel from regional health departments. Panelists will discuss optimal dual-protection strategies, characteristics of future interventions, policy development, and dissemination.",,,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American,Female,Male",,Health care center/facility,,,Ralph DiClemente / rdiclem@sph.emory.edu,
Promotor(a) Community Health Manual: Developing a Community-Based Diabetes Self Management Program,University of Arizona,2022,,"Guide, manual, or plan","The purpose of this manual is to serve as a guide and support  promotores/as de salud (community health workers), their supervisors, and their organizations in creating or refining a community-based diabetes self-management program. This will serve as a guide for other communities that may want to develop a similar program.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Pre-Diabetes/Diabetes,Adults,Community-clinical linkages,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Other",National,,Maia Ingram / maiai@u.arizona.edu,https://azprc.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/documents/MANUAL-DE-LA-PROMOTORA-ENGLISH.pdf
Prospective Study Of Immune Response to Chlamydial Infection,University of Alabama at Birmingham,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham: Center for the Study of Community Health aim to compare the performance of two new chlamydia serology tests. Researchers will also evaluate the immune response to chlamydia and factors related to immunity.Researchers will compare the performance of two chlamydia serology tests developed in their laboratory to determine test sensitivity, specificity and other test characteristics. Researchers will also measure markers of chlamydia immune response in two groups of women (women who screen positive for chlamydia infection and are returning for treatment and female sex partners of male patients with confirmed chlamydia infection). Study findings will:;Inform the development and improvement of chlamydia prevention strategies ;Inform public health practitioners of how new chlamydia serology tests can best be used to monitor population-level trends in chlamydia infection and evaluate program impact",,Researchers and evaluators,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,Adults,Female,Male",,Health care center/facility,,,William Geisler / wgeisler@uab.edu,
Provider and Public Health Input for Vaccine Policy Decisions,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Every year of this 4-year project, up to 4 studies are conducted among health care providers and policymakers on issues critical to CDCs National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. The goal is to understand health care providers attitudes, behaviors, and barriers related to immunization delivery. The specific focus of each study is determined by CDC in collaboration with a team of external researchers. Researchers are recruiting a network of pediatricians, family practitioners, and general internists who commit to responding rapidly to issue-specific surveys. The arrangement allows studies to be conducted on short notice in response to new immunization recommendations, vaccine supply problems, changes in state or federal immunization policies, or new trends in insurance coverage. Rapid reporting allows CDC to apply results to current and future efforts in child and adult immunization, including policy recommendations for new vaccines, strategies to improve immunization coverage, contingency plans for urgent issues, and public health messages to promote immunization. Researchers will conduct a minimum of3 surveys or qualitative studies about immunization delivery policy each year with physicians in1-3 of the specialties of interest and quickly report results to the CDC and the national associations that represent members of the specialty disciplines.",,,,,,,,,Allison Kempe / kempe.allison@tchden.org,
Public Health Departments and Public Libraries,"University of Iowa,Other",2022,,"Communications product,Toolkit or workbook","This webpage provides information and resources on the collaboration between public health and libraries, including a toolkit, podcast series, and informational video. Practitioners can use these resources to facilitate collaboration between their libraries and public health programs.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,,,,,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://www.mphtc.org/libraries/
Public Health Learning Agenda: A Toolkit for Building an Adaptive Public Health Workforce,"University of Illinois Chicago,Other",2020,,Toolkit or workbook,"The purpose of this toolkit is to help public health organizations and their partners envision how the public health workforce can address and achieve systems change. The toolkit includes a conceptual Learning Framework, which illustrates the concepts behind the Learning Agenda, and the process planning tools necessary for public health leaders and workforce development specialist to accomplish the steps of the Learning Agenda.",Website,Public health practitioners,,,,Other,National,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://publichealthlearningagenda.org
Public Health Learning LMS,University of Illinois Chicago,2019,,Training or technical assistance,This is a Learning Management System (LMS) training website that supports and provides competency-based online continuing education (CE) for the public health workforce. This can be used as a training portal for public health researchers and practitioners.,Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",,Adults,Community-clinical linkages,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Other,Workplace",National,,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://www.publichealthlearning.com/
Putting Public Health Evidence in Action to Prevent and Control Cancer,University of Washington,2020,,Training or technical assistance,"An interactive training curriculum to support community program planners and health educators in developing skills in using evidence-based approaches and learning about new tools for planning and evaluating community health interventions. This can be used by public health professionals for education, training, research and program implementation.",Audio or video,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Cancer,Adults,,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,In-home care,Other,Place of worship,Assisted/group living,Workplace","International,National,State",,Peggy Hannon / hprc@uw.edu,https://cpcrn.org/training
Putting Public Health Evidence in Action Training,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2020,,Training or technical assistance,"The Cancer Prevention Control and Research Network has created an interactive training curriculum to support community program planners, health educators and practitioners in developing capacity to use evidence-based approaches to improve the health of their community. This curriculum provides the background and tools needed for planning, implementing, and evaluating community health interventions.",Website,Public health practitioners,,,"Community-clinical linkages,Social connectedness",,"International,National","Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Becky Lee / beckylee@unc.edu,https://cpcrn.org/training
Q&A: Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy,University of Iowa,2021,,Communications product,"This news article provides information in a Q&A format about why people may not feel confident in COVID-19 vaccines, what messages public health needs to deliver, and how to discuss vaccines with those who are hesitant based on University of Iowa research.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,,Community/Community center,,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/qa%20addressing-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy/
Quantifying the Burden of Epilepsy Using Novel Data Sources,Emory University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Nearly 3 million adults in the UnitedStatescurrently live with active epilepsy, adiversegroup of chronic disorders with multiplecauses. Emory PreventionResearchCenterwill use novel datasets to estimate the prevalence of epilepsy, the prevalence of comorbidities among patientswith epilepsy, health care use and costs attributable to epilepsy, theeffectof epilepsy on employment and access to care, and the prevalence and burden of epilepsy by state and county.Researchers will use three types of data: 1) The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, an annual survey of US households that collects data on insurance status and health care use. The survey is useful for characterizing the prevalence of epilepsy and itseffecton costs, employment, and access to care. 2) All-payer state claims data and state discharge data capture insurance claims from a wide range of insurance plans. Thedata isuseful for characterizing the prevalence of epilepsy and its impact on health care use and costs. 3) The Minimum Data Set, which captures clinical assessments of nursing home residents. People with epilepsy face a greater risk of nursing home admission and the Minimum Data Set will be used to assess the prevalence of epilepsy in this population.",,,Epilepsy,"Adults,Older adults",,,National,,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@sph.emory,
Quitline Registries for Continuously Engaging Participants in Smoking Cessation,University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In the United States, 1 of 5 adults are current smokers and tobacco use remains the leading cause of disease, death, and disability. In 2010, 68.8% of adult smokers self-reported the desire to quit smoking[SH1]. Because tobacco use is a chronic and addictive behavior, many attempts to quit are often required before most smokers are successful. Quitlines, toll-free telephone services that aim to provide support for smoking cessation, are often used by smokers who seek to quit. Quitline services are generally provided, however, only for a short period of time after initial contact, and the majority of quitline callers relapse.Quitline service providers collect contact information that could be used to re-engage relapsed smokers in smoking cessation activity, but this information is currently under used and represents a missed opportunity for helping smokers successfully quit. In an effort to reduce the number of smokers who relapse by providing more effective messaging strategies to help them quit, researchers at the University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center will design, develop, and test a national, web-based, voluntary registry (QuitConnect) so that smokers can sign up and receive ongoing help with quitting. The registry will be designed for re-engaging unsuccessful quitters in continued cessation efforts, providing information to former smokers who might be recruited for relapse prevention, and promoting cessation to friends and family members who still smoke, or who might benefit from information on early detection of diseases caused by using tobacco (i.e., lung cancer screening).To achieve this goal, the primary aims for this project are to1. Assess quitline stakeholder support and obtain consensus for the features necessary to create a functional national registry that will engage a breadth of states with diverse resources, needs, information technology infrastructures, and quitline service providers. 2. Establish an information technology platform from which coordinated, nationwide outreach campaigns can be efficiently launched in coordination with CDC and other national agencies (e.g., National Cancer Institute, FDA's Center for Tobacco Products). 3. Test a national voluntary registry database for use in future outreach initiatives through an outreach campaign that involves assessing different outreach methods and messaging strategies.To accomplish these aims, researchers will use a participatory, mixed-methods approach that includes active collaboration with quitline stakeholders, especially the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC). NAQC has extensive experience facilitating information exchange, promoting quitline effectiveness, and building consensus for coordinated activities among quitlines in the United States. This approach also recognizes the diversity of quitlines in terms of resources, technical capacity, and quitline service providers (n=15), with the aim of establishing a registry platform that will facilitate coordinated national outreach efforts. Based on the results of this project, recommendations will be made regarding further enhancements of the registry to maximize engagement by states across a diverse range of quitline resources and quitline service providers.",,Researchers and evaluators,Tobacco,,,,,,Jim Thrasher / thrasher@mailbox.sc.edu,
REACH - COVID and Flu Vaccine Supplement Listening Sessions Report,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,2022,,Report,"The UNM Prevention Research Center conducted listening sessions focused on COVID-19 and flu vaccine confidence. The sessions identified barriers and concerns about the COVID-19 and flu vaccines, and strategies for increasing vaccine confidence in Hispanic, Native American and Black/African/African American communities in New Mexico.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",COVID-19,"Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American,American Indian or Alaska Native,Children,Hispanic or Latino,Older adults",Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,State,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Theresa Cruz / thcruz@salud.unm.edu,https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=prc-reports-documents
Reaching Immigrants through Community Empowerment (RICE),,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"People from Korea and South Asia who emigrate to the West may become at increased risk of developing diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, due to changes in dietary and physical activity practices. The average body mass index for members of these Asian immigrant communities increases with each new generation, which increases the risk for chronic disease.Researchers are assessing the needs and resources of selected Asian immigrant communities in New York City to determine the communities health behaviors and capacity for making personal, policy, and environmental changes. To help promote change, the researchers are establishing Project RICE (Reaching Immigrants through Community Empowerment), a program in which community health workers (CHWs) deliver a diabetes-prevention intervention.In the first phase of the study, CHWs receive training on many topics, including conducting focus groups and interviews, and administering surveys. Researchers want to learn about local access to health care and the barriers that members of these communities face, their attitudes toward diabetes prevention, and their behaviors that can affect their risk of developing the disease. Because respondents may have limited English proficiency, surveys and focus groups are conducted in native languages as needed. Participants receive phone cards or other small incentives for their input. The researchers use the information collected to design or select an intervention.CHWs deliver the selected intervention as a six-month programseveral times over 36 monthsto different groups of participants. In total, 120 Korean individuals and 120 South Asian individuals will participate in the program; each set of 120 is compared with a control group. Items for comparison include steps the participants are taking to stay healthy, such as being screened for diabetes and whether their spouse and friends support their healthy habits.The researchers hypothesize that after receiving the intervention, the participants will know more about diabetes and how to prevent it and that they will increase exercise, follow a healthy diet, and successfully navigate the health care system. The investigators anticipate that people who receive the intervention will also improve their health and fitness indicators such as body mass index, hip-to-waist ratio, and glucose test results.The intervention will be implemented, tested, and evaluated using the RE-AIM framework (reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance).",,,"Heart disease & stroke,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,Asian,Migrant or refugee,Older adults",,,Urban,,Nadia Islam / nadia.islam@nyumc.org,
Reducing Obesity in Older Adults,University of Pittsburgh,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Obesity is common in older adults. As the epidemic is not lessening, it will become even more urgent an issue to address as the baby boomer generation reaches old age. In older adults, obesity threatens mobility directly and indirectly through multiple chronic diseases such as arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and lipid disorders. These conditions contribute substantially to disability. The American Society for Nutrition, The Obesity Society, and the American Heart Association all recommend weight loss with exercise for the management of obesity in older adults. This implementation project aims to focus on reducing obesity and subsequent chronic disease in older adults. The Look AHEAD clinical trial, a weight loss and physical activity intervention, was effective in preventing disabilityin people with type 2 diabetes.Therefore, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Prevention Research Center are adapting the program into an evidence-based weight management intervention called the Mobility and Vitality Lifestyle Program (MOVE UP) and implementing it in a community setting. Participants will include men and women ages 60-75 self-reporting less than 60 minutes a week of moderate, structured physical activity and a BMI between 27-45. MOVE UP will be implemented in Allegheny County. Participants will be recruited using recommendations from sites, newsletters or newsletter announcements, presentations at membership gatherings, targeted mailings to membership, and mailings to the population surrounding the site.MOVE UP content and training strategies will first be implemented in two sites in collaboration with current CAPH-PRC community health workers.During the first six months, there will be a focus on implementation of key lessons around diet/nutrition and physical activity.During full implementation, an assessment of participants dietary intake will be taken at baseline, 4, 8, and 12 months using the Diet History Questionnaire.Participants will be seen weekly in a group session during the first four months, biweekly for the next four months, and monthly for the remainder of the year. Each participant will receive written lessons at each session.Within intervention sessions, participants will receive information on calorie control, nutrition, physical activity and exercise, as well as safety.For diet, participants will be encouraged to consume 30 percent fewer calories from fat while maintaining an adequate protein intake. For physical activity, they will be encouraged to achieve an initial physical activity goal of 50 minutes a week and safely increase to 175 minutes a week. Researchers will conduct an evaluation to develop and disseminate sustainable obesity reduction strategies that have cost, organizational capacity, and program adaptation considerations.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Aging,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",Older adults,,,County,,Anne Newman / anewman@pitt.edu,
Reducing UV Exposure To Prevent Skin Cancer: Message Development And Testing,,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center aim to advance the knowledge of sun protection and indoor tanning behaviors among non-Hispanic white adults aged 18 to 49 years and develop testing of effective messages and communication strategies to increase the use of sun protection and reduce indoor tanning.The researchers plan to design and conduct assessments followed by a national online survey to examine knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about sun protection and indoor tanning. They will use the findings to develop skin cancer prevention messages that will be tested among non-Hispanic white adults aged 18 to 49 years. Message testing will evaluate adult behavior related to skin cancer risks. The researchers will engage key national skin cancer prevention organizations to share study findings. Research findings will increase current knowledge regarding the types of skin cancer prevention messaging strategies that are effective when targeting non-Hispanic white adults. The findings will also inform future skin cancer prevention interventions, as well as improve the way skin cancer prevention messages are framed on CDCs cancer website.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Adults,White",,,City/Town,,Karen Glanz / kglanz@upenn.edu,
Reducing Youth Exposure to Alcohol Marketing,Johns Hopkins University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Excessive alcohol consumption contributes to an average of 4,700 deaths among people under age 21 each year, and underage drinking cost the U.S. over $24.5 billion in 2006. Underage drinking is also associated with many other health risk behaviors, including high-risk sexual activity, smoking, and physical fighting. Even so, nearly 2 in 5 high school students in the U.S. report previous month alcohol consumption, and over 1 in 5 report previous month binge drinking (consuming 5 or more drinks in a row), usually on multiple occasions. Researchers at John Hopkins University: Center for Adolescent Health (CAH) Prevention Research Center aim to prevent excessive alcohol use, including underage drinking, by monitoring and reducing youth exposure to alcohol marketing, a known risk factor for underage drinking. Researchers will analyze existing sources of data on media exposure and explore new methods for monitoring youth exposure, particularly in new and emerging media environments. They will also assess the impact of strategies for reducing youth exposure to alcohol marketing and support strategies to prevent youth exposure to alcohol marketing into public health practice. Finally, researchers will train students, faculty, and other public health professionals in ways used to monitor youth exposure to alcohol marketing and ways to reduce this exposure.Youth exposure to alcohol advertising is a known risk factor for both youth starting to drink alcohol and the amount of alcohol consumed per drinking occasion. Yet, in 25 of the largest television markets in the U.S., almost 1 in 4 alcohol advertisements in a sample of national TV programs most popular with youth exceeded the alcohol industrys voluntary standards. The results from this research will help inform the ways to reduce youth exposure to alcohol marketing and help to reduce the risk of underage drinking.",,Researchers and evaluators,Substance use,"Adolescents,Children",,,,,David Jernigan / djerniga@jhsph.edu,
Reliability and Validity of BRFSS Questions on Heart Disease and Stroke,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a state-based telephone survey used to collect health behavior information from U.S. adults. A set of survey questions to assess the prevalence of heart disease and stroke, leading causes of death in the United States, was added to the BRFSS in 2005, but the reliability and validity of the questions have not yet been assessed.Researchers are administering the survey questions to a random sample of patients aged 45 years and older, of the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic (KSC) in Texas, to assess the reliability and validity of the BRFSS questions about heart disease and stroke. The KSC is a set of 19 clinics in the Houston area that serve a diverse group of 350,000 patients and employ doctors of many specialties.To select participants for the study, researchers review records to identify clinic patients who have had a heart attack, chest pain, or stroke in the last five years. Each participant is matched on age and gender to another person who does not have any heart conditions and has not had a stroke. Both groups answer selected questions from the BRFSS, including the set of questions about heart disease and stroke. The survey results are linked with clinical data from each patients electronic medical record (EMR) maintained by the KSC.Researchers assess how valid the questions are by determining if participants"" answers agree with the information on their EMRs. Researchers are also determining if the validity of the questions differs based on participants demographic characteristics (such as gender, age, race, and marital status), medical history, and responses to other BRFSS questions about stroke or about conditions such as high blood pressure and heart disease. One month after the study, a subset of the participants will answer the same set of BRFSS survey questions. By comparing these responses to the original answers, researchers will determine if the answers remain the same over time, and if the questions are, therefore, reliable.",,,Heart disease & stroke,"Adults,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,,,Pamela Diamond / Pamela.M.Diamond@uth.tmc.edu,
"Removing social, environmental and family barriers to childhood obesity prevention",University of Massachusetts Medical School,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Obesity is a major public health problem among adults and children in the U.S. Approximately one third of U.S. adults are obese, with another third overweight. Childhood obesity rates have tripled over the past three decades, with 42 percent of children currently overweight or obese.Rates are higher among racial/ethnic minorities.In children and adults, obesity is associated with multiple chronic diseases and health conditions, and shorter life expectancy. Obese children often experience social discrimination and decreased emotional well-being. The University of Massachusetts Worcester Prevention Research Center (UMW-PRC) will test the impact of a family-focused community health worker (CHW)-delivered intervention to promote the use of available healthy eating and physical activity resources among families in the Union Hill neighborhood of Worcester through improvements in social norms, parental efficiency to influence child obesity causing behaviors, and parenting skills. This approach will be compared to a CHW-delivered intervention that promotes positive child behavior. This intervention builds on a naturally occurring built-environment intervention in the neighborhood, consisting of initiatives led by the city of Worcester for crime reduction and economic development and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Mass in Motion (MiM) program that promotes healthy food access and built environment improvements. In addition, the UMW-PRC will use statewide child body mass index (BMI) data collected by the Department of Public Health in collaboration with public schools to compare the impact of the combined built environment interventions in Union Hill to the MiM program only implemented in comparable urban neighborhoods in MA. The study will evaluate the impact of the intervention on diet, physical activity and BMI measures on parent-child pairs, and application of built environment resources.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","African,Black or African American,Asian,Children,Female,Hispanic or Latino,Male,White",,Schools/Universities,,,Stephenie Lemon / stephenie.lemon@umassmed.edu,
Research and Practice with LGBTQ+ Populations: What You Need to Know,"University of Maryland, College Park",2020,,"Communications product,Other","This fact sheet provides information on sexual orientation and gender identity, the LGBTQ+ community, and the health needs of LGBTQ+ people. This factsheet can be used for educational and informational purposes.",PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",,"Adults,LGBTQ+",,Other,National,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Bradley Boekeloo / umd-prc@umd.edu,https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/26678/LGBTQ%20101%20Factsheet%20FINAL.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Research and Practice with LGBTQ+ Populations: What You Need to Know Fact Sheet,,2020,,Communications product,"This fact sheet provides public health practitioners and researchers basic information on sexual orientation and gender identity, the LGBTQ+ community, and the health needs of LGBTQ+ people",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Mental health,LGBTQ+,Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,,https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/26678/LGBTQ%20101%20Factsheet%20FINAL.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Research for HIV Testing,University of California-San Francisco,2021,,Communications product,"This social media booklet provides information about HIV testing research. Pracitioners can use this booklet to learn more about UCSF PRC and partners' research, provide materials in trainings/presentations, advocate for funding/services, write grants, develop new or modify existing HIV prevention programs, or connect with UCSF PRC researchers.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",HIV,,,Other,,Describe research,,https://prevention.ucsf.edu/sites/prevention.ucsf.edu/files/inline-files/2021%20NTHD%20booklet%20v5.pdf
Research for Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention,University of California-San Francisco,2021,,Communications product,"This social media booklet provides information about youth HIV/AIDS prevention research. Pracitioners can use this booklet to learn more about UCSF PRC and partners' research, provide materials in trainings/presentations, advocate for funding/services, write grants, develop new or modify existing HIV prevention programs, or connect with UCSF PRC researchers.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",HIV,"Adolescents,African,Black or African American",Community-clinical linkages,Other,,Describe research,,https://prevention.ucsf.edu/sites/prevention.ucsf.edu/files/inline-files/2021%20NYHAAD%20booklet%20v4.pdf
Rochester Accessibility Tool Press Release,"University of Rochester,Other",2022,,Communications product,"This press release provides information for public health practitioners and researchers about a user-friendly tool called the Rochester Accessibility Survey, to help create research surveys that are accessible for use with Deaf and DeafBlind people.","Audio or video,Website","Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Hearing Loss,Deaf or Hard of Hearing,,,,Help implement effective interventions,Steven Barnett / ncdhr@urmc.rochester.edu,https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/clinical-translational-science-institute/stories/june-2022/ur-ctsi-and-vanderbilt-team-up-to-make-surveys-mor.aspx
Rural Cancer Prevention Center  - Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer and Polyps,University of Kentucky,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is the second leading cancer killer for men and women in the U.S. combined. In rural areas, residents typically experience higher rates of colon cancer and death from colon cancer. In Appalachian Kentucky, for example, 21 of every 100,000 people die from colon cancer. This number exceeds the death rate for the entire state (18 per 100,000) and the U.S. (15 per 100,000). To address this public health concern, researchers from the University of Kentucky Prevention Research Center (PRC) plan to encourage widespread use of annual colon cancer screening with Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) in the Kentucky River Area Development District (KRADD). Researchers will compare a community-level FIT intervention in the KRADD to the standard use of FIT in a similar district called the Cumberland Valley Area Development District (CVADD). Local Health Departments in each district will be given FIT kits to distribute to people ages 50 to 75 who have not been screened for colon cancer. Each person who takes a kit will receive a reminder phone call to return their specimens, if they have not done so after seven days. The KRADD intervention will also link distribution to flu shot vaccinations and mammograms, use PRC staff community outreach, and 40 change agents (i.e., colon cancer survivors in the KRADD or those who received a colonoscopy with negative results) to promote FIT use. These approaches will be used until 500 test results are collected. Then, to achieve an effective model for annual screening with FIT, researchers will take a portion of the 500 and enroll them in a research study. The study will, - identify characteristics of good peer leaders in the KRADD to become change agents, - test a navigation strategy to get those who tested FIT-positive linked to counseling services and medical care, and - establish a social media approach, using Facebook, that will support annual repeat use of FIT. For both the CVADD and the KRADD, the amount of FIT specimens returned (i.e., rate will be calculated, number returned/number distributed), the percentage of those that are valid, and the time it took to return them will be collected and analyzed. The results will help determine community effect size differences for the KRADD intervention versus the standard of care approach used in the CVADD. After successful testing, researchers plan to disseminate and implement FIT statewide as well as throughout Central Appalachia.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,Older adults,,,Rural,,Richard Crosby / crosby@uky.edu,
School is in Session: An Update to the Current Status of School Vaccination Laws as COVID-19 Vaccines become available to More School-Aged Children,University of Illinois Chicago,2021,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This factsheet provides a snapshot of vaccine mandates, laws, exemption policies and COVID-19 specific laws. This can be used for COVID-19 vaccine information, resources and policy purposes.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",Children,Community-clinical linkages,Schools/Universities,"County,National,State",,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2021/10/Vaccine_Update_508.pdf
Screening Women for Chronic Diseases at Reproductive Health Clinics,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The family planning clinic at the Pitt County Health Department (PCHD) in North Carolina is federally funded, under a program to provide individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services, called Title X. Clients at this clinic are young, low-income, minority women who have a very high risk of obesity, heart disease, and stroke. These women often have limited access to good nutrition, to places for physical activity, and to other clinical settings for preventive health services to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke. Most Title X clinics do not screen for common risk factors such as abnormal blood lipids and glucose intolerance or diabetes when women come in to use reproductive health services. Staff are looking for ways to provide effective, relevant programs that integrate clinic and community resources, and to offer case management for women at significantly high risk of heart disease and stroke.In Phase I of this four-year project, researchers interview the PCHD health director, managers, and staff to find out about current programs to help lower health risks for women who visit the family planning clinic. Interviews with women aged 18;44 years who come to the clinic for reproductive health services will help researchers to discover what these clients value about preventing heart diseases and stroke and what might inhibit or encourage women to make lifestyle changes that can reduce their risk. Researchers also inventory resources in the region served by PCHD to find out how clinic-sponsored programs can connect women with places such as farmers markets with fresh produce and malls with walking programs that support healthy options for nutrition and physical exercise. Data from the interviews and the community assessment inform the development of a comprehensive risk reduction counseling program that will help women improve their diet and increase levels of physical activity.In Phase II, female clients will receive PCHD's standard screening for blood pressure, weight, and smoking plus blood tests for cholesterol and diabetes. In this phase, women with exceptionally high (or alert values) from screening enter a case management program supervised by clinic staff. This program will ensure that the women see the right specialists, keep follow-up appointments, and get help with recommended treatment at a local teaching hospital. One year later, researchers will rescreen these women to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. Researchers will also test the risk-reduction intervention from Phase I with 200 participants having alert values at screening and evaluate the intervention with measurements taken at baseline and two follow-up points.In Phase III, the risk-reduction intervention from Phase I will be disseminated in Spanish and English to other health departments. It will be tested for feasibility at Durham County Health Department by enrolling 25 Spanish- and 25 English-speaking study participants over a 6-month period.",,,"Heart disease & stroke,Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity,Tobacco","Adolescents,Adults,Female,Male",,Health care center/facility,"County,Rural,State",,Tom Keyserling / thomas_keyserling@med.unc.edu,
Serosorting and Other Seroadaptive Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in the US-designing a Brief Survey Tool for Use in Clinical Practice,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The goal of this study is to create a short survey tool to understand the behaviors of men who have sex with men (MSM). MSM patients sometimes use their HIV status to make decisions about their sexual behavior. The researchers want to test their short survey tool in a medical setting and in the community. The findings from the study will give doctors, nurses, and other health care workers a way to quickly and correctly determine MSM patient behaviors and habits. Understanding MSM behaviors and habits will help doctors, nurses, and other health care workers create specific and useful educational messages to help lower the chances of getting HIV.",,Researchers and evaluators,"HIV,Sexual health","Adults,Male",,Health care center/facility,City/Town,,Simona Kwon / simona.kwon@nyumc.org,
"Small Media Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening among Chinese Americans
Description",University of California-San Francisco,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"This research project will assess the use of bilingual materials to increase colorectal cancer screening among Chinese Americans. This project will revise these materials with input from Chinese American patients, as well as work with programmers on a mobile application and website to deliver this information. All print materials will be available in written English, traditional Chinese, and simplified Chinese; all audio will be available in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. The project will work with 3 healthcare systems to identify eligible Chinese American patients who are not up-to-date for colorectal cancer screening. Those in the intervention group will receive additional mail reminders for overdue screenings, along with the brochure and links to the mobile application and website tool. Both groups will receive usual care from the relevant healthcare system. The main outcome will be increased colorectal cancer screening. The researchers will also interview leaders of the 3 healthcare systems and 2 community-based organizations, as well as leaders of other healthcare systems and community organizations, to assess the barriers and facilitators that impact the interactions between community-based organizations and healthcare. This study will: Generate needed educational materials on colorectal cancer and its screening for Chinese Americans; Add to the scientific knowledge about effective health promotion interventions among Asian Americans; Help to create a possible model for collaborations between community-based organizations and healthcare systems.",,,Cancer,"Asian,Female,Male,Older adults",,"Health care center/facility,Workplace",,,Marguerita Lightfoot / mal@ucsf.edu,
Smoke Free Homes,Emory University,2022,,Infographic,This infographic describes the results of smoke free home intervention deliver through a 2-1-1 information and referral system. The simple program was found to be effective when delivered by 2-1-1 staff and can apply to populations across the U.S and was found to also be cost-effective.,Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Tobacco,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Female,Male,Older adults",Built environment,Other,"Rural,Urban",Increase awareness of effective approaches,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@emory.edu,https://web1.sph.emory.edu/eprc/docs/infographicSFH2.pdf
Smoking and Fire Risk in Your Apartment Community,Emory University,2020,,"Infographic,Template",This infographic contains county level specific data and quotes that can be used as a template for other localities to raise awareness of the value of implementing a smoke free home policy,Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Tobacco,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Female,Male,Older adults",Built environment,Other,"County,Rural,Urban",Increase awareness of effective approaches,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@emory.edu,https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/breatheeasygahomes/files/2022/01/CobbCounty-Fire-Infographic-Example.pdf
Smoking Cessation Program for Korean Americans,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Korean Americans are the fifth-largest group of Americans of Asian or Pacific Islander descent in the U.S. In this group, cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. In 2007, 21% of Korean-American adults in California smoked, compared with 14% of the overall California population. More than 70% of Korean Americans are foreign born. Among those who are age 25 or older, 28% do not speak English well and nearly 80% speak Korean at home. This language barrier can hamper effective healthcare delivery and health-related education. But Korean Americans are often comfortable using the Internet; they can search for information available in their language. Internet-based health promotion may be particularly useful to this group.A culturally appropriate, effective, and easily disseminated online smoking cessation program could help reduce smoking in the Korean-American community. During the center's previous core research project , the researchers chose a commercially available online smoking cessation program, adapted it for Korean Americans, and translated it into Korean. The previous study showed that, while only a minority completed the program, those who did were more likely to quit smoking for 30 days or longer one year after enrollment.The researchers are trying to determine how best to administer the latest version of this online program, Quitting Is Winning II. First, the structure and design of the program are revised and updated. Then, researchers modify the survey and incentives structure to determine which combination of the two is most successful in helping participants quit smoking.The investigators will also assess the prevalence of health conditions among the Korean-American smokers and determine whether these conditionsasthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, heart disease, and mental illnessmake it more difficult to quit smoking.",,,Tobacco,"Adults,Asian,Migrant or refugee,Older adults",,,,,Joel Moskowitz / jmm@uclink4.berkeley.edu,
SNAP-Ed Toolkit: Obesity Prevention Interventions and Evaluation Framework,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2022,,Framework or model,"The SNAP-Ed Toolkit includes a searchable database and information on over 100 evidence-based obesity prevention and policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) interventions for use by SNAP-Ed implementers. Additionally, it includes an interactive version of evaluation indicators from the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework and associated content from its Interpretive Guide. These combined resources guide and support the implementation, evaluation, and reporting of evidence-based SNAP-Ed programs, which are designed to help families on a limited budget make healthy eating and physical activity choices.",Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Overweight/Obesity,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Older adults","Built environment,Food security,Socioeconomic factors,Social connectedness","Child care,Schools/Universities,In-home care,Workplace",State,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",SNAP-Ed Administrator / snapedtoolkit@unc.edu,https://snapedtoolkit.org/
SNAP-Ed Toolkit: Tools for Online Education Delivery,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2021,,Toolkit or workbook,"This toolkit contains guides to help SNAP-Ed implementing agencies, sub-contractors and their staff members to become familiar with various online platforms develop content and share that content with their audiences. This toolkit can be used for educational and informational purposes.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners",,Adults,,Other,National,Help implement effective interventions,Alice Ammerman / hpdp@unc.edu,https://snapedtoolkit.org/tools-for-online-education-delivery/
"Social Connectedness, Multiple Chronic Conditions, and Epilepsy Incidence in Older Adults",University of Arizona,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Epilepsy is a neurologic disorder with multifactorial etiology, including medical and psychiatric conditions, and polypharmacy. Despite the rich literature describing the association between social connectedness/social isolation and the emotional well-being of persons with epilepsy (PWE), rarely have these been investigated as antecedents to epilepsy onset. This gap in knowledge is due in large part to the lack of existing data sources with the relevant social measures. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Prevention Research Center will construct an extensive data infrastructure by integrating the following data sources: Medicare records, American Community Survey, and National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) to identify constellations of risk and protective factors for/against epilepsy onset, including medical and psychiatric chronic conditions, polypharmacy, and social factors. The specific aims are: (1) Determine the incidence of epilepsy in U.S. older adults in 2019 in our cohort of Medicare beneficiaries, and within key demographic subgroups (age, sex, race/ethnicity, and residence in urban/rural areas); (2) identify constellations of risk and protective factors emanating from a) medical and psychiatric conditions, b) polypharmacy, and c) social connectedness that are associated with epilepsy incidence among older adults and determine how these vary by demographic and SES characteristics; and (3) Examine disparities in epilepsy incidence across the constellations of risk and protective factors identified in Aim 2. The findings will be highly instrumental in determining opportunities for targeted prevention and interventions for older adults with epilepsy.",,,Epilepsy,Older adults,,,,,Jeffrey T. Walker / jeffw@uab.edu,
Some Things are Better Outside: Smoke Free Homes,Emory University,2017,,Toolkit or workbook,This toolkit includes information about the dangers of smoking inside your house or apartment and contains a 5 step guide to make the transition to a smoke free home.,Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Tobacco,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Female,Male,Older adults",Built environment,"In-home care,Other","Rural,Urban",Help implement effective interventions,Michelle Kegler / mkegler@emory.edu,http://www.smokefreehomes.emory.edu/about_us/index.html
STANCE (Linking Systems To address ACEs iN Childhood Early on),Colorado School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The public health practice-based core research project is designed to reduce the intergenerational transmission of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in the San Luis Valley (SLV) of Colorado, which are modifiable risk factors that have
 a profound and lasting effect on a persons health. To accomplish this, the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center will use a community-engaged, stakeholder-driven, multi-level intervention, entitled STANCE (Linking Systems To address ACEs iN Childhood Early on).The STANCE intervention has three primary components: 1) Universal assessment of ACEs for all children aged zero to five and their primary caregivers, 2) Implementation of the pyramid model in early childcare education (ECE) settings to promote positive social-emotional development, and 3) a community-level social network analysis to leverage and strengthen the system of care to better meet the needs of children and families struggling with a high number of ACEs and associated downstream health outcomes. The primary effectiveness outcomes will be evaluated using a randomized design conducted in ~15 ECE centers (~730 children). A systems-change approach that marries preschools, community organizations, government agencies, policymakers, and researchers, will increase the chances for success for vulnerable children prior to the compounding effects of health problems caused by ACEs.",,,"Injury/violence,Mental health","Children,Infants or toddlers",,Child care,,,Jini Puma / jini.puma@cuanschutz.edu,
Strategy Profiles Improve Child Health - CHOICES Project,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,2022,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","These six strategy profiles on sugar drink excise tax, electronic decision support for pediatric medical providers, safe routes to school, promoting water consumption in schools, active physical education, and active recess describe the estimated benefits, activities, resources, and leadership needed for implementation to improve child health. The information available in each could be useful for decision makers and public health practitioners for planning and prioritization purposes.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",Children,"Built environment,Community-clinical linkages",Schools/Universities,"County,City/Town,State",Help implement effective interventions,Harvard Prevention Research Center / hprc@hsph.harvard.edu,https://choicesproject.org/news/profiles-for-six-strategies-improve-child-health/
Strength Through Youth Livin Empowered (STYLE),University of California-San Francisco,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Young Black men who have sex with men have high rates of HIV infection and are less likely to receive HIV treatment than men of other racial groups. Men who have sex with men (MSM) represented 61% of all new HIV infections in 2009, and 69% among individuals ages 13-29. New infections increased 34% among young MSM between 2006 and 2009, largely driven by a 48% increase among young black MSM during this time. More new infections occurred in 2009 among young black MSM than among any other age and racial group of MSM. Moreover, young Black MSM are seven times more likely to be unaware of their HIV infection, relative to young MSM of other ethnic or racial groups.Researchers have identified multiple reasons that affect HIV+ individuals links to care: seeking and maintaining care and antiretroviral treatment. The barriers to continuing care occur at different social levels and include: individual (ex. stigma), interpersonal (e.g., medical mistrust), social/ community level (e.g., lack of social support), and structural (e.g., lack of insurance or transportation to physician).The University of California, San Francisco PRC will implement the intervention, Strength Through Youth Livin Empowered (STYLE), which has shown to be effective in improving engagement in HIV healthcare among young HIV+ Black and Latino MSM. STYLE will address more broadly the HIV-related health disparities among African Americans. STYLE seeks to diagnose, engage, and retain HIV-positive young, black and Latino MSM in HIV primary care services. The STYLE project seeks to improve the health of HIV-positive young Black and Latino men by making these links between healthcare and community-based organizations in Almeda County, California and adjacent counties.",,Researchers and evaluators,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American,Hispanic or Latino,Male",,Health care center/facility,City/Town,,Marguerita Lightfoot / Marguerita.Lightfoot@ucsf.edu,
Strengthening Partnerships between Parents & Providers to Improve Adolescent Health,University of Minnesota,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Minnesota PRC will develop and pilot test a clinic-level intervention to increase the quality of preventive services, including the provision of time alone, for rural youth aged 11-17 while engaging parents in appropriate ways. This project is an intervention studies of adolescent preventive health services to include a focus on parent engagement and is designed to be replicable by rural clinics in other areas and disseminated through state, regional, and national partners. This study will be completed in partnership with primary care clinics in rural Minnesota. During the studys initial phase, intervention messages and strategies will be finalized through formative research with primary care providers, adolescents, and parents; and through guidance from participating clinic systems and rural primary care practice advisors. During the studys final phase, the intervention will be implemented & rigorously evaluated. The PRC will measure intervention effects on provider and clinic staff attitudes &amp; practices; adolescent ; parent experiences with the care that adolescents receive; and clinic-level provision of adolescent preventive services. Guided by the Knowledge to Action framework, the PRC will disseminate and translate study findings for community, practice, and academic audiences. Conducted with partners in rural Minnesota communities, this study will contribute to young peoples health, healthy development, and health equity, addressing multiple national health objectives and strategic priorities.",,,Sexual health,Adolescents,,Health care center/facility,Rural,,Annie-Laurie McRee / almcree@umn.edu,
STRIVE: Systematic Lupus Targets Related to Improving Vital Endpoints,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The New York University School of Medicine and The City University of New York Prevention Research Center (NYU-CUNY PRC) will expand the rich, longitudinal, and highly diverse NYU Lupus Registry, with new variables related to structural and individual social determinants of health and well-being. The NYU Lupus Registry is a living biorepository with patients of diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic status and includes data on race/ethnicity, gender, age at diagnosis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) classification criteria, medications, routine clinical and SLE labs, validated measures of disease activity and organ damage accrual, and patient-reported outcomes. The NYU-CUNY PRC will: (1) collect psychosocial and socioeconomic measures at individual and geographic levels to enhance understanding of SLE natural history and outcomes, such as the Everyday Discrimination Scale, physical activity, and perceived stress; and area-based measures calculated from Census data, including Area Deprivation Index; and (2) evaluate multi-level associations of biological and clinical variables with psychosocial and socioeconomic measures and their relationship with physical activity and health outcomes. This study will provide unique insights to improve care for patients with lupus while aiming to reduce disparities and open new avenues for research.",,,Other chronic condition or disease,,,,,,Lorna Thorpe / Lorna.Thorpe@nyulangone.org,
"Study estimates costs of treating and living with metastatic breast cancer will more than double between 2015 and 2030, due to increase in cases among younger women",University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2021,,Report,"A study from the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) estimates that annual costs associated with metastatic breast cancer among U.S. women will total $152.4 billion in 2030, nearly two and a half times the estimate for 2015 costs. Using U.S. Census data and projections as well as statistics from the National Cancer Institute, researchers created a model to estimate how the number of women affected by metastatic breast cancer will change between 2015 and 2030. Their model estimates that 158,997 women were living with the disease in 2015 and projects that number will be 246,194 in 2030, an increase of 54.8%.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Researchers and evaluators",Cancer,"Adults,Female,Male,Older adults",Socioeconomic factors,Other,National,Describe research,Stephanie Wheeler / stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu,https://hpdp.unc.edu/2021/07/study-estimates-costs-of-treating-and-living-with-metastatic-breast-cancer-will-more-than-double-between-2015-and-2030-due-to-increase-in-cases-among-younger-women/
Study of Patient Navigators with the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) and the Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP),University of Washington,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The primary aim of this research is to understand the types of patient navigators working with the National Breast and Cervical Early Detection and Colorectal Cancer Control Programs. This includes their background, roles and responsibilities, work environments and training and technical assistance needs. Patient navigators provide personal guidance as they move through the healthcare system. This information is vital for improving the delivery of patient navigation activities both inside and outside of health systems. When patient navigators training and resource needs are met and best-practices shared, cancer disparities may decrease. This study aims to: ; Identify patient navigators who are linked with the programs; Develop and conduct an online survey to assess patient navigators background, training, roles, responsibilities, work environment, and needs for information assistance; Interview a smaller group of about 30 survey respondents to understand key differences in their experiences, training, and assistance needs. The answers will also be reviewed according to categories such as practice setting (clinical versus non-clinical) and type of training (nurse v. health educator, for example).The proposed activities will add to the science of patient navigator involvement, support efforts to apply the findings in other locations, and optimize the delivery of navigator activities.",,,Cancer,"Adults,Female,Male",,Other,,,Wendy Barrington / wendybar@uw.edu,
"Study: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act led to significant decline in childhood obesity among children living in poverty","University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester",2020,,Communications product,"This article provides information to public health practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers about Harvard Prevention Research Center study showing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act led to significant decline in childhood obesity among children living in poverty.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity","Adolescents,Children","Food security,Socioeconomic factors",Schools/Universities,National,"Describe research,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Harvard Prevention Research Center / hprc@hsph.harvard.edu,https://www.food-management.com/k-12-schools/study-healthy-hunger-free-kids-act-led-significant-decline-childhood-obesity-among
Studying the Feasibility of Linking Large Medical Data Systems to Analyze Continuity of Services and Care,Emory University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides access to breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to underserved women across the country. These services include breast examinations by a clinician, mammograms, pap tests, pelvic examinations, further diagnostic testing if results are abnormal, and referrals for treatment. An estimated 8% - 11% of U.S. women of screening age are eligible to receive NBCCEDP services. Federal guidelines establish eligibility for uninsured and underinsured women at or below 250% of federal poverty level; ages 18-64 for cervical screening; ages 40-64 for breast screening. Medicare can continue coverage of these services when women reach age 65. The transition from one system of coverage to another is a time when women could miss screenings or not receive timely and appropriate follow-up. Researchers at Emory University PRC want to find out if 5,000 women covered under Georgias Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (GA BCCP), funded by NBCCEDP, continued with routine, age-appropriate screening and treatment (if needed) for breast and cervical cancer before, during, and after they transition to Medicare. To conduct this study, researchers are linking three data systemsone that contains screening and diagnostic records for women enrolled in BCCP, a second that has medical records for Medicare enrollees, and a third system that has state records of cancer diagnosis and treatment for all Georgia residents (Georgias Comprehensive Cancer Registry). Researchers will analyze the data to investigate cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment services and procedures that women receive as they transition from GA BCCP to Medicare. Researchers also will evaluate screening practices and medical treatment outcomes of women who age out of BCCP. Researchers will identify and report to CDC and GA BCCP cases in which women did not get the screening or care indicated by standard guidelines. Study findings may apply to all grantees of the CDCs NBCCEDP and aide in monitoring the continuity of breast and cervical cancer screening and care for women transitioning from BCCP coverage to Medicare anywhere in the country.",,,Cancer,"Adolescents,Adults,Female,Male,Older adults",,,,,E Kathleen / eadam01@emory.edu,
Supporting and Evaluating Initiatives to Prevent Over-service of Alcohol,University of Minnesota,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center proposes to conduct an evaluation of one type of over service enforcementplace of last drink (POLD) initiatives. In a POLD initiative, law enforcement agents ask about place of last drink when police respond to an alcohol-related incident (typically a traffic crash). These data are regularly monitored to identify patterns of over service of alcohol. Bars and restaurants regularly identified as a POLD may be required to train staff, face more targeted enforcement, or be given a fine or other penalty. Bars and restaurants not identified as a POLD may be recognized or rewarded for responsible alcohol service. The Minnesota POLD initiative began in 2014 and has several unique features: (1) an online tool that allows efficient recording and ongoing monitoring of POLD data within and across communities, (2) communities sharing their POLD data so they can work together to address over service issues crossing community borders, and (3) collection of POLD information for all alcohol-related incidents (e.g., assaults) rather than only alcohol-impaired driving. They propose a two-year study to assess the following aims: (1) evaluate effects of POLD enforcement on traffic crashes and other alcohol-related problems, (2) assess implementation of the Minnesota POLD initiative and whether implementation quality varies across sites, and (3) disseminate study results widely to a national audience. These aims will help us meet the objectives specified in Special Interest Project 19-012: (1) evaluate effectiveness of a population-based strategy to reduce over serviceand (2) prepare materials to disseminate study findings.",,,Substance use,,,,,,Traci Toomey / toome001@umn.edu,
Supporting Community Health Impact Assessments,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"A health impact assessment (HIA) attempts to determine the public-health effects of community changes. When researchers conduct an HIA, they usually follow a five-step process of screening, scoping, analyzing, reporting, and evaluating. Researchers often encourage many community partners to participate in the HIA so that many stakeholders will share findings and discuss them with community decision makers. Researchers who have conducted HIAs of industrial noise, air quality, and public housing redevelopment are now studying the possible health effects of conforming to two California laws mandating that greenhouse gas emissions are cut by 25 to 30 percent by the year 2020. Options for meeting this goal may include allowing local industries to trade emission credits with each other, setting a tax on carbon-based emissions, and changing transportation and land-use policies. The researchers will conduct two HIAs that can help communities decide which strategies are best for reducing greenhouse gases.In the first study, the researchers will partner with a San Francisco Bay Area public health department to do a countywide analysis of the health impacts of Californias Assembly Bill 32: the Global Warming Solutions Act. In the second study, representatives from several neighboring communities, local partners, and the Bay Area Public Health Officers will form a working group and conduct an HIA on California SB375: legislation that requires new land-use policy and environmentally friendly communities to cut emissions.The researchers also will provide HIA training to graduate students and community leaders. As part of a combined degree program in community planning and public health, graduate students at the PRCs host university can receive HIA training and work with community members to complete an HIA project as a summer internship. In the community, the PRC staff will train and mentor local partners who may have identified HIA topics of their own but do not feel confident conducting an HIA by themselves.",,,Nutrition,,,,"County,City/Town,State",,Edmond Seto / seto@berkeley.edu,
"Surveillance of Indoor Tanning Practices, Characteristics, and behaviors among young adults to inform future public health policy efforts",,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Indoor tanning exposes users to harmful rays that damage the skin and can lead to cancer. Indoor tanning before age 30 increases the risk of melanoma by 75%. More than 30 states regulate indoor tanning for minors (aged 17 years and younger). Additionally, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes a 10% excise tax on indoor tanning services. While the potential effects of the state regulations and excise tax on indoor tanning among minors are presently unknown, the policies may not have much impact on the indoor tanning behaviors of young adults (aged 18;25 years). Unsupervised indoor tanning devices are being offered as an additional amenity in residences that cater to young adults, particularly college students, limiting the effectiveness of the state regulations. Residents can often use the tanning devices free of charge, limiting the effectiveness of the excise tax. The availability and use of unsupervised indoor tanning in the United States has yet to be studied. This study will help researchers determine the characteristics of young adult indoor tanners, their social environment, and their patterns of and reasons for use. The study also will help researchers examine the relationships between environmental factors (e.g., facility density, cost, advertising, legislation, availability of unsupervised devices) and indoor tanning device use among young adults. Researchers will determine their access to tanning beds (particularly access to unsupervised tanning beds) in urban and rural areas of two regions in the United States (Northeast and Southeast) and identify promising policy and communication strategies to reduce indoor tanning among this age group. Researchers will attempt to identify unsupervised tanning devices by surveying people who use them and the businesses that have been reported to have unsupervised tanning (e.g., apartment complexes, college campuses, salons). Geographic information systems (GIS) will be used to map both supervised and unsupervised facilities and map their proximity to high schools and colleges. Researchers will also identify the types of media (i.e., television, movies, Internet, and music, etc.) that are most popular among young adults to determine which communication channels would be most effective in reaching this demographic in efforts to develop a social marketing strategy to counteract existing messages from the media and indoor tanning industry that promote its use. Young adults who use indoor tanning facilities (aged 18;25 years) will be asked to answer questions about their frequency and location of using supervised and unsupervised indoor tanning facilities. Participants will be recruited from urban and rural areas around Worcester, Massachusetts, and Johnson City, Tennessee. Researchers aim to ensure half of the participants are people who use supervised tanning facilities and the other half are people who use unsupervised tanning facilities. Researchers will talk with participants who have used unsupervised tanning facilities to assess the reason why people use unsupervised tanning facilities, their perceived barriers to using supervised tanning facilities, their reactions to possible future regulation of tanning facilities, and possible strategies to deter using indoor tanning facilities. The data from the study will help researchers understand indoor tanning use among young adults and the accessibility of indoor tanning facilities. The results of this study could inform national policy and programs designed to reduce the use of indoor tanning devices among young adults. Researchers hope the findings lay the foundation for developing effective and innovative interventions that limit the negative health effects of indoor tanning.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,Adults,,Schools/Universities,"Rural,Urban",,Sherry Pagoto / sherry.pagoto@umassmed.edu,
Systematic Review of Implementation Measures Used in Health Policy Studies,Washington University in St. Louis,2020,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This website can be used to help policy researchers, evaluators, and implementation science researchers identify and select measures to assess the implementation of health policies in a variety of settings (e.g., hospitals, outpatient clinics, neighborhoods, schools).",Website,Researchers and evaluators,,,,,,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems,Peg Allen / pegallen@wustl.edu,https://www.health-policy-measures.org
Tailoring a Parenting Program to Promote Healthy Development Among Refugee Families: A Task Shifting Approach,Georgia State University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Prevention Research Center at Georgia State will adapt and test an evidence-based parenting program, SafeCare in a refugee resettlement community in Clarkston, Georgia. The specific aims are to: 1) create culturally appropriate adaptations of the SafeCare model following Barrera and Castos cultural adaptation process; 2) develop and test two models of SafeCare implementation using a mixed methods design to create translated and culturally competent versions of the program for four nationalities (Burmese, Congolese, Somalian, and Syrian), and examine the differences in implementation metrics and family outcomes; and 3) identify broader factors that influence program delivery and outcomes to be targeted for intervention through the employment of
 a mixed-method study and collection of quantitative data (survey) from an additional 120 families who refuse the intervention, and qualitative data from families and providers regarding intervention effectiveness and barriers. The two models that will be tested in Aim 2 are standard implementation, which involves service delivery by community-based service providers (CBSP); and task shifting (TS), which involves moving tasks that can be performed by less trained personnel, including community members.",,,,,,Other,,,Dan Whitaker / dwhitaker@gsu.edu,
Take Charge: Implementing a Campus and Community HIV Testing Strategy to Reduce the Burden of HIV/AIDS in Vulnerable Populations,Morehouse School of Medicine,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The Morehouse School of Medicine PRC will scale up a culturally relevant intervention, Project Take Charge, to reduce the burden of HIV in vulnerable populations. Project Take Charge is an evidence-based HIV testing, education, and condom distribution intervention. The PRC will implement Project Take Charge in three Atlanta-based historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and one rural school to generate novel data on HIV testing, identify HIV positive persons; provide health education to reduce engagement in risky sexual behaviors and evaluate fidelity, impact, and cost, identify the facilitators and barriers to implementation in a new rural site and an urban commuter campus using a mixed-methods data collection approach, and assess the effectiveness of condom distribution. A toolkit for dissemination to guide implementation of Project Take Charge in other minority-serving institutions (MSI) communities across the country will also be developed.",,,"HIV,Sexual health","Adults,African,Black or African American",,Schools/Universities,,,Rhonda Holliday / rholliday@msm.edu,
Targeted taxes and school lunch policies benefit low-income populations,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,2020,,Communications product,"This press release provides information for public health practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers about studies showing that targeted taxes on sweetened beverages and policies that strengthen nutritional standards for meals and beverages at schools may be effective tools for decreasing the purchase of sweetened drinks and reducing obesity among children living in poverty.",Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity",Children,Food security,,,Describe research,Harvard Prevention Research Center / hprc@hsph.harvard.edu,https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/targeted-taxes-school-lunch-policies/
"Targeting Treatment Gaps: Describing When, How Quickly, And Why People With Epilepsy Are Referred for Specialty Care.",Case Western Reserve University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"People with epilepsy experience health, social, and economic challenges. They experience these challenges despite treatment advances, public awareness programs, and expanded rights for people with disabilities. The 2012 Institute of Medicine Report on the Public Health Dimensions of the Epilepsies prioritized the need to assess differences in the use of epilepsy health care services. A special emphasis was placed on underserved populations with the goal of identifying best practices and improve quality of care. This study aims to use existing data (i.e., claims data, electronic records in a health care system, or a registry of epilepsy cases) to describe when, how quickly, and why people with epilepsy are referred for specialist care (e.g., a neurologist). Findings from this study can be used to make health system changes that can lead to more appropriate and timely diagnosis and treatment to improve health outcomes in people with epilepsy. This is a joint project with the Case Western Reserve University Prevention Research Center.",,,Epilepsy,"Adolescents,Adults,Children,Female,Infants or toddlers,Male,Older adults",,Other,,,Barbara Jobst / barbara.c.jobst@hitchcock.org,
"TelePEARLS (Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives) Guidelines","University of Washington,Other",2021,,Communications product,"This webpage provides information on providing health promotion programs, including PEARLS, during the COVID-19 pandemic.",Website,Public health practitioners,"Aging,Mental health",Older adults,Social connectedness,,,Help implement effective interventions,,https://www.ncoa.org/article/evidence-based-program-pearls-program-to-encourage-active-rewarding-lives
Testing New Strategies to Improve Attitudes toward Epilepsy,Case Western Reserve University,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Stigma can create challenges for people with epilepsy. Improving attitudes towards epilepsy may reduce the effects of stigma and improve health and quality of life among people with epilepsy. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University: Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods aim to examine myths and negative attitudes about epilepsy in young adults 18-29 years old, and to develop and test new communication strategies to change negative attitudes about epilepsy. These new communication strategies will be based on stigma and decision-theory research, and related disciplines.Researchers will review literature and seek input from community members, both with and without epilepsy. Based on the findings, researchers plan to develop and test two new web-based communication strategies. The project team plans to use the results to form recommendations for communication strategies that have real potential to change negative attitudes towards epilepsy and create more socially inclusive environments for people with epilepsy.The results will be used to form recommendations for communication strategies to: Guide educational and public awareness efforts; Change negative attitudes towards epilepsy; Create more socially inclusive environments for people with epilepsyThe Institute of Medicine Report (IOM), Epilepsy Across the Spectrum (2012), highlights the negative effects of stigma on people with epilepsy, such as increasing social isolation, limiting opportunities for employment, housing, and access to medical care, and potentially increasing risk for coexisting physical disease. Successful efforts to decrease stigma helps to create a more complete environment for people with epilepsy where they can be more comfortable in fully participating in daily activities.",,Researchers and evaluators,Epilepsy,Adults,,,,,Martha Sajatovic / mxs52@case.edu,
Text2LiveHealthy,Colorado School of Public Health,2018,,,"The Text2LiveHealthy (T2LH) intervention is a digital health outreach effort designed to increase family consumption of fruits and vegetables, increase physical activity among the entire family, and increase family consumption of water while decreasing consumption of sugary beverages. The messages sent out through T2LH are grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior Change and is availabe in English and Spanish.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,Children",Food security,"Child care,Schools/Universities",,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Beth Watts / Elizabeth.watts@ucdenver.edu,https://snapedtoolkit.org/interventions/programs/text2livehealthy/
"The American Health Podcast: Preventing Suicide, Part 3: Helping Youth Build Resilience and Avoid Suicide",Johns Hopkins University,2019,,Communications product,"The American Health Podcast is created by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, a project of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Initiative works to tackle some of the most pressing challenges to public health in the United States: Addiction and Overdose, Environmental Challenges, Obesity and the Food System, Risks to Adolescent Health and Violence. In this episode, JHU researchers discuss the increase in suicides seen among young people. In 2016, suicide became the second-leading cause of death for ages 10 to 34. This episode focuses on research and evidence-based practices around suicide prevention and a school-based training program that enables youth to develop coping and resilience skills that can help them avoid suicide.",Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Injury/violence,Mental health",Adolescents,Social connectedness,Schools/Universities,Urban,Describe research,Beth Marshall / bmarsha2@jhu.edu,https://americanhealth.libsyn.com/preventing-suicide-part-3-helping-youth-build-resilience-and-avoid-suicide
The CHOICES Project Briefs Webpage,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,2022,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper",This webpage provides links to various briefs and profiles related to the Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) that provide educational information and data and materials to inform decision-makers. The CHOICES Project identifies which prevention policies and programs will help more kids achieve and maintain a healthy weight and deliver the best results for the dollars invested.  CHOICES uses cost-effectiveness analysis to compare the costs and outcomes of different policies and programs promoting improved nutrition or increased physical activity over 10 years.,Website,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity",Children,Food security,"Child care,Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility",,"Describe research,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",Molly Garrone / mgarrone@hsph.harvard.edu,https://choicesproject.org/category/brief/
The Dissemination and Implementation Models Webtool,"Washington University in St. Louis,Other",2022,,Toolkit or workbook,"The D&I Models Webtool is an interactive, online resource designed to help researchers and practitioners navigate D&I Models through planning, selecting, combining, adapting, using, and linking to measures.",Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",,,,,,Help implement effective interventions,,https://dissemination-implementation.org/
The Georgians Organized Against Lupus Cohort: Advancing SELF Management in Lupus,Emory University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Both mental and physical health are consistently reported to be worse in people with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) compared to those with diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic conditions. Successful self-management of SLE requires having the skills to engage in effective daily activities, which often comes from having access to up-to-date health education and self-management support. Currently, there are no widely available, evidence-based, SLE-specific self-management resources. Emory University Prevention Research Center (PRC) will leverage two on-going CDC supported efforts to achieve two aims. Aim 1 will examine behavioral and psychosocial factors and their association with patient reported outcomes and changes using already collected data from the Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort. The GOAL project was started to better understand how lupus may impact patients lives. Aim 2 will examine changes in patient reported outcomes after being exposed to Strategies to Embrace Living with Lupus Fearlessly (SELF) in the GOAL Cohort. SELF is an online lupus self-management program which helps users adopt key self-management behaviors.",,,Other chronic condition or disease,"Female,Male",,,,,Sung Lim / sslim@emory.edu,
"The Healthy Chicago Public Schools Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Initiative",University of Illinois Chicago,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Illinois, Chicago Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center (P3RC) evidence-based public health practice core research project will provide evidence on the effectiveness of a health-related Initiative aimed at improving student health and
 educational outcomes within the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) framework which focuses on health, education, and community factors that impact the whole child and childrens health and educational outcomes. The P3RC and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will test the implementation and impact of a Healthy CPS WSCC Initiative that will place a Network-level WSCC Specialist (akin to a navigator) in CPS Geographic Network 5 (with significant health, educational and socioeconomic disparities) who will coordinate health-related services, programming, and instruction for all schools in the Network as compared to standard WSCC-related practice received by a comparison west-side Network. The Specialist will focus on the WSCC-related health, nutrition, and activity elements and will complement existing Network-level social emotional learning, family and community engagement, and facilities specialists, who cover the other elements of WSCC. A process evaluation will assess the Initiatives costs and implementation fidelity, facilitators, and challenges; an outcome and impact evaluation will evaluate effectiveness of the Initiative compared to CPS standard practice on improvements in:Network- and school-level achievement of Healthy CPS strategies (chronic condition management, physical education and health-related instruction requirements, healthy food access and physical activity initiatives, and access to direct health care services) and on achieving Healthy CPS certification (a designated certification based on achievement of the Healthy CPS strategies; no Network 5 schools have been certificated); Network and school-level health service delivery, family/student Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enrollment, and student use of school health services; and, Network-, school-, and student-level health (diet, physical activity, substance and tobacco use, and sexual behaviors) and academic (standardized test score alignment with state-level benchmarks)
 outcomes.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Tobacco","Adolescents,Children",,Schools/Universities,,,Sandy Slater / sslater@uic.edu,
The Impact of Psychological Factors on Patient-reported Outcomes Among Individuals with Lupus,University of California-San Francisco,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of California, San Francisco Prevention Research Center (PRC) will assess relationships of psychosocial factors (e.g. food insecurity, discrimination, stress, traumatic experiences) with patient-reported outcomes (PROs) such as fatigue, physical function, and perceived cognitive functioning in people with lupus and identify modifiable factors that may improve PROs by addressing three aims. Aim 1: assess the relationship of psychosocial factors and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) among people with lupus, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Aim 2: assess the impact of physical activity on associations between psychosocial variables and PROs. Aim 3: identify trajectories of PROs over time and the impact of social, psychological, and behavioral variables on those trajectories. This research will lay the groundwork for identifying individuals at risk for poor outcomes and delivering public health interventions that have the potential to improve outcomes.",,,Other chronic condition or disease,,,,,,Patricia Katz / patti.katz@ucsf.edu,
The Impact of Salad Bars on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Middle and High School Students,Tulane University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Eating more fresh fruit and vegetables can improve health and prevent obesity. This could help the youth of Louisiana, where 32% of high school students were overweight or obese in 2011. One way to increase youths access to fresh produce is to include salad bars in school lunch programs. Researchers aim to measure the impact of salad bars in school lunch programs and to determine school characteristics that make salad bars more successful. The United Fresh Produce Association has provided a number of schools in New Orleans with the support needed to provide salad bars. Middle schools and high schools with and without salad bars will participate in this study. The researchers will survey students at each participating school, and they will also ask half of these participants to recall the foods they ate the day before the survey. The surveys of students from schools with salad bars will provide information about how often students report using the salad bars, their preferences and perceptions about the salad bars, and their general eating habits. Comparison of these surveys with those from schools not using salad bars should give insight into the usage of school salad bars and their potential impact on student consumption of fruits and vegetables. Researchers will also survey principals, food service directors, and food service staff. Survey questions will be adjusted for schools that have salad bars and those that do not. An Administrator Survey for principals will be used to collect data about financial support, factors that impact salad bar maintenance, marketing and promotions of the salad bar, lunch period structure, and school nutrition policies. The Food Service Director Survey will include questions about salad bar maintenance, student preferences, and salad bar offerings and how they are obtained. Food service staff questions will cover training, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to salad bars. These different surveys are intended to provide information on best practices for implementing salad bars. Researchers will observe lunch periods at the participating schools for two days. Two researchers will go to each school, one will record the number of students using the salad bar and another will record the number of students in the main food line. Observational data will be compared with the students self-reported usage of salad bars in order to confirm the validity of self-reported data. Researchers will also record environmental observations about vending machines, salad bar offerings, and other food and drink options. These observations may provide additional insight about the other food choices that may affect the number of students using salad bars. The knowledge gained from this study could support the addition of salad bars in school lunch programs, as well as highlight some best practices for the implementation of school salad bars. Researchers intend to share findings with participating schools, the City of New Orleans health department, Louisianas health department, and local school nutrition directors.",,Researchers and evaluators,Nutrition,Adolescents,,Schools/Universities,,,Carolyn Johnson / cjohnso5@tulane.edu,
The Integrated Community Engagement (ICE) Collaborative,West Virginia University,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"West Virginia University PRC (WVPRC) will examine the applicability of the Icelandic primary prevention approach to youth in West Virginia. WVPRC proposes a cross-sequential study design (cross-sectional and longitudinal within the same study) of all annually accessible (~5,000) middle and high school youth from a diverse range of rural, small town, and small city (30k) public schools in two counties in West Virginia. With this research, WVPRC aims to 1) describe community efforts to translate ICE findings into local policy, resources, and practice intended to increase levels of child/adolescent exposure to primary prevention over time; 2) test hypotheses concerning the applicability of the Icelandic prevention approach to reduce alcohol, tobacco, and other drug-use outcomes among middle and high-school aged West Virginia youth; and 3) translate and disseminate project research results into environmental and policy recommendations at the local, state, and national levels to increase and sustain the use of substance use primary prevention and ecological interventions. WVPRCs long-term goal is to improve the health and well-being of youth and families by integrating primary prevention activities into daily life routines.",,,"Substance use,Tobacco",Adolescents,,Schools/Universities,"City/Town,Rural",,Alfgeir Krisjansson / alfgeirlogi@gmail.com,
The Nutritous Teen Chef Cookbook,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,2023,,Toolkit or workbook,Booklet of healthy recipes and nutrition tips designed specifically for teenagers. Available for download on the CHI website.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Nutrition,Adolescents,Food security,Schools/Universities,National,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Carolina Hunger / CarolinaHungerInitiative@unc.edu,https://carolinahungerinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Recipe-Cookbook.pdf
The Retain Study: Recruiting and Engaging with Technology Older Adults to Increase Neurocognition (Dementia Risk Reduction Research Network - Collaborating Center),Washington University in St. Louis,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The rise of prevalence and incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) have become a worldwide public health crisis. Limited ADRD prevention and treatment options are available, but they are often not accessible to some community members.  As part of the Dementia Risk Reduction Research Network, the Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis aims to develop, implement, and evaluate a culturally tailored, community-delivered physical activity intervention for Black persons (those who self-identify as Black, African American, or others from the African diaspora) in St. Louis at risk for or newly diagnosed with preclinical ADRD. This project aims to create an intervention to establish best practices for physical activity, reduce ADRD biomarkers and cognitive deficiencies, and increase the quality of life.",,,"Aging,Physical activity","African,Black or African American,Older adults",,Community/Community center,,Describe research,Joyce Balls-Berry / j.balls-berry@wustl.edu,
The Step in Cuba Passport Program,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,2018,,Toolkit or workbook,"This is a description of a passport program to increase community-wide awareness of hiking trails and places to walk, by rewarding participants with branded incentives for collecting rubbings in their passport at designated locations or by sharing their walk on social media. This can be used as a template/example for programmers wanting to implement similar physical activity programs.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Physical activity,"Adolescents,Adults,Children",Social connectedness,Other,"National,Tribal nation or area",,Sally Davis / prc@salud.unm.edu,https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/pediatrics/divisions/pps/_resources/vivacomm_accordion_modules_pdfs/passport-program.pdf
Theoretical Constructs Promoting Lasting Behavior Change,Dartmouth College,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The life expectancy of people with serious mental illness (SMI), approximately five to six percent of Americans, is an alarming 25;30 years less than that of the general population. The main cause of this early death is heart disease associated with risk factors that can be changed, such as obesity and smoking. Up to 80 percent of Americans with SMI smoke cigarettes and many develop related chronic health conditions. The obesity rate in adults with SMI is nearly 2-3 times that of the general population. Obesity and metabolic disorders among people with SMI are associated with high rates of inactive physical behaviors, poor nutrition, and antipsychotic medications that are associated with high weight gain, high cholesterol, and diabetes. People with SMI represent an important public health challenge because they are the highest-cost Medicare and Medicaid recipient group. They also account for high use of acute and long-term-care medical services and experience the greatest health disparity of any U.S. major population subgroup.The Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth (HPRCD) will capitalize on the unique opportunity afforded by the statewide Center for Medicaid Services-funded program, Healthy Choices, Healthy Changes. This program is a preference-based health promotion program that includes vouchers and cash incentives for health behavior change. The HPRCD will explore key factors associated with long-term weight reduction outcomes for 800 people with SMI who are obese or overweight and tobacco cessation outcomes for 400 people with SMI who are tobacco dependent. The HPRCD will focus on the personal, social, and environmental factors that influence sustained health behavior change. This study will evaluate long-term reduced heart disease-related risks for 1,200 adults with mental illness, obesity, and/or tobacco dependency and the sustainability and costs of integrated health promotion programs for weight loss and smoking cessation.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity,Tobacco","Adults,Older adults",,In-home care,,,Stephen Bartels / stephen.j.bartels@dartmouth.edu,
Tips for Discussing COVID-19 Vaccines During Patient Visits,University of Iowa,2022,,Communications product,"PDF listing reasons to discuss vaccination status, when to discuss, how to be empathic, and the general flow of a vaccine discussion",PDF or Word,Public health practitioners,"COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,National,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Rima Afifi / rima-afifi@uiowa.edu,https://medcom.uiowa.edu/theloop/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/INT-220105-Flyer-Patient-Vaccination-Discussion_2.9.22.pdf
Tool that reduces cancer risk hits rural Missouri,Washington University in St. Louis,2022,,Communications product,"This news segment describes a tool to help healthcare teams connect high-risk, rural, low-income cancer patients with resources that address food insecurity and other social needs",Audio or video,Public health practitioners,"COVID-19,Cancer,Nutrition,Physical activity",Adults,"Community-clinical linkages,Food security,Socioeconomic factors",,Rural,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Ross Brownson / rbrownson@wustl.edu,https://prcstl.wustl.edu/maura-keppers-project-adapts-a-new-digital-health-tool-called-prevent/
Training Communities to Implement Health Promotion Strategies,Washington University in St. Louis,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Nationally, more than 15% of deaths can be attributed to physical inactivity and poor diet. In Missouri, nearly 80% of adults say they eat fewer than five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, more than 25% report doing no leisure-time or physical activity in the past 30 days, and almost 30% are obese. Researchers have identified many evidence-based community interventions to help residents eat right and get exercise, but little is known about how local organizations put proven strategies into action, especially in rural areas like the Bootheel and Ozark regions of Missouri, which have some of the states highest chronic disease rates and lowest socioeconomic indicators.The<a href=""http://www.thecommunityguide.org/index.html"">Guide to Community Preventive Services identifies programs shown to help communities reduce obesity by increasing physical activity and healthy eating. A long-standing relationship with local health promotion coalitions in the Bootheel and Ozark regions leads the PRC researchers to believe that these partners are poised to implement effective interventions.The PRC is inviting the coalitions to send members to a free course that introduces the phrases and phases of community-based participatory research, trains them to select an evidence-based intervention appropriate for their community, and asks them to select strategies for implementation. The center will provide technical assistance and monitoring to the grantees.Each community serves as a case study for understanding how evidence-based interventions are implemented. 120 coalition members answer an in-person survey that assesses the stage of dissemination as well as inter- and intra-organizational factors, intervention characteristics, and sociopolitical factors that influence dissemination. Researchers will use a survey to gather baseline data and follow up in years 3 and 5 of the project. Changes to policies and the community environment attributable to the intervention will be summarized and results shared with the communities to help them refine or sustain the interventions. By comparing the processes and outcomes of the grantees, the researchers hope to advance understanding of how to implement health interventions in the low-resource settings of Missouri.",,,"Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity","Adults,Older adults",,,"County,Rural,State",,Elizabeth Baker / bakerpa@slu.edu,
Transgender & Gender Diverse Students Involved in Trading Sex: 2019 Minnesota Student Survey Findings,University of Minnesota,2022,,"Issue brief, policy materials, or white paper","This brief shares school-based prevalence estimates and correlates of trading sex among transgender and gender diverse high school students.  This resource can be used for research, program implementation, and education.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Mental health,Sexual health","Adolescents,LGBTQ+",,Schools/Universities,"County,City/Town,State",Increase awareness of effective approaches,Renee Sieving / sievi001@umn.edu,https://nursing.umn.edu/node/6001
Transgender Healthcare and Medical Professionals Certificate Program,,2022,,Communications product,"This video includes an interview between KTVU 2 San Francisco and UCSF's Matthew Beld. The interview outlines some of the reasons transgender individuals may delay or avoid the healthcare system and what medical professionals can do to make healthcare more accessible, including taking a UCSF online training certificate program called ""Acknowledging Gender and Sex"" for health care providers.",Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",,LGBTQ+,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Greg Rebchook / Greg.Rebchook@ucsf.edu,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4VKe0rye8
Transgender Women and HIV Prevention and Care Fact Sheet,,2021,,Communications product,"This fact sheet provides public health practitioners and researchers basic information on transgender women's HIV prevention needs, including risk factors and summaries of researching findings shown to reduce risk and increase engagement in HIV care.",Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",HIV,LGBTQ+,Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,,"Describe research,Help implement effective interventions",,https://prevention.ucsf.edu/research-project/transgender-women-and-hiv-prevention-and-care
Transition to Adult Care for Youth with Mobility Limitations,University of Minnesota,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Limited mobility describes difficulty changing body position, walking, or moving objects. Youth with mobility limitations are less likely than their peers to report being in good health, and more likely to have unmet health-care needs. Having the desired amount of control over health decisions may improve the quality of care sought and received, but people with limited mobility may believe their role in their health care is limited. Learning the factors related to optimal care, including examining the role of self-determination, may improve the quality of health care for youth with disabilities.During the transition from pediatric to adult care, many youth do not obtain health insurance coverage and are unprepared for the differences in the structure of doctor visits and care. For youth with mobility limitations, this transition is made more difficult because of the loss of assistance programs available to children. To understand why these adolescents have difficulties transitioning to adult care, researchers are interviewing youth, family members, and health-care providers. The results of these interviews, along with measures identified through an examination of the literature, are contributing to surveys measuring young peoples experiences with accessing health care.Adolescents aged 17 to 24 years who have mobility limitations are given a Web-based survey that asks about their access to doctors as well as their satisfaction with care. Health behaviors, outcomes such as daily functioning and perceived health, and involvement in making health-care decisions are measured. Their siblings also complete the core parts of the survey and serve as a comparison group. Parents receive similar surveys that include questions about insurance, financing health care, and family resources.Some of the youth respondents receive a second, detailed survey to measure if they make their own decisions, how important it is to them to manage their own care, and whether they want to make decisions for themselves. Questions also assess school and community characteristics, connections with family, and participation in the community.Researchers are comparing the answers of youth with mobility limitations and the group of siblings from the first sets of surveys to examine differences in health-care access, service use, satisfaction, and outcomes. The second set of surveys will be examined to see how individual and community factors influence health-care access as well as which factors influence control of health-care decision making. Results from both sets of surveys will identify barriers and facilitators to accessing care during the transition to adulthood.",,,,"Adolescents,Adults",,"Health care center/facility,In-home care",,,Peter Scal / scal0005@umn.edu,
UAT Test RR JL btm,,2023,2024-2029,Infographic,,PPT Presentation,Decision-makers,Pre-Diabetes/Diabetes,Male,Food security,Workplace,State,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems,,
UMD PRC Webinar Series,"University of Maryland, College Park",2022,,Communications product,"This playlist shares curated and original content including a webinar series, general informative videos and other products around LGBTQ+ mental health. These videos can be used for educational and informational purposes.",Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners",Mental health,"Adolescents,Adults,LGBTQ+",Community-clinical linkages,"Schools/Universities,Health care center/facility,Other",National,,Bradley Boekeloo / umd-prc@umd.edu,https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_BNeAAXyo9UqHuFG-rSfjKrLVXlS5dFC
Understanding Attitudes and Perceptions about for Prostate Cancer,Emory University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Several types of treatment are available for prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths for men in the United States. One approach is active surveillance, or watchful waiting, in which the patient and health-care provider closely monitor the status of the cancer and take further action only if it causes symptoms or shows signs of growing. Resources are needed to help men with prostate cancer, their partners and families, and their care providers, choose the best treatment approach.To find out what factors are essential to mens' ability to make difficult decisions about prostate cancer treatment, researchers are conducting 60 focus groups with 600-720 participants. Because access to cancer care may influence decision- making, participants will be recruited through community health centers and health fair participation lists in rural areas as well as Veteran's Affairs Medical Clinics in urban areas. More than half of the participants will be African American. To distinguish between how men make decisions and view active surveillance and how their partners undertake the same process, focus groups will be divided into patients and partners. In addition, participants will answer a brief survey about how they want to make informed decisions for prostate cancer treatment.The combined focus group and survey responses will help researchers assess perceptions of and attitudes toward informed decision-making related to active surveillance and other prostate cancer treatment. Researchers will evaluate the information and communication needs of men and their partners, with a specific focus on the needs of African Americans. Researchers will also examine the patient, partner, provider, facility, and community characteristics that influence decision making for early stage prostate cancer, particularly the choice of active surveillance.",,,Cancer,"Adults,African,Black or African American,Male,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,"Rural,Urban",,Theresa Wicklin / tgilles@emory.edu,
Understanding Delivering Confidential Sexual Health Services to Adolescents,University of Minnesota,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Confidential Sexual Health Services are critical for preventing sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy among adolescents. This study known as CASH: Confidential Adolescent Sexual Health services will explore nuances and barriers to providing private time and developmentally-appropriate sexual health services to adolescents from the perspectives of adolescents, parents, and primary care providers.The aim of this study is to: ; Identify barriers and avenues to confidential Sexual Health Services for adolescents through in-depth interviews with providers, parents, and adolescents (11-17 years) in Minnesota; Explore regional differences in the point of view of primary care providers regarding private time, confidentiality, and Sexual Health Services for adolescents through eight focus groups with a national sample of pediatricians, family physicians, and nurse practitioners; Document how many adolescents receive Sexual Health Services that is appropriate for their age through an internet survey.The research will result in recommendations for improving delivery of adolescent Sexual Health Services. The recommendations will include types of messages for adolescents, parents, and providers, and ways for improving health care systems to improve the delivery of quality Sexual Health Services.",,,,Adolescents,,Other,,,Renee Sieving / sievi001@tc.umn.edu,
Understanding Healthy Eating in Early Childhood,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Thirty percent of the children in Columbus, Ohio, are overweightnearly double the national average. Children who are overweight or obese today have a greater risk of being overweight or obese adults, which can increase their risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. Parents have the greatest influence on young childrens eating and exercise habits, as weight-related behaviors may be formed as early as preschool. Programs are needed that help parents establish healthy eating and exercise habits in their children during the first five years of life.Researchers are working with community partners to determine the best ways to encourage parents to create healthier habits for their children. Community leaders are identifying the types of social and environmental supports that help parents address childhood overweight. Parent focus groups are providing insight on problems they have in managing their childs weight. The collected information will help the researchers develop a survey to determine parents personal, social, and environmental influences contributing to their childrens weight.The survey will ask parents if they limit television time and sweetened beverages, and whether they would be ready to take such steps at home. Parents stress levels, support from friends and family, and personal characteristics (such as income) will be collected to understand the individual challenges to preventing childhood overweight. Environmental factors, such as access to fresh fruits and vegetables, will also be recorded. The body mass index (BMI) of the parents preschool-aged children will be measured to determine if individual, social, and environmental factors are related to the childs weight.Five hundred parents of children age 5 or younger will be recruited from pediatricians offices, day care centers, and similar sites to take the survey. Two-person teams will visit the home of each parent and deliver the survey as an interview. After one year, 100 participants will receive a follow-up survey to see how parenting behaviors change over time. Results from these surveys can be used to design interventions that can make it easier to develop health-promoting parental skills.",,,"Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity","Children,Infants or toddlers",,,"County,State",,Phyliss Pirie / ppirie@cph.osu.edu,
Understanding Pathways to Earlier Diagnosis for Ovarian Cancer in North Carolina,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Despite low incidence rates and excellent treatment options for early-stage disease, ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women in the United States, due to it frequently being diagnosed at later stages when treatment success is less likely. In this study, the University of North Carolina will analyze electronic health records, which contain rich clinical detail, to quantify and classify the cancer patient experience in the weeks and months before diagnosis. Results will contribute evidence about clinical and healthcare factors related to early detection and help identify modifiable drivers of late-stage ovarian cancer diagnosis, which will be communicated to providers and patients in order improve population-level ovarian cancer outcomes.",,,Cancer,"Female,Male",,Health care center/facility,,Describe research,Caroline Thompson / caroline.thompson@unc.edu,
Understanding Pregnancy Prevention and STD Needs of HIV-infected Teens and Young Adults,Emory University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Approximately 1.1 million people are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States and about 50,000 people get HIV each year.One of4 (26%) newly diagnosed HIV infections occur in youth, aged 14-24 years. In addition to the social and physical challenges faced by HIV-infected young people, those involved in romantic and sexual relationships also encounter issues related to pregnancy and STD prevention. Studies suggest that poor sexual health practices, such as unsafe sex, exist among HIV-infected youth; however, there is limited information available that indicates why they often engage in unsafe sex. This study will enhance the understanding of pregnancy, pregnancy prevention, and STD prevention practices among HIV-infected teens and young adults, and will assist in developing effective public health interventions to decrease the number of HIV infections and unintended pregnancies among young people. Researchers will survey heterosexual HIV-infected teens and young adults, aged 14-24 years, who use federally funded HIV clinics in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The survey will assess future pregnancy plans and use of contraceptives (e.g., birth control pills, condoms, diaphragms). Participants will respond to questions about their behaviors, attitudes, and concerns about HIV and STD transmission and disclosure of HIV status to partners. The data will describe HIV-infected youths occurrence of STDs, pregnancy, and related sexual behaviors, as well as other medical conditions (e.g. obesity) that may pose additional pregnancy risks for HIV-infected youth, who use federally funded HIV clinics. A subset of participants will be asked to undergo STD and HIV testing. Researchers will comparethe results with self-reported sexual, contraceptive, and antiretroviral drug practices to identify any differences between groups of participants determined by age (14-18 years or 19-24 years) and mode of HIV transmission (at birth or behaviorally acquired, such as from unsafe sex, blood transfusions, or other means). This study will provide a comprehensive picture of the sexual health of HIV-infected youth. Researchers will suggest ways the clinical setting could strengthen pregnancy prevention services for HIV-infected youth, who use federally funded HIV clinics. By comparing noninfected (data gathered previously) and HIV-infected youth (collected in this study) of similar race or ethnicity, geography, and income, public health professionals will be able to develop clinic-based programs that could curb the growing number of HIV infections and unintended pregnancies among young people.",,Researchers and evaluators,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,Adults",,Health care center/facility,City/Town,,Rana Chakraborty / rchakr5@emory.edu,
Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Colorectal Cancer Screening among South Central Asian Immigrants in NYC,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Researchers at the New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health Prevention Research Center will determine if centralized panel management with mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach improves the uptake of colorectal cancer screening compared with usual care. Researchers will also describe and compare the cost and effectiveness of the centralized panel management for mailed FIT versus usual care. Centralized panel management is a way for primary care providers and health systems to improve the health of their entire patient population. One way to perform panel management is to use electronic health records to create a list of patients that are due for a preventive health service, such as colorectal cancer screening. These patients are then contacted and encouraged to complete the preventive health measure.To examine the benefit of centralized panel management to improve colorectal cancer screening with mailed FIT, the electronic health system will be used to identify eligible patients who are not up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening. Patients will be randomly selected by clinic and race to receive mailed FIT kits versus usual care. The primary outcome will be the difference between groups in completion rates of FIT tests one year after randomly being assigned to the study.Colorectal cancer screening rates remain low. If this study shows that centralized panel management with mailed FIT outreach improves colorectal cancer screening rates, then centralized panel management with mailed FIT outreach could be used to address barriers to screening access and improve colorectal cancer screening rates.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Asian,Older adults",,,,,Nadia Islam / nadia.islam@nyumc.org,
Understanding the Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Asian Subgroups,"University of Maryland, College Park",,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), and mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC) is ranked as the third most common in cancer deaths among this population. CRC screening rates among Asian Americans, however, are significantly lower than in other racial/ethnic groups. Considering that CRC screening reduces mortality by up to 79%, it is not surprising that CRC mortality has not been reduced among Chinese Americans and Korean Americans during last decade, unlike in other racial/ethnic groups where a decreasing trend has been observed. On the basis of this data, there is a strong need to understand CRC screening behaviors, particularly regarding barriers to and facilitators of CRC screening and strategies to increase CRC screening among Chinese Americans and Korean Americans. Few studies have examined the factors associated with CRC screening among Chinese Americans and Korean Americans, and the majority of these studies collected data using closed-ended surveys. Therefore, more in-depth data on the factors underlying screening decisions have been limited.To address this notable gap in the literature, researchers at the University of Maryland Prevention Research Center will conduct a study to improve CRC screening. Researchers will conduct 20 key informant interviews among Chinese Americans and Korean Americans aged 50 years or older. Based on their findings, they will then develop a focus group guide and conduct surveys among 12 focus groups with 120 participants among Chinese Americans and Korean Americans.Considering the continued CRC mortality and low CRC screening rates in the understudied Chinese American and Korean American populations, findings from this two-stage study will enhance the understanding of CRC screening for these Asian populations. Moreover, the findings will be used to help develop future interventions that include culturally and linguistically appropriate strategies in communication messages, community outreach and education, and environmental and system change to increase screening rates within Asian Americans. The project also aims to address the overarching Healthy People 2020 objective to reduce health disparities, as well as to reduce the number of new CRC cases and deaths.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Aging,Cancer","Asian,Older adults",,,,,Lee Sunmin / sunmin@mail.umd.edu,
Understanding the Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening among South Central Asian Immigrants in the United States,University of California-San Francisco,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco: Prevention Research Center aim to understand the barriers to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening (Fecal Occult Blood Test vs. colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy) among South Central Asian immigrants who have low CRC screening rates. This information will be used to develop culturally appropriate strategies aimed to increase CRC screenings. Researchers will engage and partner with a Community Advisory Board in the San Francisco Bay Area and conduct 8 focus groups and 10-20 key informant interviews to explore attitudes, knowledge, health beliefs, stigma, and access issues that may contribute to the low CRC screening among South Asian Americans. They will also analyze existing data to identify subgroups of South Asians at highest risk of low CRC screening rates and late stage diagnosis. These data will be used to inform community programs, communication strategies, and messaging to reach South Asian populations.This study seeks to better understand the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of American South Central Asian immigrants related to CRC screening, to design more effective and more culturally and linguistically appropriate ways that lead to greater adherence to CRC screening guidelines and ultimately reduce deaths from CRC.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Asian,Older adults",,,,,Ma Somsouk / ma.somsouk@ucsf.edu,
Understanding the Mortality and Morbidity among Cancer Patients Admitted Through the Emergency Department of a Large Academic Urban Hospital Research Brief,University of Illinois Chicago,2021,,Communications product,This research brief provides a summary of findings on research looking at the mortality and morbidity among cancer patients admitted through the emergency departments of a large academic urban hospital. The Improving Cancer Survival and Reducing Treatment Variations with Protocols for Emergency Care (ICARE) study seeks to fill gaps and improve health outcomes for cancer survivors by implementing protocol-based treatment and patient navigation.,PDF or Word,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Cancer,,,Health care center/facility,Urban,Describe research,Lisa Powell / P3RC@uic.edu,https://p3rc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/561/2021/06/ICARE_Research_Brief_508.pdf
Unidos - AzPRC Core Research Project as described by Pima County Community Health Worker,University of Arizona,2022,,Communications product,"This video provides a summary of the UNIDOS: Linking Individuals to Social Determinant and Community Health Services project, how it is implemented and utilized using a community-clinical linkage model. The video is in Spanish and told by a Pima County Community Health Worker. This can be used to learn more the UNIDOS project and implementation with the community.",Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",,Hispanic or Latino,Community-clinical linkages,Health care center/facility,"County,City/Town","Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Ramses Sepulveda / ramses@email.arizona.edu,https://azprc.arizona.edu/news/azprc-core-research-project-unidos-described-pima-county-chw-dolores-encinas
Unidos: Linking Individuals to Social Determinant and Community Health Services,University of Arizona,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Arizona PRC will study the implementation of a community-delivered Community Health Worker (CHW) intervention that focuses on building social networks and leveraging existing community resources to respond to participants Socia ldeterminants of health-related needs. CHWs will connect adults 21-years or older to social determinant and community health services and build sociocultural resilience through CHW-facilitated individual and group support. The intervention consists of connecting
 persons to several health promotion programs such as the Diabetes Prevention Program, the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program, physical activity classes, and tobacco cessation resources.",,,,"Adults,Hispanic or Latino,Older adults",,"Health care center/facility,Other",,,Ada Wilkinson-Lee / adaw@email.arizona.edu,
University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development Center Prevention Research Center Infographic,University of Minnesota,2022,,Communications product,"This infographic depicts the mission and research of the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center (UMN HYD-PRC). The infographic also provides information on outcomes of the UMN HYD-PRC, such as workforce development and community partnerships.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","Cancer,Nutrition,Other chronic condition or disease","Adolescents,Children",,,,Describe research,Rebecca Shlafer / umn-prc@umn.edu,https://prc.umn.edu/sites/prc.umn.edu/files/2022-10/PRC%20Infographic%2010_13_2022_FINAL.pdf
Unjunk Yourself,Yale University,2015,,Other,This is a series of fun and engaging online music videos for teens that inspire youth to take ownership of their health and make wiser food choices. This can be used for program implementation and education geared towards upper elementary and middle school age students.,Audio or video,Community member/General public,Nutrition,"Adolescents,Children",,Other,"City/Town,State,Urban",,,https://yalegriffinprc.griffinhealth.org/programs-resources/prc-programs-resources/unjunk-yourself
"USC PRC National Implementation Study of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) Program",University of South Carolina at Columbia,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of South Carolina PRC will assess the national implementation of Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN), an evidence-based program unique in its focus on policy, systems, and environment change in churches. To date, over 200 churches in South Carolina (SC) have been trained in FAN, with the majority having predominantly African American congregations. The aims of the national implementation study are to: 1) develop a web-based approach to prepare church committees to carry out FAN, and promote its availability to churches across the country, 2) deliver the web-based training and support to churches, and examine factors associated with its adoption, 3) examine implementation fidelity, factors associated with implementation, and organizational (church) change, 4) evaluate the costs of hosting and administering the web-based training and support, church costs of training and implementation, and the relationship between church costs and implementation outcomes, and 5) identify and engage key translation partner(s) to house and administer FAN web-based implementation training and support to enhance future reach and sustainability. Implementation aims will be examined through church committee and pastor surveys in 100 predominantly African American churches in the United States. Organizational (church) change will be examined through member surveys in 20 of these churches. Increasing physical activity, improving dietary intake, and promoting health equity are key goals of the CDCs environmental approach to preventing chronic disease. Churches are vital but underutilized institutions for health promotion that can contribute to reaching these national goals.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity","Adults,African,Black or African American,Older adults",,Place of worship,,,Sara Wilcox / swilcox@sc.edu,
Use of a Pyramid Mentoring Model to Integrate Social Emotional Learning into Physical Activity Afterschool Programming for Secondary School Students,University of Minnesota,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"The University of Minnesota Prevention Research Center (PRC) will build on community assets by expanding an existing after-school physical activity and nutrition program to include an evidence-based social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum designed to benefit the health and wellbeing of low-income, racial/ethnic minority adolescents. The University of Minnesota PRC will use a pyramid mentoring scheme, a novel model in which college students mentor middle and high school students and help high school students mentor middle school students. The University of Minnesota PRC will (1) conduct a needs assessment of the site schools current OST practices, (2) evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of integrating an evidence based SEL curriculum into an existing physical activity program through pyramid mentoring, and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the program on students health.",,,"Nutrition,Physical activity",Adolescents,,Other,,,Renee Sieving / sievi001@tc.umn.edu,
Use of Antiretroviral Therapy and Nutrition to Reduce Transmission of HIV through Breast Milk,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The transmission of HIV from mothers to infants during breastfeeding accounts for more than half of the cases of HIV infection in young children. In Lilongwe, Malawi, more than half of the 12% of the population with HIV are female and nearly all mothers breastfeed, which increases the risk for mother to child transmission. Yet babies who are not breastfed may develop malnutrition and other health problems. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been shown to help reduce transmission of HIV through breast milk, but more research is needed to determine the safest ART strategies for both mothers and their babies.The Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals, and Nutrition (BAN) Study was conducted from 2004 to 2009 in Lilongwe to improve the nutrition of HIV positive women who were breastfeeding and to analyze the use of ART for mothers and their infants. Researchers are using information from the study to determine how to prevent HIV transmission to infants during breastfeeding and to determine the effects of ART and nutrition on mother and child.During visits to the doctor, BAN participants had samples of blood and breast milk taken by their doctor. Researchers are analyzing the samples to determine characteristics of HIV and what conditions, such as the presence of another illness, might lead to an increased amount of the virus being transmitted. The samples are examined to see how ART drugs have been stored and metabolized by the body and how the participants immune system reacts to the virus. Researchers are also determining whether providing a nutritional supplement to women who are breastfeeding affects their own health and that of their babies, and whether providing supplements to babies who are not breast fed affects their nutritional status, growth, and health.Researchers are recruiting 750 pairs of mothers and infants that participated in the BAN study and are following their health and ART use over four years. Samples from women who previously received ART therapy and those who did not are compared to see if there are differences in general health or response to current treatment. Infants physical and cognitive development are monitored to determine if any long-term benefits or side effects are associated with exposure to ART through breast milk or through drugs they receive directly. Aspects of the mothers"" health and behavior, such as weight, diet, and adherence to medication, are also recorded.Analysis of the data will help researchers see what strategies best prevent the transmission of HIV. Researchers will compare data from the BAN study with data from a comparison group that did not receive ART or nutrition supplements to determine the differences in health, weight, the amount of virus present, and the number of cases of transmission of HIV from mother to child.",,,"HIV,Sexual health","Children,Infants or toddlers",,,Urban,,,
Using Advocacy to Reduce Health Disparities,University of Arizona,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In the counties of Arizona that border Mexico, more than 71% of adults and 17% of youth are overweight or obese, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The region has inadequate hospital facilities and insufficient numbers of physicians, nurses, and dentists to serve the population. These barriers to good health, combined with high poverty, unemployment, and school drop-out rates, put residents at high risk of several chronic illnesses, particularly diabetes. In many places, community health workers (CHWs) have been found to help improve health conditions by providing culturally appropriate health education to residents and by aiding intervention research.Action for Health is determining the role of advocacy in community health workers outreach efforts. Researchers are assessing in which situations CHWs can advocate for community changes. The researchers then record the changes that are made and assess how much the changes can improve the health of residents living in a U.S.-Mexico border community.Researchers are using a survey to measure baseline community advocacy skills in both the areas CHWs and a national group of CHWs (for comparison). Researchers also are interviewing senior members of the research centers partner organizations to determine their advocacy experience and extent of interaction with the research center. These partners include state, county, and tribal agencies; health insurers; other Prevention Research Centers; and community health facilities and organizations. The researchers will determine the communitys baseline levels of education, poverty, income, healthcare insurance coverage, and medical resources. In interviews, community leaders will provide their perspective on community health issues and suggest improvements CHWs should try to make through advocacy.CHWs and supervisors will learn leadership skills and how they can be effectively used in interpersonal, grassroots, and civic environments to work for change on the recommended issues. They also will learn three key advocacy skills:* Developing a plan to bring about community change;* Speaking with decision-makers;* Approaching the media.The researchers will review CHWs records, local press releases, and media reports to determine changes in the community that are attributable to the CHWs efforts. The CHWs will again complete the same baseline survey, and the researchers will determine how much the CHWs learned about advocacy and leadership. The researchers will explore whether the advocacy training can be adapted for use in other communities.",,,"Nutrition,Overweight/Obesity,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,American Indian or Alaska Native,Hispanic or Latino,White",,,,,Scott Carvajal / scott.carvajal@arizona.edu,
"Using Cancer Registry Data to Promote Proactive Tobacco Cessation 
Among Adult Cancer Survivors",New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Although quitting smoking improves the prognosis of cancer patients, studies show that more than half of cancer patients who smoke at diagnosis continue to smoke or relapse quickly following a quit attempt. This study aims to increase the number of cancer survivors who quit smoking for good by reaching out to link them with evidence-based tobacco cessation services. This study will randomly assign volunteers who are cancer survivors to one of two different approaches of engaging with a tobacco treatment programby mail or by telephone. The two approaches will be compared to see which one works better for cancer survivors. The study researchers will also look at how the study volunteers feel about being personally contacted about tobacco cessation treatment. Results from this study could help cancer centers coordinate effective tobacco cessation care plans for their patients.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Cancer,Tobacco",Adults,,Health care center/facility,,,Paul Krebs / paul.krebs@nyumc.org,
Using Cancer Surveillance Data to Identify  Breast Cancer Survivors and Relatives Who May Benefit from Screening Promotion and Education,University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Cancer registries are used to track new cancer cases and identify any trends across a neighborhood, a county, a state, or the entire country. People listed in the registries and their close relatives are at elevated risk of developing cancer. By using the information recorded in these registries, a research team can identify and contact people at high risk for cancer and inform them about the benefits of cancer screening. Programs that educate people at high risk of cancer could increase screening and, over time, help lower cancer mortality rates. In collaboration between the Prevention Research Center (PRC), academic departmentslocal public health practitioners, and cancer surveillance specialists, researchers are using the Michigan cancer registry to identify 3,000 survivors of breast canceraged 20 to 45 years.Each woman willreceive a survey that invites participation in the study and asks aboutcurrentuse of breast cancer screeningfamily health history, perceptions of what aids and hinders screening, and other information about the respondent, her health, and her health knowledge. A genetic counselor reviews returned surveys, picks relatives from respondents family history who seem to be at highest risk of breast cancer and meet study criteria, such as being cancer-free and aged 25 to 64 years. The counselor then invites the respondent to encourage one or two of her selected relatives to complete surveys themselves. Survivor-relative groupswill then be randomly assigned as aunit to receive one of two versions of mailed information promoting the Michigan Cancer Consortium Screening Guidelines for Early Detection of Breast Cancer, which emphasizes mammography.The researchers will determine the level of tailoring an intervention needs to be effective; one version matches the attitudes and knowledge of the recipients (as indicated by the survey responses) and another version is untailored. Nine months afterreceiving the materials, participants will completea second survey gauging use of screeningaids and obstacles to screening, family support for screening, and other factors.",,,Cancer,"Adults,Female,Male,Older adults",,,"County,City/Town,National,State",,Maria Katapodi / mkatapo@umich.edu,
Using Cancer Surveillance Data to Identify Cancer Survivors and their Close Relatives Needing Cancer Screening and Education,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Cancer registries record cases of the disease in a given area and are used to identify trends across cities, counties, states, or entire countries. Cancer-control researchers may use registry data to help communities plan cost-effective programs to reduce the toll of the disease. In this research project, center staff and their partners are developing and implementing a program to promote cancer screening among colorectal and breast cancer survivors and their immediate relatives. The team members will be guided by the information in county- or state-based cancer registries as they identify and contact people who may benefit from the program. The project is a collaboration between center researchers and the Los Angeles County Cancer Surveillance Program (CSP), which is the cancer registry for Los Angeles County. The project will be conducted in two phases. First, the CSP will be used to identify an ethnically diverse sample of people diagnosed with colorectal or breast cancer between 1999 and 2009. One hundred survivors of each cancer type will be surveyed about their use of cancer screening tests and their preferences for receiving health information from the CSP. The researchers will encourage participating cancer survivors to invite their immediate relatives to participate in the survey as well. Information collected from surveys will be used to develop a program to promote cancer screening that will then be tested in the second phase of the study. During the second phase, an additional 400 breast and colorectal cancer survivors will be enrolled and randomly assigned to receive the cancer screening intervention (program group) or not (comparison group). Participants in the program group will receive printed materials about cancer screening developed specifically for the study and an invitation to get more information via a study Web site, text message and e-mail reminders, and social media sites. The comparison group will receive only a publicly available cancer-screening brochure. Participants in the program group also will be asked to encourage their immediate relatives to seek necessary cancer screening tests and will have the opportunity to share all intervention program materials with their families. Six months after enrollment, all participants will be surveyed to determine how many sought recommended cancer screenings. In addition to gauging intervention effectiveness, the study will generate data that may inform the development of new programs that communities with limited resources could use to encourage residents at elevated risk of developing cancer to be screened regularly.",,,Cancer,"Adults,Older adults",,Correctional facility,"County,City/Town,State",,Beth Glenn / bglenn@ucla.edu,
Using Data from the Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry to Guide Promotion of Cancer Screening,Emory University,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Cancer registries are used to track new cancer cases and identify any trends across time or patterns in certain populations. Some people with certain cancers listed in the registries may be at elevated risk of having their cancer recur or of developing another cancer. Their close relatives also may be at elevated risk of developing cancer. People in these two groups may benefit from targeted cancer screening interventions. By using the information recorded in these registries, a research team may be able to develop effective ways to identify and contact people at high risk of developing certain cancers and inform them about the benefits of cancer screening. Researchers also could use registry information to develop ways to remind physicians to talk with their patients about the importance of cancer screening and schedule them for screening. Establishing new, effective programs that communicate with people at high risk of developing cancer and the doctors who treat them could increase screening and, over time, help to lower cancer mortality rates.Center researchers are using data from the Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry from 2000 to 2009 to identify and contact women who developed breast cancer at a young age (aged 25 to 45 years old) or who had the disease in both breasts at any age and their close female relatives. In the second phase of the study, the researchers will identify and contact men and women who developed colorectal cancer at a young age (younger than 45 years old) and their close relatives. Three medical centers in Atlanta, Georgia, and four medical facilities in rural Southwest Georgia are participating in the study. The researchers will invite people listed in the registry who have been treated at one of these participating centers and who meet study requirements to join the study. Then the researchers will invite family members (who have been identified by the study participants and meet study requirements) to join the study. The researchers also will team up with the primary-care physicians and cancer specialists who treat these study participants. Thedoctors will sign the recruitment letters for their patients and will receive reminders from the research team to schedule cancer screening for individual patients.Cancer survivors and their relatives who agree to participate will be randomly assigned (as a unit) to receive either a low-intensity intervention consisting of printed educational materials or a high-intensity intervention of printed materials, telephone counseling, and screening reminders for participants and the doctors who treat them. Three months after the invitation to participate, and again1 year after the invitation, the researchers will follow up with participants for feedback about the intervention, find out if they received a mammogram or colonoscopy, and ask if their doctors encouraged them to be screened. The team will assess overall feasibility of the participant recruitment process, the delivery of the intervention to people in both urban and rural settings, and the acceptability and effectiveness of each program used to promote cancer screening.",,,Cancer,"Adults,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,"County,City/Town,Rural,State",,Joseph Lipscomb / jlipsco@sph.emory.edu,
Using Motivational Interviewing to Reduce CVD Risk Among American Indian/Alaska Native Women,University of Washington,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs)for whom the rate of CVD is higher than in the general population. CVD and its risk factors also are associated with problems in pregnancy. Detecting and treating CVD and its risk factors in women of reproductive age may improve pregnancy and long-term health outcomes. Additionally, reproductive health care is the only kind of medical care some women seek. Therefore, the Washington researchers are developing and evaluating a CVD risk-reduction program for women of childbearing age for use during reproductive health care visits. The intervention is delivered by health educators and case managers drawn from the local community and trained in motivational interviewing (MI). Changes in risk factors and identifying and treating chronic disease will be tracked for women enrolled in the program. The MI method assumes that people resist changing health behaviors because they doubt their own ability to change or they are uncertain that change is worth the effort. Using MI, a health educator works to eliminate this ambivalence by providing accurate health information and eliciting self-motivational statements. The case manager helps the client create an action plan for change, make and keep medical appointments, and improve patient-provider communication. The researchers are collaborating with two AI/AN community clinicsthe Seattle Indian Health Board clinic in Washington (urban) and the Pine Ridge Indian Health Service facility of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota (rural). To test the intervention, the researchers are recruiting nonpregnant women aged 18-44 years during reproductive health care visits. Participants will be screened for several chronic diseases and risk factors including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, overweight and obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and depression. Women at risk are referred to the health educator who helps the participant choose a risk factor to improve. Participants receive educational materials, learn about risk reduction strategies and services available, and determine their readiness to change the targeted behavior. Over a 3-month period, the health educator has 4 half-hour telephone sessions with the participant followed by a final 1-hour, in-person meeting. During these sessions, the health educator uses MI to help the participant move from a stage of thinking about changing health behavior to achieving change. At the end of every session, the woman fills out a questionnaire used to measure her motivation to change. At follow up, the researchers will evaluate any changes in the participants' risk factors and assess how well participants kept medical and counseling appointments.",,,Heart disease & stroke,"Adolescents,Adults,American Indian or Alaska Native,Female,Male",,Health care center/facility,,,Dedra Buchwald / dedra@u.washington.edu,
Using Small Media to Increase Breast and Cervical Cancer Population-Based Prevention Activities,Washington University in St. Louis,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"According to the United States Cancer Statistics: 1999-2010 Incidence and Mortality Web-Based Report, 206,966 women were diagnosed with breast cancer and 40,996 died from breast cancer in 2010. In that same year, 11,818 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3,939 died from it.Many factors can contribute to breast and cervical cancer incidence and mortality, causing some populationsto be more affected than others. The Prevention Research Center in St. Louis (PRC-StL) is creating the nations first online system to help public health and cancer control organizations promote breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income and underserved women. This tool will help grantees and their partners in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) increase screening in vulnerable populations.Researchers at St. Louis University and Washington University in St. Louis PRC will use a web-based platform called Make It Your Own (MIYO). This tool will help users (i.e., grantees and partners) create their own versions of health communication materials to encourage breast and cervical cancer screening. MIYO has been used to successfully promote the HPV vaccination, colon cancer screening, and enrollment in cancer clinical trials. Researchers will use a six-step proven formula to develop a breast and cervical cancer MIYO: 1. Assess users needs. Researchers will gather information through a brief online survey from current BCCEDP grantee and partner MIYO users, non-MIYO users (i.e., BCCEDP grantees and partners in general), and key informants from CDC and the NBCCEDP. The survey will focus on users need for proven approaches, types of approaches, and priority populations for breast and cervical cancer screening. 2. Build an image library. A library of at least 100 images will be developed using a variety of sources including the current colorectal cancer MIYO image library. Images selected will match user priority populations and a subset of survey participants will test them for appropriateness. 3. Build a message library. Drawing from their own experience in developing materials to promote cancer screening in underserved populations, researchers will create at least 100 messages that target different priority populations for breast and cervical cancer screening. A subset of survey participants will also test these messages. 4. Develop and test prototypes. At least three prototypes for each priority approach will be developed and audience tested for design themes, gaps, and best practices using an environmental scan. 5. Upload final content to MIYO and test for functionality. 6. Launch MIYO. Researchers will announce the new breast and cervical cancer MIYO to current users and ask national partners to share the information with their members.The development of a breast and cervical cancer MIYO will allow users to build promotion materials (e.g., posters, flyers, web banner ads, etc.) choosing from scientifically-proven approaches and customize them using targeted images, messages, and graphic designs. Users will also be able to share their materials with their target audience (i.e., underserved populations of women) in a variety of ways. End products can be distributed through print, e-mail, text, and/or online. As a result, these small media can help increase awareness and use of breast and cervical cancer screening, especially in underserved populations of women who are disproportionately affected.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Female,Male",,,,,Elizabeth Baker / bakerpa@slu.edu,
Using Social Networks and Technology to Promote Healthy Sexuality,University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"More than 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur each year; almost half occur in teens and young adults. Behaviors such as not using a condom or having several partners may increase the risk of getting an STI. Reaching young adults with prevention education and testing may reduce the spread of STIs and create healthy sexual behaviors that are maintained lifelong.In Flint, Michigan, the rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) for African American residents aged 18-24 are among the highest in the state, but less than half of the people in this age group have been tested for STIs or HIV infection in the past three years. Social technology, such as interactive Web sites, may help to strengthen social ties, increase access to social resources, and enhance the exchange of information. Researchers are determining if engaging young adults in peer education and interactive social technology increases their knowledge of healthy sexuality, condom use, and STI/HIV testing. The researchers are also determining whether a social networking component added to an evidence-based peer education program is more effective than the program alone.Participants from 2 counties (Saginaw and Genesee) complete surveys at the start of the program and at 3, 6, and 12 months after program completion. Participants from Saginaw County attend a peer education party (PEP), or house party, led by peer educators trained in STI/HIV education. Attendees receive educational information packets and free refreshments. Each party teaches participants to learn STI prevention methods, assess their risk for getting STI, develop a plan to reduce their risk, and improve their communication skills with partners. PEP booster sessions occur four to six weeks after the initial party.PEP+ (Genesee County) adds a social technology component in which participants are invited to join an online community developed by the researchers that provides blogs, a calendar of events, sexual health podcasts, and links to other social networking sites. The online community is intended to expand educational opportunities, enhance peer mentoring, and establish an online source for information and support. Participants in PEP+ view and join the online community during their first house party.Researchers are comparing the two groups by analyzing survey results on several outcomes: safe sex behaviors; attitudes about confidence in using contraception; social network characteristics; psychosocial factors; and partner communication. Overall STI/HIV rates for the two counties (Genesee and Saginaw) are also being compared.",,,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American",,,Urban,,Marc Zimmerman / marcz@umich.edu,
Using Social Networks to Prevent the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV,"University of Maryland, College Park",,2009-2014,Research project summary,"In Maryland, high rates of HIV/AIDS occur in Prince Georges County, and new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the area are above the national average. The regions proximity to large cities like Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, increases the risk for spread of these diseases since county residents work and socialize in bordering areas.The local health clinics are overburdened in addressing the countys HIV/STD prevention needs. They lack the resources required to provide adequate community education and outreach and coordinate with other HIV/STD education and outreach organizations outside their jurisdiction.Researchers are working with the Prince Georges County Health Department (PGCHD) to enhance the capacity of STD and HIV programs for prevention through the development of a collaborative network of organizations. The collaboration focuses on using technology and the Internet to increase the number of organizations working together to address factors that increase STD/HIV infection and offer residents STD/HIV prevention services.The PATCH (Planned Approach to Community Health) model, a strategy that empowers community members by involving them in the research process, is being used to design the interventions. Through the model, community stakeholders are encouraged to connect with local and state public health agencies to create a partnership for addressing STD/HIV prevention in the area. Community members are also participating in committees and are being trained to work with researchers to participate in community-based research.The researchers are pilot testing a number of interventions to increase HIV testing, as well as assist those with positive test results find treatment, counseling, and information about safer sex. For example, by parking prevention vans at public places, researchers give community members more access to STD/HIV programs. These programs provide residents with testing, counseling, and other services including access to educational materials and free condoms.Additional interventions attempt to increase the efficiency of the PGHCD in reaching and serving its clients by using the Internet. Community residents have access to Web-based strategies for online referrals to receive education, counseling, and treatment. Internet surveys delivered privately as part of a doctors visit measure number of sexual partners and question respondents about substance abuse. Proposed information-sharing Web sites will track how residents use health resources and whether such sites can increase communication between STD/HIV organizations.The interventions will be pilot tested to determine if they increase the number of people tested, referral rates, quality of information sharing, and use of provider services.",,,"HIV,Sexual health","Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American,Older adults",,Health care center/facility,"County,State",,Bradley Boekeloo / boekeloo@umd.edu,
Utilizing Data Linkages to Populate Treatment Summaries for Cancer Survivors,University of Kentucky,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The Institute of Medicine recommends that each cancer patient receive a treatment summary which includes information such as cancer diagnosis, treatment, and potential consequences. Cancer registry data has been used to populate treatment summaries for cancer survivors. The lack of comprehensive treatment data in cancer registries, however, may be a limitation of these treatment summaries. Researchers at the University of Kentucky Rural Cancer Prevention Research Center will link cancer registry data with other existing data sources to create enhanced cancer registry data, which contains more complete diagnostic and treatment information. This enhanced cancer registry data will be used to populate treatment summaries for cancer survivors. These treatment summaries will allow health care providers to anticipate and prevent health problems related to a cancer survivors previous cancer treatment. This project will link data between the Kentucky Cancer Registry with Medicare and Medicaid claims files, and private payer insurance plan data. This data will be used to populate treatment summaries for cancer survivors.Since the follow-up of cancer survivors is based on the type of cancer and treatments for that cancer, more comprehensive cancer treatment information is essential to ensuring quality survivorship care. This increased treatment information will allow health care providers to more accurately provide anticipatory guidance to cancer survivors on potential delayed effects from their treatment, risk factors, screening and evaluation, counseling, and other interventions.",,Researchers and evaluators,Cancer,"Adults,Older adults",,,,,Bin Huang / bhuang@kcr.uky.edu,
Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Community Health Workers Serving African American Communities,University of South Carolina at Columbia,2021,,Toolkit or workbook,This toolkit was developed as part of a larger project to increase vaccine confidence in African American adults in South Carolina. The toolkit contains guidance and suggestions for how community health workers can talk about the COVID-19 vaccine with residents in their communities. It can be used for community research and programs.,Website,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations","Adolescents,Adults,African,Black or African American,Older adults",,Other,"National,State",,Shan Qiao / shanqiao@mailbox.sc.edu,http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/docs/CHW-Vaccine-Toolkit-UofSC.pdf
Vaccine Confidence Network December 2021-January 2022 What We are Learning,University of Alabama at Birmingham,2022,,Report,"This  report provides the latest information in a series of stakeholder reports from the Alabama Vaccine Confidence Network that provides information on the current concerns of Alabamians about COVID-19 vaccine, barriers, motivators, and current messaging recommendations. Visit the Alabama Vaccine Confidence Network page for updated editions of this report: https://sites.uab.edu/communityhealth/alabama-vaccine-confidence-network/. This can be used for informational purposes and as an example of stakeholder reports.",PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,,,State,Increase awareness of effective approaches,Jeffrey T. Walker / jeffw@uab.edu,https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uab.edu/dist/8/162/files/2020/11/December-2021-Janaury-2022-What-Were-Learning.pdf
"Vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 and HIV featuring Rachel Rutishauser, M.D., PhD",University of California-San Francisco,2021,,Presentation or poster,"This video provides information on how HIV therapeutic vaccines are similar to or different from HIV preventative vaccines, both in terms of the design/basic biology of the vaccines, and the design of the studies to test the vaccines. This can be helpful to researchers studying or conducting similar research on COVID-19 vaccines and HIV.",Audio or video,Researchers and evaluators,"COVID-19,HIV,Vaccines/immunizations",,,,,Describe research,Marguerita Lightfoot / Marguerita.Lightfoot@ucsf.edu,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2G8WUuMg7E
Validation of Self-Reported Vaccination among Adults,Colorado School of Public Health,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Decisionsto allocate resources toward vaccination effortsrelyprimarily on self-reported vaccine status collected in large national, population-based surveys, including the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).Althoughthese surveys are conducted using strong survey methods, they are subject to many biases inherent in self-report.Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (PRC) will estimate measures of validity, including sensitivity, specificity, and net biasin self-reported vaccine status for eight vaccines (influenza; pneumococcal; herpes zoster; tetanus-diphtheria [Td]; tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis [Tdap]; human papillomavirus [HPV]; hepatitis A; and hepatitis B). These measures will then be used to adjust estimates produced by self-report surveys, resulting in better information on which to base programmatic decisions and efforts to increase the uptake of vaccines throughout the UnitedStates. These estimates of validity must be vaccine-specific and specific to demographic and risk factor groups, because some groups may be able toreport their vaccine statusmore accuratelythan others.Rocky Mountain PRC will also conduct an in-depth examination of alternative non-survey sources for estimating vaccine coverage and produce a White Paper on this issue.",,,,"Adults,Older adults",,,"County,Region,State",,Jenn Leiferman / jenn.leiferman@cuanschutz.edu,
"Validity and Reliability of Survey Measures for Lung, Cervical, Breast, and Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Redesigned National Health Interview Survey",University of Washington,,2019-2024,Research project summary,"Measuring cancer screening behavior in the UnitedStateshelps public health professionals evaluate progress towards the goals set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in its Healthy People objectives. University of Washington Health Promotion Research Centers current research initiative will result in a validated set of questions to ascertain the progress in the United States toward HHSs goals for screening for breast, cervical, colorectaland lung cancers. In each of these cancers, there is a high level of evidence demonstrating that timely and appropriate cancer screening will reduce morbidity and mortality from cancer.Althoughseveral national surveys ask about screening, there is no standard, validated, national set of questions. This study will: 1) Evaluate current National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) cancer screening history questions through cognitive interviewing among a diverse sample of screening-eligible adults and develop a refined set of cancer screening questions to test.2)Test the validity of these cancer screening history questions comparedwithgold standard electronic health record data.3)Calculate the reliability of each cancer site screening questionnaire by repeating the questionnaires at one month following initial survey.",,,Cancer,"Adults,Older adults",,,,,Margaret Hannon / peggyh@uw.edu,
Vax Up!: Natural Helpers Training Manual,Emory University,2021,,Training or technical assistance,This is a video training series for community members called Natural Helpers to provide credible information and efficiently educate community members to improve COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake in southwest Georgia.,Audio or video,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations","Adolescents,Adults,Older adults",Community-clinical linkages,,"County,Rural","Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Kimberly Jacob Arriola / kjacoba@emory.edu,https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdNRlqyhgDALH1nT02QySEjk-8VmdeMDL
VaxUP Southwest Georgia,Emory University,2022,,Communications product,This infographic provides a summary of results from a survey and interviews with residents in Southwest Georgia about COVID-19 perceptions.,Image or graphic,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",Adults,,,Rural,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Describe research",Michele Kegler / deborah.stephenson@emory.edu,https://web1.sph.emory.edu/eprc/dissemination/infogr-detail10.html
Village Interventions and Venues for Action II (VIVA II): Dissemination and Implementation,University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,,2014-2019,Research project summary,"The University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center (UNM PRC) core research project, Village Interventions and Venues for Action II (VIVA II): Dissemination and Implementation, will adapt and implement evidence-based recommendations. The strategies address increasing physical activity, healthy beverage choices, and tobacco-free living. The project will include three levels of expanded outreach: local, expansion and statewide.1. Cuba, New Mexico (local community/Beta Site)o Examine the extent to which community strategies to improve physical activity were implemented and how well they worked. These strategies includea community-wide campaign to promote walking and hiking for health; access and enhancements to places to be physically active; street-scale design, community-scale design, individually-adapted behavior change programs; andsocial support for physical activity.o In partnership with the community (Step Into Cuba Alliance), the UNM PRC will expand on strategies to increase physical activity adding new approaches for increasing water consumption, decreasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, and promoting tobacco-free living. 2. Expansion Communitieso Examine the expansion of strategies implemented in Cuba, New Mexico, to otherrural communitiesexpressing interest. 3. New Mexico, Statewideo Study the scaling up of strategies implemented in the expansion to other rural communities statewide.Through this research, the UNM PRC expects to develop a model for adapting, disseminating and implementing evidence-based research on active living, healthy beverage choices, and tobacco-free living in rural, underserved communities.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Nutrition,Physical activity,Tobacco","American Indian or Alaska Native,Hispanic or Latino",,,"City/Town,Rural,State",,Sally Davis / sdavis@salud.unm.edu,
Virtual Panel on Dismantling Disinformation,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,2022,,Other,On-demand video of an expert panel discussing dismantling disinformation and designing effective interventions to positively impact human behavior and limit the impact of false content.,Audio or video,"Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Social connectedness,Other,National,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems,,https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/dismantling-disinformation/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Go%20to%20event%20page&utm_campaign=2022.6.6-Dismantling%20Disinformation
Voices on Vax,Johns Hopkins University,2021,,,Website encouraging Baltimore's Black youth to learn about the COVID-19 vaccine and spread the word.,Website,Community member/General public,"COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations","African,Black or African American",Socioeconomic factors,"Schools/Universities,Community/Community center",City/Town,Increase awareness of effective approaches,,https://voicesonvax.com/
What are Black Men's HIV Prevention Needs Fact Sheet,,2020,,Communications product,"This fact sheet provides public health practitioners and researchers basic information on Black men's HIV prevention needs, including risk factors and summaries of researching findings shown to reduce sexual risk behaviors and increase engagement in HIV care.",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",HIV,"African,Black or African American,Male",Community-clinical linkages,Community/Community center,,"Describe research,Help implement effective interventions",,https://prevention.ucsf.edu/sites/prevention.ucsf.edu/files/2020-06/Black%20Men%20FactSheet%202020v5_0.pdf
Working Together: Youth and Adults Building Healthy School Environments and Policies,,,2009-2014,Research project summary,"The Institute of Medicines (IOMs) Childhood Obesity Task Force is calling on the nations schools to make their lunches nutritious, give students time each day for physical activity, and teach about good health and healthy habits. Recommendations such as these would benefit middle school students across the country, particularly those living in Colorados San Luis Valley (SLV). In this region, young Hispanic residents risk of developing type 2 diabetes is two-to-four-times higher than that of their white counterparts. Recommendations from the IOM, however, do not include implementation instructions for this rural region, where only four towns in the six-county area have more than 1,000 residents and nearly 20 percent of the population lives below the poverty level. In surveys, principals, parents, and other SLV community members have reported mental health and obesity as the biggest concerns about their adolescents' health. Researchers are developing a 6-step service learning planning process to guide local middle school students and school staff in implementing health-promoting environmental and policy changes in schools. The result will be a youth and adult planning process called, Working Together. The Working Together process prepares young people to take part in planning and advocating for environmental and policy changes at their schools. Area schoolteachers are trained and then teach their students how to identify and analyze health-related problems in their communities, develop solutions, create implementation plans, and assess the benefits to the community. Principals, teachers, parents, and others will support students as they determine the best ways to promote good health at their school. Together, youth and adults will choose the best scientifically tested approaches to implement. The researchers will recruit 10 to 14 schools to participate in the study. Emotional well-being--including attachment to school, positive connections with adults, aspirations, and self-esteem--and levels of healthy behavior, such as fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity, will be surveyed at the start of the study and after each year. Researchers will determine how well the Working Together program motivated the students to become advocates for their schools and the extent to which the program led to school-based environmental and policy changes to support young peoples health.",,,"Injury/violence,Mental health,Physical activity,Substance use,Sexual health","Adolescents,Children,Hispanic or Latino,White",,Schools/Universities,,,Elaine Belansky / elaine.belansky@ucdenver.edu,
Workplace Health Research Network (Collaborating Centers),"Johns Hopkins University,New York University School of Medicine/City University of New York School of Public Health,University of Illinois Chicago,University of Minnesota,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,University of Washington,Other",,2014-2019,Research project summary,"Workplace Health Research Network (WHRN) aims to engage employers, employees and communities to advance knowledge and implement effective, approaches to promote and protect workers health, safety, and well-being. The network seeks to advance knowledge and understanding of effective approaches to promote and protect employee health by turning interventions into practice. Research and programs will address interventions at the worksite and in the community, focus on preventing chronic diseases, improve occupational health and safety, environmental health, and combine strategies that address the individual, organizational, community, and societal stressors.The network has established workgroups to organize and execute individual and cross-center projects including: The Employee Workgroup seeks to understand and incorporate the employee perspective from a diverse set of job roles (e.g., home health aides, childcare workers) and employee characteristics (e.g., low wage workers, shift workers) into the design of effective workplace health promotion and protection strategies through focus groups, literature reviews, surveys, and intervention research. The Tools and Resources Workgroup will focus on the needs of small to mid-size employers and work through key organizations such as brokers, vendors, employer/trade associations, insurers, health departments, health exchanges, hospitals, union trusts, and voluntary health agencies to deliver practical information/resources that clarify how a comprehensive workplace health program may fit into the employers overall business model. The Capacity and Dissemination Workgroup focuses on assessing the capacity of state health departments to deliver workplace health promotion and safety programs in the short-term and interested in creating a repository of the networks work to be a knowledge center and/or go-to resource of information for internal collaborators and external partners as a long-term goal. Results from WHRN are expected to help inform and advance activities of the CDC Workplace Health Program. The WHRN will increase the capacity of public health networks, employers, and their partners to implement science-based workplace health programs that can reduce health risks and improve the quality of life of working Americans, lower health care expenditures and boost productivity.",,Researchers and evaluators,"Injury/violence,Nutrition,Physical activity,Overweight/Obesity,Other chronic condition or disease","Adults,Older adults",,Workplace,State,,Laura Linnan / linnan@email.unc.Edu,
WV COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Resources,West Virginia University,2022,,Communications product,"The WV COVID-19 Vaccine Resources are a suite of tools to use to promote the latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations. The resources, or social press kit, includes suggested language for social media posts, school-based resources, FAQs and printables, COVID Vaccine calculators, clinic posters, stickers/buttons, social media profile frames, and best practices for various audiences. The materials are also available in Spanish and are updated based on CDC guidelines.",Website,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","COVID-19,Vaccines/immunizations",,Community-clinical linkages,,,"Increase awareness of effective approaches,Help implement effective interventions",Traci Jarrett / sph@hsc.wvu.edu,https://socialpresskit.com/communityimmunitywv
WW Good Depth 2020: Multi-City Program: Evaluation Report Jan 2020 - Oct 2020,Yale University,2020,,Report,"The Depth 2020: Multi-city program is a fresh fruit and vegetable incentive program developed in partnership with Wholesome Wave, WW Good, and agencies in nine cities across the United States.",PDF or Word,"Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators",Nutrition,Adults,"Food security,Socioeconomic factors","Community/Community center,In-home care",National,"Describe research,Evaluate programs practices policies or systems",,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UgPWnbcg3kJvhRwq-ZZ8mcUhcrGaJ5Rr/view
Young Children Benefit from Regular Time Outdoors,University of Minnesota,2022,,Communications product,This infographic shows the benefits of regular time outdoors for young children. This infographic can be used for educational and informational purposes.,PDF or Word,"Community member/General public,Decision-makers,Public health practitioners","Mental health,Physical activity,Other chronic condition or disease","Children,Infants or toddlers",,Other,National,"Help implement effective interventions,Increase awareness of effective approaches",Renee Sieving / sievi001@umn.edu,https://www.childrenandnature.org/wp-content/uploads/CCCN_earlychildnatureconn_22-1-18.pdf
Your Road to Health Nutrition Program,Yale University,2019,,,"This middle school nutrition education program is designed to motivate, teach, and help students to develop practical skills to make healthful food choices and adopt a physically active lifestyle. This resource can be used as an education and training tool for health educators and program implementers.",Website,"Community member/General public,Public health practitioners,Researchers and evaluators","Nutrition,Physical activity","Adolescents,Children",,Schools/Universities,"City/Town,State,Urban",,,https://yalegriffinprc.griffinhealth.org/programs-resources/prc-programs-resources/your-road-to-health
Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES),University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,2017,,Training or technical assistance,"Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES) is a theory-based youth program that involves young adolescents in conceiving, planning, and carrying out community change projects. The YES curriculum focuses on developing leadership skills, community pride, cultural identity, program planning, and resource mobilization. This curriculum is available to organizations wishing to implement or adapt the Youth Empowerment Solutions.",Website,Public health practitioners,"Injury/violence,Mental health",Adolescents,"Built environment,Social connectedness",Other,"City/Town,Urban",,Youth Empowerment Solutions / contactYES@umich.edu,https://yes.sph.umich.edu/curriculum/
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