Title: Developing a Public
Health Practice Research Agenda
Presenters: Mr. Ron Bialek, Public Health Foundation
Dr. Hugh Tilson, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice
Goals/Learning
Objectives:
Understand how public health research can benefit the
practice of public health
Identify current research gaps and needs using Healthy
People 2010 Objectives for the Nation
Learn how to incorporate community health needs into
emerging research agendas
Invite participation on refining a framework for developing
a national public health practice research agenda and ensuing policy
Description of Issue/Importance to Conference
Theme:
For many years, the public health practice community has been frustrated by the apparent
disconnect between research studies and practice needs. Where research exists which
has application in community settings, it often is not adequately translated or
disseminated in a manner to facilitate its application. In addition, an insufficient
amount of research in the fields of health and medicine focuses on human behavior, an area
of critical importance to public health. There also is a strong perception that the
current research agenda is driven by resources, rather than identified needs in
communities. Too often, potential users of research at the community level are not
involved in identifying information gaps or in establishing research priorities.
This presentation forum is similar to ones being conducted
at various meetings, including the 1999 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting,
with the intention for the participants’ feedback and experiences to form the
building blocks in crafting actual national level policy on public health practice
research.
Description of Method to Facilitate Interactive
Discussion:
After initial presentation of the Critical Issues, participants will be divided into 3
groups to discuss specific research gaps and needs for helping to attain specific Healthy
People 2010 Objectives for the Nation. Afterwards, participants will reconvene to
discuss each groups’ findings and participate firsthand in refining the research
agenda and its framework.
Brief Agenda of Session:
1. Introduction – Council on
Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (5 minutes)
2. Presentation of Issue (20
minutes)
- Background - present disconnect,
research needs, community partner role
cope - status quo problems, dissemination needs, stakeholders, current activities
- Benefits - funders, researchers,
users, communities, generating new research
3. Individual group Discussion
Activity (30 minutes)
4. Presentation of group
discussions (15 minutes)
5. Future Directions (20 minutes)
- Refining Framework
- Establishing a national research
agenda
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