Saint Louis UniversityBuilding Evidence-based Action into

Community Outreach Networks (BEACON)

Progress update

November 2, 2007

Training community partners in evidence-based cancer control

Using What Works

Delivering “Using What Works”

• 4 trainings• 35 participants• 20 different organizations

• Web-delivered training, Nov. 16– St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City– CIS Heartland and South Central regions– 23 participants confirmed to date

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Understanding “evidence-based”

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Finding E-B program resources

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Understanding program adaptation

Refining practitioner training inevidence-based cancer control

Phase 1 R25E (PI: Brownson)How advanced and important are EB competencies?

• Expert review identified 26 EB competencies• Card sort study of these 26

Practitioners– MDHHS (n=13)– IDPH (in progress)– St. Louis County DOH (in progress)

EB trainers– CIS (n=17)– CPCRN (n=6)– EBPH (n=5)

0.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.090.0

100.0

A14 L1 E1 N1 A1 A2 A12 B3 L2 L3 E2 C5 O1 I1 H2 A3 A7 A11 D1 B3(2)

A5 A10 J2 A9 *E3 D3

Competency

Percent

Advanced

Beginner

Beginner or advanced competencies?Ratings from practitioners

0.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.090.0

100.0

A14 L1 E1 N1 A1 A2 A12 B3 L2 L3 E2 C5 O1 I1 H2 A3 A7 A11 D1 B3(2)

A5 A10 J2 A9 *E3 D3

Competency

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Advanced

Beginner

• community input• partnerships• leadership

Beginner E-B competencies

Advanced E-B competencies

0.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.090.0

100.0

A14 L1 E1 N1 A1 A2 A12 B3 L2 L3 E2 C5 O1 I1 H2 A3 A7 A11 D1 B3(2)

A5 A10 J2 A9 *E3 D3

Competency

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Advanced

Beginner

• design evaluations• transmit EB research to policy makers• decide based on economic evaluation

Importance x advancedHighest

importance

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Understanding community needs and assets

Conveying EB research to policy makers

Searching the scientific literature

Grant writing

Disseminating evidence-based cancer control interventions

Kiosks!

Reach x specificity analysisHighestreach

Lowestreach

Highestspecificity

Lowestspecificity

Laundromats •

Public libraries •

Social services •• Churches• Beauty salons

Health centers •

Building industry partnerships

41 Laundromats in 18 states

GIS analysis: Which are the best fit?

USB wireless broadband modem

Building capacity for community cancer control efforts