Overview
The New York Public Health Practice Based Research Network (NY PBRN) is led by the Office of Public Health Practice in the New York State Department of Health. It includes practice partners from local health departments and the New York State Association of County Health Officials. Researchers and other public health organization network members include the State University at Albany School of Public Health, Columbia University, the New York Academy of Medicine, the Public Health Training Center, Public Health Solutions and the City University of New York. The network's initial research project utilized both qualitative and quantitative approaches to characterize the use of evidence-based decision making in local health departments and identified facilitators and barriers to its use. A second research study evaluated the implementation and impact of an initiative by the State Department of Health to integrate the delivery of HIV and STD prevention and control services provided through its regional offices. Follow-up research was conducted to assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of these prevention and control services. The network has also conducted two Quick Strike research projects and continues to collaborate with the Washington State PBRN on the Public Health Activities and Services Tracking (PHAST) project and the DIRECTIVE study.
Our Research
- Facilitators and Barriers to Evidence-based Decision Making in Local Health Departments
- Integrated HIV/AIDS and STD Service Delivery in New York: A Natural Experiment
- Electronic Information System to Monitor Services and Expenditures of Local Health Departments in New York State
- Optimizing the Use of HIV/STD Partner Services Strategies in New York State
- Quality Measures for Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Substance Abuse
- Inter-Organizational Collaboration in Local Public Health Systems: Implications for Costs, Impact, and Management Capacity
- Implementing the New York State Prevention Agenda at the Local Level
Collaborators
- New York State Department of Health
- New York State Association of County Health Officials
- State University at Albany School of Public Health
- New York Academy of Medicine
- Public Health Training Center
- Public Health Solutions
- Columbia University
- Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
- City University of New York
Leadership
Sylvia Pirani, M.P.H., M.S.
Director, Office of Public Health Practice
New York State Department of Health
Contact Us
Mail:
New York State Department of Health
Office of Public Health Practice
9th Floor – Corning Tower, ESP
Albany, NY 12237
Phone:
518-473-4223
Email:
Sylvia Pirani, M.P.H., M.S.
sylvia.pirani@health.ny.gov