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Moving PHSSR Forward April 12th 2011
2011 Keeneland ConferenceLexington, KY
F. Douglas Scutchfield, M.D.
Bosomworth Professor
University of Kentucky
National Coordinating Center for PHSSR
Public Health Services & Systems Research
A field of study that examines the organization, financing, and delivery of public health services at local, state and national levels, and the impact of these activities on public health. Mays, Halverson, and Scutchfield. 2003
RWJF Investment in PHSSR
• Annual PHSSR Solicitation
• AcademyHealth PHSR Interest Group
• Keeneland Conference
• Data Harmonization
• Practice Based Research Networks (PBRNs)
• Building the Network of Researchers and Practitioners Engaged in PHSSR
NCC Charge • To create a unified, coherent agenda for PHSSR
• To synthesize, translate and disseminate results of current and past investments in PHSSR by RWJF and other funders
• To increase the number of researchers in the field with the appropriate skills to conduct quality work
• To strengthen the ability of practitioners to interpret and apply PHSSR findings
• To increase the relevance of PHSSR findings to practitioners
• To increase the number of practitioners who are engaged in PHSSR
• To increase the number of policy-makers who are aware of PHSSR
• To increase the number of funders committed to PHSSR
• To inform public health policy and practice, which will lead to better health outcomes for all Americans
Building the Evidence of What Works
NCC Lead: Glen Mays
NCC Contact: Robin Pendley
Chair: Michael Caldwell
Members:
- Alice Ammerman
- Ross Brownson
- Wayne Giles
- David Lanier
- Robert Pestronk
- Donna Peterson
- Patrick Remington
- Patricia Sweeney
This work will support research
specifically driven by the public
health practice community and
will not compete with our other
annual solicitation which targets
researchers. ($ 2.5 million)
Increasing Researcher Capacity
NCC Lead: F. Douglas Scutchfield
NCC Contact: Angie Carman
Chair: Howard Frumkin
Members:
- Marcia Brandt
- Jenine Harris
- Denise Koo
- Rika Maeshiro
- Allan Noonan
This allocation of funds will
support training opportunities for
both new and current researchers
to strengthen their methodological
skills. ($ 1 million)
Practice Application and Translation
NCC Lead: Paul Erwin
NCC Contact: Alex Howard
Chair: Phyllis Meadows
Members:
- Susan Allan
- Edith Arrington
- Matthew Boulton
- Dorothy Cilenti
- Paul Halverson
- Donna Grandbois
- Fernando Guerra
- Mitchell Katz
- Noble Maseru
This allocation of funds will
support activities aimed at
translating promising findings and
will provide training sessions that
will focus on application of
findings. ($ 1 million)
Expanding Funding
NCC Lead: Julia Costich
NCC Contact: Whit Elam
Chair: Jeff Levi
Members:
- Russell Glasgow
- James Kimmey
- Lisa Simpson
- Steve Teutsch
- Tim Van Wave
- Mary Wooley
This allocation of funds will be used to
engage current and potential funders to
increase the number of funders for
PHSSR and will provide matching funds
to provide an incentive for funders to
support this work. ($ 1.5 million)
NCC Partners in PHSSR
• AcademyHealth• American Public Health Association• Center for Disease Preventions and Control • National Network of Public Health Institutes• Practice Based Research Networks• Public Health Finance• Public Health Law Network• Public Health Law Research Program• Public health practice organizations: NACCHO, ASTHO
and NALBOH• Trust for America’s Health
New Research Agenda
• RWJF, CDC, NCC PHSSR agenda setting meetings/ webinars are currently underway
• Draft Research questions
– Refer to handout
– More will be generated at upcoming CDC / RWJF meeting
– AcademyHealth
For more information contact:F. Douglas Scutchfield
121 Washington Avenue, Suite 212Lexington, KY 40517
859-257-5678 www.publichealthsystems.org