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- Title
Prioritizing Population Approaches in Cancer Prevention and Control: Results of a Case Study Evaluation of Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change.
- Authors
Rohan, Elizabeth A.; Chovnick, Gary; Rose, John; Townsend, Julie S.; Young, Monique; Moore, Angela R.
- Abstract
Development and implementation of policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change is a commonly used public health approach to reduce disease burden. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program conducted a demonstration with 13 programs to determine whether and to what extent dedicated resources would enhance the adoption of PSE strategies. This paper describes results of the qualitative portion of a longitudinal, mixed-methods evaluation of this demonstration. Case studies were conducted with a diverse subset of the 13 programs, and 106 in-depth interviews were completed with state/tribal program staff, community partners, and decision makers. Interviews addressed PSE change planning and capacity building, partnerships, local context, and how programs achieved PSE change. Dedicated PSE resources, including a policy analyst, helped increase PSE change capacity, intensify focus on PSE change overall, and accomplish specific PSE changes within individual jurisdictions. Stakeholders described PSE change as a gradual process requiring preparation and prioritization, strategic collaboration, and navigation of local context. Findings suggest that the demonstration program, including PSE-dedicated funds and a policy analyst, was successful in both increasing PSE change capacity and achieving PSE change itself. These results may be useful to other state, tribal, territorial, and public health organizations planning or implementing PSE change strategies.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; LOUISIANA; MICHIGAN; OREGON; UTAH; CANCER prevention; POPULATION health management; PUBLIC health; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); HEALTH behavior; HEALTH policy; TUMOR prevention; AUDIT trails; CONTENT analysis; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; MATHEMATICAL models; RESEARCH methodology; CASE studies; POLICY science research; THEORY; THEMATIC analysis; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Population Health Management, 2019, Vol 22, Issue 3, p205
- ISSN
1942-7891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/pop.2018.0081