Translating evidence-based interventions for implementation: Experiences from Project HEAL in African American churches

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dc.contributor.advisorHolt, Cheryl L.
dc.contributor.authorHolt, Cheryl L.
dc.contributor.authorTagai, Erin K.
dc.contributor.authorScheirer, Mary Ann
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Sherie Lou Z.
dc.contributor.authorBowie, Janice
dc.contributor.authorHaider, Muhiuddin
dc.contributor.authorSlade, Jimmie L.
dc.contributor.authorWang, Min Qi
dc.contributor.authorWhitehead, Tony
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-08T08:24:44Z
dc.date.available2014-07-08T08:24:44Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-31
dc.descriptionFunding for Open Access provided by the UMD Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund.
dc.description.abstractBackground Community-based approaches have been increasing in the effort to raise awareness and early detection for cancer and other chronic disease. However, many times, such interventions are tested in randomized trials, become evidence-based, and then fail to reach further use in the community. Project HEAL (Health through Early Awareness and Learning) is an implementation trial that aims to compare two strategies of implementing evidence-based cancer communication interventions in African American faith-based organizations. Method This article describes the community-engaged process of transforming three evidence-based cancer communication interventions into a coherent, branded strategy for training community health advisors with two delivery mechanisms. Peer community health advisors receive training through either a traditional classroom approach (with high technical assistance/support) or a web-based training portal (with low technical assistance/support). Results We describe the process, outline the intervention components, report on the pilot test, and conclude with lessons learned from each of these phases. Though the pilot phase showed feasibility, it resulted in modifications to data collection protocols and team and community member roles and expectations. Conclusions Project HEAL offers a promising strategy to implement evidence-based interventions in community settings through the use of technology. There could be wider implications for chronic disease prevention and control.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Cancer Institute (R01CA147313) and was approved by the University of Maryland Institutional Review Board (#10-0691).en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-9-66
dc.identifier.citationHolt, C.L., Tagai, E.K., Scheirer, M.A. et al. Translating evidence-based interventions for implementation: Experiences from Project HEAL in African American churches. Implementation Sci 9, 66 (2014).en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-9-66
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/15521
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherImplementation Scienceen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtSchool of Public Healthen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtPublic & Community Healthen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectImplementationen_US
dc.subjectDisseminationen_US
dc.subjectEvidence-baseden_US
dc.subjectFaith-baseden_US
dc.subjectAfrican Americanen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectHealth communicationen_US
dc.subjectDisseminationen_US
dc.titleTranslating evidence-based interventions for implementation: Experiences from Project HEAL in African American churchesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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