title: Comprehensive Cancer Control Partners' Use of and Attitudes About Evidence-Based Practices.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) awardees are encouraged to work with partners (eg, nonprofit organizations) to develop and implement plans to reduce the cancer burden in their jurisdictions using evidence-based practices (EBPs). However, the extent of EBP use among awardees and their partners is not well understood.
  
  
  METHODS
  From March through July 2012, we conducted a web-based survey of program partners referred by NCCCP program directors who were involved in implementation of cancer control plans.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approximately 53% of referred partners (n = 83) completed surveys, 91.6% of whom represented organizations. Most partners reported involvement in helping to identify (80.5%), adapt (81.7%), implement (90.4%), and evaluate (81.9%) EBPs. The factors rated most frequently as very important when selecting EBPs were "consistent with our organization's mission" (89.2%) and "cost-effective" (81.9%). Although most respondents said that their organizations understood the importance of using EBPs (84.3%) and had adequate access to cancer registry data (74.7%), few reported having sufficient financial resources to develop new EBPs (7.9%). The most frequently mentioned benefit of using EBPs was that they are proven to work. Resource limitations and difficulty adapting EBPs for specific populations and settings were challenges.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings help indicate how NCCCP partners are involved in using EBPs and can guide ongoing efforts to encourage the use of EBPs for cancer control. The challenges of using EBPs that partners identified highlight the need to improve strategies to translate cancer prevention and control research into practice in real-world settings and for diverse populations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mail Stop F-76, Chamblee Building No. 107, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30341. Email: BSteele1@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: C Brooke
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.affiliation: Health and Analytics, Battelle Memorial Institute, Arlington, Virginia, and Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgi.
authors.forename: Julie S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgi.
authors.forename: Jamila
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fonseka
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgi.
authors.forename: Lisa C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Health and Analytics, Battelle Memorial Institute, Arlington, Virginia, and Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chovnick
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D019058:Community Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008849:Micronesia; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000592:standards; D011361:Professional Competence; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States