Saint Louis University Building Evidence-based Action into Community Outreach Networks (BEACON)...
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Saint Louis University
Building Evidence-based Action into Community Outreach Networks (BEACON)
Progress update
November 2, 2007
Training community partners in evidence-based cancer control
Using What Works
Delivering “Using What Works”
• 4 trainings• 35 participants• 20 different organizations
• Web-delivered training, Nov. 16– St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City
– CIS Heartland and South Central regions
– 23 participants confirmed to date
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Understanding “evidence-based”
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Finding E-B program resources
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Understanding program adaptation
Refining practitioner training in
evidence-based cancer control
Phase 1 R25E (PI: Brownson)How advanced and important are EB competencies?
• Expert review identified 26 EB competencies• Card sort study of these 26
Practitioners– MDHHS (n=13)
– IDPH (in progress)
– St. Louis County DOH (in progress)
EB trainers– CIS (n=17)
– CPCRN (n=6)
– EBPH (n=5)
0.010.020.0
30.040.050.060.070.080.090.0
100.0
A14 L1 E1 N1 A1 A2 A12 B3 L2 L3 E2 C5 O1 I1 H2 A3 A7 A11 D1 B3
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A5 A10 J2 A9 *E3 D3
Competency
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Advanced
Beginner
Beginner or advanced competencies?Ratings from practitioners
0.010.020.0
30.040.050.060.070.080.090.0
100.0
A14 L1 E1 N1 A1 A2 A12 B3 L2 L3 E2 C5 O1 I1 H2 A3 A7 A11 D1 B3
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A5 A10 J2 A9 *E3 D3
Competency
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Beginner
• community input• partnerships• leadership
Beginner E-B competencies
Advanced E-B competencies
0.010.020.0
30.040.050.060.070.080.090.0
100.0
A14 L1 E1 N1 A1 A2 A12 B3 L2 L3 E2 C5 O1 I1 H2 A3 A7 A11 D1 B3
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A5 A10 J2 A9 *E3 D3
Competency
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Beginner
• design evaluations• transmit EB research to policy makers• decide based on economic evaluation
Importance x advanced
Highestimportance
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Mostadvanced
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Understanding community needs and assets
Conveying EB research to policy makers
Searching the scientific literature
Grant writing
Disseminating evidence-based cancer control interventions
Kiosks!
Reach x specificity analysis
Highestreach
Lowestreach
Highestspecificity
Lowestspecificity
Laundromats •
Public libraries •
Social services •• Churches• Beauty salons
Health centers •
Building industry partnerships
41 Laundromats in 18 states
GIS analysis: Which are the best fit?
USB wireless broadband modem
Building capacity for community cancer control efforts