237171 Research in public health systems and services: Where we are and where we are headed

Saturday, October 29, 2011: 9:15 AM

Cynthia D. Lamberth, MPH, CPH , College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
This presentation will highlight the newly-created public health systems and services (PHSSR) research agenda; PHSSR datasets and resources; and effective communication, dissemination, and implementation of research results. This presentation will also discuss policy research implications related to the "natural experiments" that recent events created - events such as the economic downtown, mid-term elections, and evolution of the Affordable Care Act (particularly the prevention/public health provisions).

Learning Areas:
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the new public health systems and services (PHSSR) agenda on workforce, methods, structure, and financing and its implications for policy research and implementation 2. Identify PHSSR resources and data sources 3. Describe how current “natural experiments” lend themselves to policy questions and translation 4. Demonstrate the importance of disseminating and communicating research findings in the appropriate package to the appropriate people

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As Project Directorof the newly-created national coordinating center for public health services and systems (PHSSR) I can speak to the research agenda; PHSSR datasets and resources; and effective communication, dissemination, and implementation of research results. I have twenty-five years experience in the Organizational Development and Human Resource field including positions in consulting, high tech, health, and utility industries. I have developed many courses and seminars including total quality management and quality planning programs for large manufacturing corporations. My research interests include public health systems and services, the built environment, and health disparities.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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