Getting people to want sliced bread--an update on dissemination of the Guide to Community Preventive Services.
This article provides an overview and update on dissemination strategies regarding the Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide), a federally sponsored and independently led initiative to develop evidence-based findings on the effectiveness of selected population-based interventions. Despite the innovative nature, barriers to dissemination and utilization of Community Guide findings exist. Terms and concepts used to guide dissemination efforts designed to address these barriers are identified and discussed.
Myers
Bradford A
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Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K73, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006079:Government Publications as Topic; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States