TY - JOUR
AU - Rodriguez Weno, Emily
AU - Mazzucca, Stephanie
AU - Parks, Renee G.
AU - Padek, Margaret
AU - Allen, Peg
AU - Brownson, Ross C.
PY - 2020
TI - Use and Awareness of The Community Guide in State and Local Health Department Chronic Disease Programs
T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO - Prev Chronic Dis
SP - E133
VL - 17
CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2 - INTRODUCTION The Community Guide (Guide) is a user-friendly, systematic review system that provides information on evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in public health practice. Little is known about what predicts Guide awareness and use in state health departments (SHDs) and local health departments (LHDs). METHODS We pooled data from 3 surveys (administered in 2016, 2017, and 2018) to employees in chronic disease programs at SHDs and LHDs. Participants (n = 1,039) represented all 50 states. The surveys asked about department practices and individual, organizational, and external factors related to decisions about EBIs. We used chi2 tests of independence for analyses. RESULTS Eighty-one percent (n = 498) of SHD and 54% (n = 198) of LHD respondents reported their agency uses the Guide. Additionally, 13% of SHD participants reported not being aware of the Guide. Significant relationships were found between reporting using the Guide and academic collaboration, population size, rated importance of forming partnerships, and accreditation. CONCLUSION Awareness and use of the Guide in LHD and SHD chronic disease programs is widespread. Awareness of the Guide can be vital to implementation practice, because it enhances implementation of EBI practices. However, awareness of the Guide alone is likely not enough for health departments to implement EBIs. Changes at the organizational level, including sharing information about the Guide and providing training on how to best use it, may increase its awareness and use.
SN - 1545-1151
UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.200196
DO - 10.5888/pcd17.200196
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