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October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Researchers have an ethical responsibility to transmit their findings to the public. This literature review analyzed articles and surveyed researchers, to assess the communication of community-based participatory research (CBPR) findings to participating communities.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article proposes establishing a national faith-based health research network. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) can use their strong community ties to generate new research. The authors put forth three goals for an FBO network and discuss secular models.
September 23, 2010 | Commentary
Substance abuse. Child abuse. Intimate partner violence. These are but some of the signs of emotional distress that public health officials suspect are on the rise in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as families nurse fears about the ...
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nursing leaders reported gains in quality improvement knowledge and the use of quality improvement tools after attending training programs.
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In an effort to evaluate quality improvement (QI) programs, self-reported versus externally rated measures of QI success led to different results. This study suggests that, ideally, evaluations of QI efforts should use externally rated measures.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Quality improvement training for mid-sized public health departments is most effective when it includes both didactic training and opportunities for application, according to this evaluation of the effectiveness of training modalities.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An in-house education program improved senior staff knowledge of quality improvement and engaged frontline staff in quality improvement projects.
December 9, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers at the Boston University School of Management Health Policy Institute helped RWJF's Human Capital Team advance its role in increasing the number of health care workers who are highly proficient in quality improvement.