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Charlene Sanders, MPH, RD¹, Karen Gregory-Mercado, PhD, MPH², and Julie Will, PhD². (1) Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE; MS /K-77, Atlanta, GA 30341, 770-488-6035, zen3@cdc.gov, (2) Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop K77, Atlanta, GA 30341

Background: The Massachusetts Women's Health Network was one of five WISEWOMAN projects chosen to participate in the WISEWOMAN Best Practices Study conducted under contract with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. WISEWOMAN (Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Woman Across the Nation) is a CDC-funded program that provides cardiovascular disease risk screening and lifestyle intervention to 40-64 year old women.

Methods: The five dimensions of the RE-AIM framework(1) were defined and used to calculate measures of reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation and maintenance for each participating Massachusetts local site. Resultant scores were used to rank the sites. The two highest and two lowest performing sites were site visited and interviewed as part of the case study process. An algorithm was designed and applied to the qualitative data collected from all five sites participating in this study to determine which practices qualified as best practices.

Results: Best practices from the Massachusetts project were identified for each of the RE-AIM dimensions. Practices were not only identified, but also described with examples from the field, resources needs to adequately implement the practice, and prerequisite staff skill level and training needs.

Conclusions and Next Steps: In this session, a brief description of the study methodology and identified best practices and strategies from the Massachusetts project will be reported. The collective best practices from the five participating projects will be documented in a toolkit.

1. Glasgow RE, Vogt TM, Boles SM. Evaluating the Public Health Impact of Health Promotions Interventions: The RE-AIM Framework, Am J Public Health. 1999; 89:1322-27.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to

• Describe the best practice's study methodology
• Identify at least two practices from the Massachusetts project

Keywords: Chronic (CVD), Women's Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation