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Dissemination Roadmaps: Planning the Trip from Research to Action in Construction Safety and Health
Growing demand for health and safety research findings to be translated and disseminated for more widespread use has highlighted the need to explicitly plan for such activities during the research process. Researchers play a critical role in setting the stage for the real-world adoption of their findings, including collaborating with practice-based partners to strategically design, conduct, and evaluate interventions for the purposes of dissemination. Our objective is to present the materials developed, process used, and lessons learned in the rollout of a Research Dissemination Roadmap created and implemented with researchers affiliated with CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training.
Methods
We developed and pilot-tested a “dissemination roadmap” designed to assist construction health and safety researchers with: anticipating promising findings for translation; identifying end-user and intermediary audiences; envisioning resulting health and safety changes; and planning for resources and partners necessary to progress along the dissemination pathway. The roadmap was implemented with a dozen research teams and introduced to NIOSH construction researchers through a training workshop. Information collected was analyzed for high-priority and cross-cutting issues in dissemination and areas in which researchers indicated needing the most support.
Results
We will share common audiences, partners, dissemination methods, and researcher needs emerging from the roadmapping process. We will also present lessons learned on the experience and value of the roadmaps and recommendations for improving and promoting the tool.
Conclusion
Conducting prospective roadmapping is a promising way to help increase dissemination of construction safety and health research in the U.S.
Learning Areas:
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programsOccupational health and safety
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Identify 3 elements of a "dissemination roadmap" that help construction health and safety researchers plan for the broad transfer of effective interventions to key audiences.
Describe the importance of planning ahead for dissemination during the research process.
Name one common challenge for researchers who are planning for or engaging in dissemination efforts.
Keyword(s): Occupational Health and Safety, Practice-Based Research
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: For the past 4 years, I have led evaluation and research translation efforts on CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training's research to practice initiative, and I have over ten years of experience in public health and evaluation.
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.