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Open AccessParticipatory logic modeling in a multi-site initiative to advance implementation science
Logic models map the short-term and long-term outcomes that are expected to occur with a program, and thus are an essential tool for evaluation. Funding agencies, especially in the United States (US), have enc...
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Open AccessCollaboration networks of the implementation science centers for cancer control: a social network analysis
Multi-center research initiatives offer opportunities to develop and strengthen connections among researchers. These initiatives often have goals of increased scientific collaboration which can be examined usi...
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Open AccessThe “secret sauce” for a mentored training program: qualitative perspectives of trainees in implementation research for cancer control
Mentored training approaches help build capacity for research through mentoring networks and skill building activities. Capacity for dissemination and implementation (D&I) research in cancer is needed and ment...
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Open AccessMentored training and its association with dissemination and implementation research output: a quasi-experimental evaluation
There is a continued need to evaluate training programs in dissemination and implementation (D&I) research. Scientific products yielded from trainees are an important and objective measure to understand the ca...
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Open AccessPerspectives on program mis-implementation among U.S. local public health departments
Public health resources are limited and best used for effective programs. This study explores associations of mis-implementation in public health (ending effective programs or continuing ineffective programs) ...
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Open AccessLessons Learned in Promoting Evidence-Based Public Health: Perspectives from Managers in State Public Health Departments
Evidence-based public health (EBPH) practice, also called evidence-informed public health, can improve population health and reduce disease burden in populations. Organizational structures and processes can fa...
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Open AccessTraining scholars in dissemination and implementation research for cancer prevention and control: a mentored approach
As the field of D&I (dissemination and implementation) science grows to meet the need for more effective and timely applications of research findings in routine practice, the demand for formalized training pro...
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Open AccessEvaluating a train-the-trainer approach for improving capacity for evidence-based decision making in public health
Evidence-based public health gives public health practitioners the tools they need to make choices based on the best and most current evidence. An evidence-based public health training course developed in 1997...
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Open AccessTraining needs and supports for evidence-based decision making among the public health workforce in the United States
Preparing the public health workforce to practice evidence-based decision making (EBDM) is necessary to effectively impact health outcomes. Few studies report on training needs in EBDM at the national level in...
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Open AccessPromoting state health department evidence-based cancer and chronic disease prevention: a multi-phase dissemination study with a cluster randomized trial component
Cancer and other chronic diseases reduce quality and length of life and productivity, and represent a significant financial burden to society. Evidence-based public health approaches to prevent cancer and othe...
