Public Health Systems Research: New Directions for CDC

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Public Health Systems Research: New Directions for CDC

Dennis Lenaway, PhD, MPHOffice of Chief of Public Health Practice

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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New Directions

New Organizational Structure for OCPHPNew Roles in PHSR2007 Funded PHSR ProjectsUpdates from Office of PH Research2008 Funding Opportunities

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Office of Chief of Public Health Practice New Structure

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Office of Chief of Public Health Practice New Structure

Chief of PH Practice

PH LawPortfolio

ManagementPH Systems

NPHPSP - MAPP

Accreditation

Emerging IssuesPHSR

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New Roles in PHSR

1. PHSR Coordinator

2. PHSR Senior Science Fellow

3. PHSR Team (PHSR Coordinator and Fellow with Drs. Bailey, Lenaway, Goodman, etc)

4. New CDC leadership for HSRWG

5. Alignment with Public Health Practice Council (translation of science into practice)

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Newly Funded PHSR Projects

Comprehensive “data mining” of the NPHPS• University of Kentucky

Systematic research on incentives for public health accreditation North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Exploration of relationships between public health law and system performance Columbia University Medical Center

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Updates from CDC’s Office of Public Health Research

• FOA for “Improving Public Health Practice through Translation Research (R18)”– $10M– 300 LOIs, over 200 applications– Funding for approximately 28 grants– Review process underway with awards made by

September 2007– Announcement to the public in Fall 2007

• FY2008 – potential for similar FOA (translational research) with different focus (e.g. disparities)

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FY2008 PHSR Funding• OCPHP’s Public Health Systems Program

– $250,000– NNPHI will administer– Potential for additional funding

• PHSR at other Centers, Offices, etc– PHSR coordination will provide information on

research opportunities across CDC

• CDC’s Office of Public Health Research – FY2008 FOA for translation research

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Achieving Health Impact