The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Prevention Research Centers (PRC... more The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program underwent a 2-year evaluation planning project using a participatory process that allowed perspectives from the national community of PRC partners to be expressed and reflected in a national logic model. The PRC Program recognized the challenge in developing a feasible, useable, and relevant evaluation process for a large, diverse program. To address the challenge, participatory and utilization-focused evaluation models were used. Four tactics guided the evaluation planning process: 1) assessing stakeholders' communication needs and existing communication mechanisms and infrastructure; 2) using existing mechanisms and establishing others as needed to inform, educate, and request feedback; 3) listening to and using feedback received; and 4) obtaining adequate resources and building flexibility into the project plan to support multifaceted mechanisms for data collection. Part...
W ith this inaugural issue ofHealth Promotion Practice, SOPHE brings the practice of health promo... more W ith this inaugural issue ofHealth Promotion Practice, SOPHE brings the practice of health promotion and education forward into the 21st century. We are pleased to add this new practice-based journal to complement Health Education & Behavior , SOPHE’s flagship journal that is one of the most highly cited journals in the social sciences literature. Health Promotion Practiceseeks to advance the application of health promotion and education through the stimulation and publication of articles detailing the applied work of health promotion practice and policy. The journal’s mission statement speaks to the heart of this endeavor.
the cutting edge or the center of the storm? Innovation in public health through health promotion... more the cutting edge or the center of the storm? Innovation in public health through health promotion and education in state health departments. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Nov [date cited].
Excessive alcohol use causes approximately 80,000 deaths in the United States each year. The Guid... more Excessive alcohol use causes approximately 80,000 deaths in the United States each year. The Guide to Community Preventive Services recommends reducing the density of alcohol outlets-the number of physical locations in which alcoholic beverages are available for purchase either per area or per population-through the use of regulatory authority as an effective strategy for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. We briefly review the research on density of alcohol outlets and public health and describe the powers localities have to influence alcohol outlet density. We summarize Regulating Alcohol Outlet Density: An Action Guide, which describes steps that local communities can take to reduce outlet density and the key competencies and resources of state and local health departments. These include expertise in public health surveillance and evaluation methods, identification and tracking of outcome measures, geographic information systems (GIS) mapping, community planning and development of multisector efforts, and education of community leaders and policy makers. We illustrate the potential for partnerships between public health agencies and local communities by presenting a contemporary case study from Omaha, Nebraska. Public health agencies have a vital and necessary role to play in efforts to reduce alcohol outlet density. They are often unaware of the potential of this strategy and have strong potential partners in the thousands of community coalitions nationwide that are focused on reducing alcohol-related problems.
Concept mapping is a structured conceptualization process that provides a visual representation o... more Concept mapping is a structured conceptualization process that provides a visual representation of relationships among ideas. Concept mapping was used to develop a logic model for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers Program, which has a large and diverse group of stakeholders throughout the United States. No published studies have used concept mapping to develop a logic model for a national program. Two logic models were constructed using the data from the concept mapping process and program documents: one for the national level and one for the local level. Concept mapping involved three phases: 1) developing questions to generate ideas about the program's purpose and function, 2) gathering input from 145 national stakeholders and 135 local stakeholders and sorting ideas into themes, and 3) using multivariate statistical analyses to generate concept maps. Logic models were refined using feedback received from stakeholders at regional ...
, marked an important change for health-care financing in the public sector, specifically Medicar... more , marked an important change for health-care financing in the public sector, specifically Medicare. The federal government replaced retrospective cost reimbursement with prospective payment, a system "that established fixed prices in advance on a cost-per-case basis, using as a measure 467 categories called 'diagnosis related groups' (DRGs). "I A given DRG is defined in terms of a patient's age, the diagnosis, the presence or absence of comorbidity or complications, and the need for a surgical procedure. The following examples of DRGs illustrate the use of these criteria: DRG Number Title 110 Major reconstructive vascular procedures, age greater than 69, and/or with comorbidity/complications. 111 Major reconstructive vascular procedures, age greater than 69, and/or with comorbidity/complications. 132 Atherosclerosis, age greater than 69, and/or with comorbidity/complications. 133 Atherosclerosis, age less than 70, without comorbidity/complicarions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Prevention Research Centers (PRC... more The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program underwent a 2-year evaluation planning project using a participatory process that allowed perspectives from the national community of PRC partners to be expressed and reflected in a national logic model. The PRC Program recognized the challenge in developing a feasible, useable, and relevant evaluation process for a large, diverse program. To address the challenge, participatory and utilization-focused evaluation models were used. Four tactics guided the evaluation planning process: 1) assessing stakeholders' communication needs and existing communication mechanisms and infrastructure; 2) using existing mechanisms and establishing others as needed to inform, educate, and request feedback; 3) listening to and using feedback received; and 4) obtaining adequate resources and building flexibility into the project plan to support multifaceted mechanisms for data collection. Part...
W ith this inaugural issue ofHealth Promotion Practice, SOPHE brings the practice of health promo... more W ith this inaugural issue ofHealth Promotion Practice, SOPHE brings the practice of health promotion and education forward into the 21st century. We are pleased to add this new practice-based journal to complement Health Education & Behavior , SOPHE’s flagship journal that is one of the most highly cited journals in the social sciences literature. Health Promotion Practiceseeks to advance the application of health promotion and education through the stimulation and publication of articles detailing the applied work of health promotion practice and policy. The journal’s mission statement speaks to the heart of this endeavor.
the cutting edge or the center of the storm? Innovation in public health through health promotion... more the cutting edge or the center of the storm? Innovation in public health through health promotion and education in state health departments. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Nov [date cited].
Excessive alcohol use causes approximately 80,000 deaths in the United States each year. The Guid... more Excessive alcohol use causes approximately 80,000 deaths in the United States each year. The Guide to Community Preventive Services recommends reducing the density of alcohol outlets-the number of physical locations in which alcoholic beverages are available for purchase either per area or per population-through the use of regulatory authority as an effective strategy for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. We briefly review the research on density of alcohol outlets and public health and describe the powers localities have to influence alcohol outlet density. We summarize Regulating Alcohol Outlet Density: An Action Guide, which describes steps that local communities can take to reduce outlet density and the key competencies and resources of state and local health departments. These include expertise in public health surveillance and evaluation methods, identification and tracking of outcome measures, geographic information systems (GIS) mapping, community planning and development of multisector efforts, and education of community leaders and policy makers. We illustrate the potential for partnerships between public health agencies and local communities by presenting a contemporary case study from Omaha, Nebraska. Public health agencies have a vital and necessary role to play in efforts to reduce alcohol outlet density. They are often unaware of the potential of this strategy and have strong potential partners in the thousands of community coalitions nationwide that are focused on reducing alcohol-related problems.
Concept mapping is a structured conceptualization process that provides a visual representation o... more Concept mapping is a structured conceptualization process that provides a visual representation of relationships among ideas. Concept mapping was used to develop a logic model for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers Program, which has a large and diverse group of stakeholders throughout the United States. No published studies have used concept mapping to develop a logic model for a national program. Two logic models were constructed using the data from the concept mapping process and program documents: one for the national level and one for the local level. Concept mapping involved three phases: 1) developing questions to generate ideas about the program's purpose and function, 2) gathering input from 145 national stakeholders and 135 local stakeholders and sorting ideas into themes, and 3) using multivariate statistical analyses to generate concept maps. Logic models were refined using feedback received from stakeholders at regional ...
, marked an important change for health-care financing in the public sector, specifically Medicar... more , marked an important change for health-care financing in the public sector, specifically Medicare. The federal government replaced retrospective cost reimbursement with prospective payment, a system "that established fixed prices in advance on a cost-per-case basis, using as a measure 467 categories called 'diagnosis related groups' (DRGs). "I A given DRG is defined in terms of a patient's age, the diagnosis, the presence or absence of comorbidity or complications, and the need for a surgical procedure. The following examples of DRGs illustrate the use of these criteria: DRG Number Title 110 Major reconstructive vascular procedures, age greater than 69, and/or with comorbidity/complications. 111 Major reconstructive vascular procedures, age greater than 69, and/or with comorbidity/complications. 132 Atherosclerosis, age greater than 69, and/or with comorbidity/complications. 133 Atherosclerosis, age less than 70, without comorbidity/complicarions.
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