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The Public Health PBRN Program: A Summative Report

Glen Mays PhD  •  December 30, 2013

Abstract

This report provides a six-year summary of the work of the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks Program, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Suggested Citation

Glen P. Mays. The Public Health PBRN Program: A Summative Report. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, 2013. Available at: http://works.bepress.com/glen_mays/132

A partnership of two U.S. research networks to improve public health

Robin C Vanderpool, Ross C Brownson, Glen Mays PhD, Rick A Crosby, Stephen W Wyatt  •  December 3, 2013

Abstract

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's national network of Prevention Research Centers, together with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's national network of Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs), are forging powerful partnerships to expand the science and practice of public health.

Public health research implementation and translation: evidence from practice-based research networks

Glen Mays PhD, Rachel Hogg MPH, Doris M. Castellanos-Cruz MPH, Anna G Hoover PhD, Lizeth Fowler MPA  •  December 3, 2013

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Research on how best to deliver efficacious public health strategies in heterogeneous community and organizational contexts remains limited. Such studies require the active engagement of public health practice settings in the design, implementation, and translation of research. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) provide mechanisms for research engagement, but until now they have not been tested in public health settings.