title: A tool for rating chronic disease prevention and public health interventions.
abstract: Bridging the gap between research and practice requires more than evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in controlled studies. To bridge this gap, evidence needs to be defined in different ways, and opportunities need to be provided for practice-based evidence to be replicated and disseminated. Community-based interventions are often not conducted or evaluated in controlled settings, yet they provide more real-world context and have the potential to have a greater effect on population health than findings from controlled studies that are limited in generalizability. The purpose of this article is to describe an approach to identify community-based programs and interventions that have the potential for replication and dissemination. In our study, such interventions met criteria in 3 primary domains: innovativeness, effectiveness, and sustainability. The criteria and tool developed were applied to 2 obesity-prevention programs to demonstrate the usefulness of the tool for identifying potential programs for replication and dissemination, contributing to practice-based evidence. Funders, practitioners, and researchers can apply these criteria to identify programs, environmental changes, or policies that may be replicated and disseminated.
authors: Beth-el College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918. E-mail: ckelly6@uccs.edu.
authors: Cheryl
authors: C
authors: Kelly
authors: Darcell
authors: D
authors: Scharff
authors: Jessi
authors: J
authors: Larose
authors: Nikole Lobb
authors: NL
authors: Dougherty
authors: Amy Stringer
authors: AS
authors: Hessel
authors: Ross C
authors: RC
authors: Brownson
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health