Bridging Research, Practice, and Policy: The ‘Evidence Academy’ Conference Model

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• Alternative Title:
  J Public Health Manag Pract
• Personal Author:
  Rohweder, Catherine L. ; Laping, Jane L. ; Diehl, Sandra J. ; Moore, Alexis A. ; Isler, Malika Roman ; Scott, Jennifer Elissa ; Enga, Zoe Kaori ; Black, Molly C. ; Dave, Gaurav ; Corbie-Smith, Giselle ; Melvin, Cathy L.
• Description:
  Innovative models to facilitate more rapid uptake of research findings into practice are urgently needed. Community members who engage in research can accelerate this process by acting as adoption agents. We implemented an Evidence Academy conference model bringing together researchers, health care professionals, advocates, and policy makers across North Carolina to discuss high-impact, life-saving study results. The overall goal is to develop dissemination and implementation strategies for translating evidence into practice and policy. Each 1-day, single-theme, regional meeting focuses on a leading community-identified health priority. The model capitalizes on the power of diverse local networks to encourage broad, common awareness of new research findings. Furthermore, it emphasizes critical reflection and active group discussion on how to incorporate new evidence within and across organizations, health care systems, and communities. During the concluding session, participants are asked to articulate action plans relevant to their individual interests, work setting, or area of expertise.
• Subjects:
  Evidence-Based Practice Health Policy Humans Models, Theoretical Research
• Source:
  J Public Health Manag Pract. 22(2):200-203.
• Pubmed ID:
  25723874
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4550583
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  UL1 TR001111/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; U48-DP001907/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U58 DP000984/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U48 DP001907/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; P30 DK093002/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; 1UL1TR001111/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; U48-DP000059/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U58-DP000984/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U48 DP000059/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; K24 HL105493/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dbf7397dcb531e67da8fa2a9b421afe683f2a0046d0a7b9c69ba57348bd5aa87
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39520/cdc_39520_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 335.48 KB ]