The purpose of this study is to understand how to leverage structures and processes of academic health department (AHD) partnerships to facilitate implementation of cancer related evidence-based programs and policies (EBPPs).
Local health department practitioners who are involved in the implementation of cancer prevention and control programs within their communities and are engaged in an academic-health department partnership.
Employees in academic settings currently partnering with local health departments. These partnerships could be located anywhere within the United States.
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Resources and guided facilitation
BehavioralParticipants in the intervention arm will participate in a planning period at the beginning of the intervention period to establish the goals for the partnership. The investigators will use the prioritized list of AHD partnership features developed in prior research to guide the initial planning period and then assist the partnership members to plan to implement the corresponding strategies focused on their areas of interest (e.g., developing collaborative projects, hiring faculty, staff, or students to conduct data analysis). The investigators will use telephone, email communication, and video conferencing to communicate with AHD partnerships, regularly assess progress towards goals, and adjust goals and strategies based on the progress. One additional in person visit to each AHD partnership in the intervention arm will be made in year 2 of implementation to review goals and progress and provide additional guidance and tailored support as needed.
Existing resources
BehavioralIndividuals will be referred to existing resources in the Learning Community.
Evidence-Based Interventions
Participants will see 5 questions about interventions related to specific public health program areas. They will be asked if their agency or institution has delivered those interventions within the last year. Possible score of 0 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.
Academic Health Department Evidence-Based Interventions
Participants will see 5 questions about interventions related to specific public health program areas. They will be asked if their academic health department has delivered those interventions within the last year. Possible score of 0 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.
Organizational Collaboration - Aligning strategy
Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Overall, the members of our academic local health department partnership... 1. Work together to identify unmet needs in the community 2. Work together to decide how to fill gaps in services and programs 3. Act toward a common goal 4. Are often in competition with one another (item reversed scored) 5. Have trouble communicating (item reversed scored)
Organizational Collaboration - Coordinating Current Work
Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Overall, the members of our academic local health department partnership... 1. Get a lot accomplished by working together 2. Have trusting relationships 3. Have access to resources that support collaboration between our organizations (e.g., expertise, facilities, funding) 4. Keep each other up to date about the issues we work on 5. Share information that helps public health practice work better
Joint Decision Making
Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements about your academic local health department partnership. 1. Our partner organization(s) highly value the opinions of other organizations, including our own 2. Within our partnership, we brainstorm together to find solutions to address problems facing the collaboration 3. We work through differences to arrive at win-win solutions
Joint Operation
Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall operation score will be calculated by taking the average of the 2 characteristics. Higher scores indicate stronger partnerships. Overall, the members of our academic local health department partnership... 1. Have clearly defined roles and responsibilities 2. Coordinate tasks well
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Washington University School of Medicine
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
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