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Public Health Expenditures, Public Health Delivery Systems, And Population Health, Glen Mays
Public Health Expenditures, Public Health Delivery Systems, And Population Health, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
This seminar examines a series of approaches for estimating the health and economic effects attributable to public health expenditures in the U.S., along with a novel method for estimating economies of scale and scope in the delivery of public health services. The use of instrumental-variables techniques and network analytic methods are described in these research approaches.
National Longitudinal Survey Of Public Health Systems: Comparative Report Of 2012 Results, Glen Mays
National Longitudinal Survey Of Public Health Systems: Comparative Report Of 2012 Results, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The third wave of the National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems was fielded in 2012 in a nationally-representative cohort of local communities. The survey measures the availability of 20 recommended public health activities in the community, the range of organizations that participate in performing each activity, and the perceived effectiveness of each activity. Prior waves of the survey were fielded in 1998 and 2006. Local health officials report data for this survey and receive a customized report of results that compare data for their community with national norms and with "peer groups" of similar communities. This document provides an …
Public Health Return On Investment: Making The Case, Glen Mays
Public Health Return On Investment: Making The Case, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Fiscal pressures and policy imperatives have created a need for rigorous economic analyses of public health programs and policies. ROI analyses can reveal whether the benefits of public health strategies justify their costs, who realizes these benefits and costs, and under what circumstances.
Comparative Effectiveness Research And Patient-Centered Outcomes Research In Public Health Settings: Design, Analysis And Funding Considerations, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The principles and methods of CER and PCOR have developed primarily with therapeutics in mind, but they must also be applied to the study of public health programs, policies, and delivery systems. This session surveys the emerging field, and provides examples of CER/PCOR methods applied in public health settings using practice-based research networks (PBRNs).
Data Acquisition Plan For The Public Health Multi-Network Practice And Outcome Variation (Mprove) Study, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
This brief details the steps to be followed in obtaining and compiling data on the core (and optional) measures of public health service delivery for the MPROVE study. MPROVE data will need to be obtained from several different sources. Data for some measures already exist in administrative records, surveillance systems, or other sources maintained by the local and state public health agencies that participate in your PBRN. For other measures, it may be necessary to obtain data from other agencies that collaborate with the public health agencies in your PBRN. In still other cases, it may be necessary to undertake …
Final Set Of Public Health Delivery Measures Selected For The Multi-Network Practice And Outcome Variation Examination (Mprove) Study, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The Multi-Network Practice and Outcome Variation Examination Study (MPROVE) engages public health practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in the collection and analysis of measures of public health delivery across a large number of local practice settings in order to examine the causes and consequences of practice variation in public health. This document summarizes the final set of measures selected for the MPROVE study, including measures of the reach, volume, intensity, and quality of public health delivery in three domains of activity: chronic disease prevention, communicable disease control, and environmental health protection.
Estimating Scale And Scope Effects In Public Health Delivery: Implications For Regionalization, Glen P. Mays, Rachel A. Hogg, Rick Ingram, Kristina Rabarison
Estimating Scale And Scope Effects In Public Health Delivery: Implications For Regionalization, Glen P. Mays, Rachel A. Hogg, Rick Ingram, Kristina Rabarison
Glen Mays
OBJECTIVES: The nation's public health delivery system comprises nearly 3000 local public health agencies that vary widely in capabilities. Economic pressures, workforce shortages, and new national accreditation standards are leading these agencies to explore mechanisms for pooling resources to enhance delivery and improve population health. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort design is used to analyze changes in the availability and perceived effectiveness of services delivered by local public health providers. A stratified random sample of the nation's 3000 local public health agencies (n=497) were surveyed in 1998 and again in 2006 and 2011 (70% response) to measure the availability of 20 …
Selecting Measures Of Public Health Delivery: Results Of A Delphi Survey For The Mprove Study, Glen Mays
Selecting Measures Of Public Health Delivery: Results Of A Delphi Survey For The Mprove Study, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The Multi-Network Practice and Outcomes Variation Examination Study (MPROVE) supports six participating public health practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in selecting a common set of service delivery measures for use in analyzing geographic variation in delivery across local communities. This report presents results from an expert panel Delphi survey used to rate candidate measures on a set of selection criteria, in order to select the final set of measures for study.
Reinventing The 21st Century Public Health Workforce: Directions From Practice-Based Research, Glen P. Mays
Reinventing The 21st Century Public Health Workforce: Directions From Practice-Based Research, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
Compelling opportunities exist for incorporating practice-based research to into the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health workforce training and development programs. Public Health Training Centers (PHTCs) can collaborate with practice-based research networks (PBRNs) to discover and disseminate evidence-based strategies for workforce development.
Patterns Of Interaction In Public Health Pbrns: Insights From Network Analysis, Rachel Hogg, Glen P. Mays
Patterns Of Interaction In Public Health Pbrns: Insights From Network Analysis, Rachel Hogg, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
This report presents data from a network analysis survey conducted with public health practice-based research networks (PBRNs) to examine patterns of interaction among researchers and public health practitioners who participate in the networks. These data provide a baseline for tracking the types and frequencies of interaction that occur within networks, and reveal opportunities for promoting more productive patterns of engagement in applied public health research. Over time, these types of data can reveal how and under what circumstances PBRNs facilitate the production and application of research about public health services and delivery systems. The analysis includes data on more than …
Making The Case For Public Health: Estimating Roi And Value, Glen P. Mays
Making The Case For Public Health: Estimating Roi And Value, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
This presentation describes recent prograss and new directions for estimating the value of public health strategies and infrastructure.
Expanding The Evidence Base For Accreditation And Qi: Progress In Practice-Based Research Networks, Glen Mays
Expanding The Evidence Base For Accreditation And Qi: Progress In Practice-Based Research Networks, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Studies that examine the implementation and impact of quality improvement strategies in public health are underway through the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks.
Mprove Call For Measures Of Public Health Service Delivery, Glen P. Mays
Mprove Call For Measures Of Public Health Service Delivery, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
Participating public health PBRN networks are invited to submit candidate measures of public health service delivery for use in the multi-network MPROVE study (Multi-Network Practice and Outcome Variation Examination Study).
The Science Of Public Health Practice: Using Pbrns For Delivery System Research In Public Health Settings, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
PBRN research tests strategies for improving the delivery of services that promote health and prevent disease and injury on a population-wide basis.
Mprove Selection Criteria For Public Health Service Delivery Measures, Glen P. Mays
Mprove Selection Criteria For Public Health Service Delivery Measures, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
This document describes criteria that will be used to select measures of public health service delivery for the Multi-Network Practice and Outcome Variation Examination (MPROVE) Study.
Patterns Of Interaction In Public Health Research Networks: Insight From Network Analysis, Glen Mays
Patterns Of Interaction In Public Health Research Networks: Insight From Network Analysis, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
OBJECTIVES: Studies from the past three decades have found evidence of wide variation in public health practices and policies across states and communities despite an expanding evidence base of efficacious public health strategies, suggesting gaps in implementation and translation processes. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are expected to accelerate research participation and translation. This study uses social network analysis methods with twelve Public Health PBRNs to study processes influencing the implementation and translation of research within diverse public health settings. DATA and METHODS: A cross-sectional network analysis survey was validated and fielded with participants in two cohorts of public health PBRNs …
Using State And Local Health Survey Data To Advance Practice-Based Research, Glen Mays
Using State And Local Health Survey Data To Advance Practice-Based Research, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
State and local health survey data can be used to evaluate the implementation and impact of public health delivery innovations in real-world practice settings.
Harnessing The Potential Of Comparative Effectiveness Research And Delivery System Innovation Through Practice-Based Research, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Testing delivery system innovations in health care and public health allows the practice-based research enterprise to lead the way toward gains in health and economic efficiency.
Public Health Spending, Preventable Outcomes, And Medical Cost Offsets: Questions For Health Reform, Glen Mays
Public Health Spending, Preventable Outcomes, And Medical Cost Offsets: Questions For Health Reform, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Uncertainty continues to surround the health and economic effects that can be expected from increased federal spending on public health and prevention strategies. Recent research provides some insight into the question of whether spending on public health strategies can offset the need for future spending on medical care.
Overview Of The National Longitudinal Survey Of Public Health Systems, Glen Mays
Overview Of The National Longitudinal Survey Of Public Health Systems, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Since 1998, researchers have followed a nationally representative cohort of U.S. communities to examine the types of public health activities performed within the community, the range of organizations contributing to each activity, and the perceived effectiveness of each activity in addressing community needs. This information, obtained through a validated survey of local public health officials, provides an in-depth view of the structure and function of local public health delivery systems and how these systems evolve over time. Originally conducted with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems (NLSPHS) was …
National Longitudinal Survey Of Public Health Systems Instrument, Glen Mays
National Longitudinal Survey Of Public Health Systems Instrument, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
No abstract provided.
Current Research Projects Of The Public Health Pbrn Program, Glen P. Mays
Current Research Projects Of The Public Health Pbrn Program, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks Program supports research on the organization, financing, and delivery of public health services using the infrastructure of practice-based networks (PBRNs). A Public Health PBRN brings multiple public health agencies into collaboration with an academic research partner to design and conduct studies in real-world practice settings. The program supports research through several different mechanisms, including (1) large-scale Research Implementation Awards (RIAs) conducted by established networks; (2) Quick-Strike Research Fund (QSRF) awards that support short-term, time-sensitive studies on emerging issues; and (3) supplemental Research Acceleration and Capacity Expansion (RACE) awards designed to …
Driving Qi With Research: Findings From Public Health Pbrns, Glen Mays
Driving Qi With Research: Findings From Public Health Pbrns, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Public health agencies are increasingly experimenting with quality improvement (QI) strategies designed to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their efforts. Does QI work in public health, and if so for whom and under what circumstances? What QI strategies work best for which types of public health process failures, and at what cost? Research underway through the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) Program is examining these types of questions to build an evidence base for public health QI.
Overview Of The Public Health Pbrn Program, Glen Mays
Overview Of The Public Health Pbrn Program, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks Program is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports the development of research networks for studying the comparative effectiveness, efficiency and equity of public health strategies deployed in real-world practice settings. A practice-based research network (PBRN) brings multiple public health agencies together with research partners to design and implement studies of population-based strategies that prevent disease and injury and promote health. Participating practitioners and researchers collaborate to identify pressing research questions of interest, design rigorous and relevant studies, execute research effectively, and translate findings rapidly into practice. As such, PBRNs …
The Science Of Public Health Delivery: Evidence, Uncertainties & Research Needs, Glen Mays
The Science Of Public Health Delivery: Evidence, Uncertainties & Research Needs, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Policy initiatives to reform the nation's health system increasingly recognize the need to incorporate public health and prevention strategies. The nation's delivery system for public health, however, varies widely across states and communities in its structure, authority, and capabilities. This session examines research from the growing field of public health services and systems research to identify directions for improving public health delivery.
Estimating The Value Of Public Health Services & Systems: Evidence, Uncertainties, And Research Needs, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The Affordable Care Act authorized the largest expansion in federal funding for public health services and delivery systems in decades. These provisions, designed to support programs and services that promote health and prevent disease and injury on a population-wide basis, remain controversial because of uncertainties regarding their effectiveness in improving health and constraining medical cost growth. This session examines a series of recent studies to shed light on the health and economic value of spending on public health.
Disparities Research In Public Health Pbrns, Glen Mays
Disparities Research In Public Health Pbrns, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Public health agencies are well positioned within the health system to play key roles in addressing oral health issues on a population-wide basis, However, current evidence reveals wide geographic variation in the delivery of public health interventions for oral health promotion. This session explores the factors contributing to this variation, and it highlights studies underway through the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) to produce more and better evidence about public health delivery and impact.
Leading Improvement Through Inquiry: Practice-Based Research Networks In Public Health, Glen Mays
Leading Improvement Through Inquiry: Practice-Based Research Networks In Public Health, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The field of public health has surged in public visibility and attention in recent years due to its potential to mitigate leading risks to human health and wellbeing. Advances in prevention research provide an expanding toolbox of programs, policies, and interventions to reduce health risks. As these advances occur, uncertainties loom large regarding how best to deliver efficacious public health strategies to the populations at greatest risk. The nation's local, state, and federal public health agencies—together with their peers and partners in the private and public sectors—represent a vast yet diffuse delivery system of actors charged, to greater or lesser …
Using Pbrn Research To Inform Policy And Practice, Glen Mays
Using Pbrn Research To Inform Policy And Practice, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
This brief provides examples of how findings from RWJF-supported research projects underway through the public health PBRNs and the larger field of PHSSR are being used to inform public health practice and policy.
Public Health Pbrn Network Analysis Survey Instrument, Glen Mays
Public Health Pbrn Network Analysis Survey Instrument, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
This survey instrument was used to collect data on research activities patterns of interaction within public health practice-based research networks (PBRNs).