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Bridging the gap: Translating research into policy and practice

Brownson, Ross C., Jones, Ellen·2009·Preventive Medicine

DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.008

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Effective physical activity interventions do not achieve their full potential if they are not applied beyond their original testing in research studies. Potentially effective interventions can be adopted in community settings through the efforts of numerous agencies, organizations, and individuals. This paper highlights the important roles of public health practitioners and policy makers, who differ in their decision-making processes. To enhance the uptake of evidence-based interventions, several steps are needed to: build the science by moving upstream, increase the understanding of practice-based evidence, move beyond the "what" to the "how," re-frame the dissemination challenges, place greater emphasis on workforce development, and make research more accessible for policy audiences. The most effective strategies to bridge the gap between research and practice, will have at their heart, effective academic-practice-policy maker partnerships.

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Authors: Brownson, R. C., & Jones, E.
Affiliations: Washington University in St. Louis (US)
University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author: Brownson, Ross C.
ORCID: Brownson, Ross C.
Venue: Preventive Medicine
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-10
Volume: 49
Issue: 4
Pages: 313-315
ISSN: 0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.008
OpenAlex: W2120950455
Semantic Scholar: 207de6dda383f192665649b6717070252a1093bb
Cited by: 148
References: 22
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 11
FWCI: 13.25
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U48-DP000060)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
Keywords: research-practice gap, physical activity interventions, evidence-based interventions, public health policy, public health workforce, practice-based evidence, dissemination, workforce development, academic-practice partnerships, upstream prevention
MeSH terms: Decision Making, Diffusion of Innovation, Health Policy, Humans, Motor Activity, Public Health, United States, Exercise, Public Health Practice, Evidence-Based Practice, Translational Research, Biomedical

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