Background and rationale for NCI's new NREPP rating system

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Jon Kerner, PhD¹, Richard Finkbiner, PhD², Robin H. Pugh-Yi, PhD², Fran L. Harmon, PhD², and Kevin D. Hennessy, PhD³. (1) Research Dissemination & Diffusion Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, EPN 6144, MS 7339, 6130 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-594-7294, kernerj@mail.nih.gov, (2) Research and Evaluation, MANILA Consulting Group, Inc., 6707 Old Dominion Dr., McLean, VA 22101, (3) Office of Policy, Program and Budget, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1017, Rockville, MD 20857

Since its creation in 1997, the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) has provided critical information to the public about the scientific evidence support for a wide array of substance abuse prevention interventions. In 2004, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in an effort to use NREPP for evaluating and summarizing information about evidence-based cancer prevention approaches. NCI presents NREPP evaluation results on their web-site for Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs).

RTIPs presents scores of intervention impact, quality of evidence presented in research results, program dissemination capability, and cultural, age, and gender appropriateness. Scores are assigned by independent expert reviewers.

The current system of scoring was derived by extensively reviewing the literature for factors determining evidence quality, referring to results of Federal Register commentary about NREPP stakeholder needs, and conducting a pilot study with expert reviewers.

The presentation will summarize the major themes that emerged from this process, and describe the components of a novel decision-support tool designed to enhance access to evidence-based knowledge for multiple audiences. The importance of three guiding principles—transparency, timeliness, and accuracy of information—are discussed within the context of evidence-based knowledge dissemination.

Learning Objectives:

After the presentation, participants will be able to

1. Describe the purpose of the NREPP and RTIPS
2. Describe the process for developing the current NREPP scoring system
3. Describe the rationale for the current NREPP scoring system

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Not Answered

Methodological Techniques and Tools Utilized in Health Care Planning, Policy Development and Evaluation

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA