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The National Coordinating Center is interested in identifying the technical assistance needs you anticipate for your public health practice-based research network during the early phases of development and operation, particularly the next 6-8 months. Please review and rate the following types of activities for which your PBRN may need assistance or for which your PBRN may be able to provide assistance to other networks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Person Completing Survey:
   
 
 
Institution or Organization of Person Completing Survey:
   
 
 
1. Engaging public health practitioners in research projects
 
 
1.1. Thinking about all the members of your network as a whole, what is your PBRN's current level of experience with engaging public health practitioners in research projects?
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.2. What is the likelihood that your PBRN would benefit from outside technical assistance on this task?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to engaging public health practitioners in research projects, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
2. Engaging researchers in studies of public health practice
 
 
2.1. In thinking about all the members of your network as a whole, what is your PBRN's current level of experience with engaging researchers in studies of public health practice?
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.2. What is the likelihood that your network would benefit from outside technical assistance on this task:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to engaging researchers in studies of public health practice, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
3. Supporting and enhancing communication among PBRN network members using traditional and/or novel technologies
 
 
3.1. In thinking of all your network's members as a whole, what is your PBRN's current level of experience with using traditional and/or novel technologies to support and enhance communication among members of a group?
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2. What is the likelihood that your network would benefit from outside technical assistance on this task?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.3 How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to using traditional and/or novel technologies to support and enhance communication among group members, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
4. Identifying, assessing, and prioritizing research questions based on their importance, feasibility, timeliness, relevance to policy and practice, and/or responsiveness to existing Public Health Systems Research agendas.
 
 
4.1. Thinking of all your network's members as a whole, what is your PBRN's current level of experience with identifying, assessing, and prioritizing research questions based on their importance, feasibility, timeliness, relevance to policy and practice, and/or responsiveness to existing PHSR research agendas?
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.2. What is the likelihood that your network would benefit from outside technical assistance on this task?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to identifying, assessing, and prioritizing research questions based on their importance, feasibility, timeliness, relevance to policy and practice, and/or responsiveness to exising PHSR research agendas, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
5. Designing practical and feasible research studies (e.g. type of study, time periods, comparison groups, sampling, hypothesis testing)
 
 
5.1. Thinking of all your network members as a whole, what is your PBRN’s current level of experience with designing practical and feasible research studies?
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.2. What is the likelihood that your network would benefit from receiving outside technical assistance on this task:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.4 For your network, which types of research designs below would be important to address through TA?
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Practice variation studies
Quality improvement studies
Economic evaluation (e.g. cost-effectiveness)
Diffusion of innovation studies
Network analysis
Qualitative and case study research designs
Workforce analysis and staffing studies
Operations research studies (e.g. service location, scheduling, queuing, simulation, optimization)
Natural experiments of policy change
Community-based participatory research
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to designing practical and feasible research studies, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
6. Developing approaches for measuring public health practices, performance and outcomes
 
 
6.1. Thinking of all your network's members as a whole, what is your PBRN's current level of experience with developing approaches for measuring public health practices, performance and outcomes?
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.2. What is the likelihood that your network would benefit from outside technical assistance on this task?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to developing approaches for measuring public health practices, performance and outcomes, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
7. Identifying and accessing existing data sources for PHSR studies
 
 
7.1. Thinking of all your network's members as a whole, what is your PBRN's current level of experience with in identifying and accessing existing data sources for PHSR studies?
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.2. What is the likelihood that your network wouldbenefit from outside technical assistance on this task?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to identifying and accessing existing data sources for PHSR studies, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
8. Approaches for data collection and/or data exchange among network members for PHSR studies
 
 
8.1. Thinking of all the network members as a whole, what is your PBRN’s current level of experience with approaches for data collection and/or data exchange among network members for PHSR studies?

 
 
 
 
 
 
8.2. What is the likelihood that your network would benefit from outside technical assistance on this task?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to approaches for data collecton and/or data exchange among network members for PHSR studies, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
9. Grantsmanship specific to public health systems and services research: developing PHSSR research proposals that maximize the likelihood of funding, and targeting proposals appropriately to funding sources
 
 
9.1. Thinking of all the network members as a whole, what is the PBRN's current level of experience with developing and appropriately targeting PHSSR research proposals that maximize the likelihood of funding?
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.2. What is the likelihood that the network would benefit from outside technical assistance on this task?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to developing and appropriately targeting PHSSR research proposals that maximize the likelihood of funding, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
10. Disseminating and translating research findings to public health practitioners and/or policy-makers in ways that inform and improve decision-making.
 
 
10.1. Thinking of all the network's members as a whole, what is your PBRN's current level of experience with disseminating and translating research findings to public health practitioners and/or policymakers in ways that inform and improve decision-making?
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.2. What is the likelihood that your network would benefit from outside technical assistance on this task?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.3. How would you rate your network’s current capability to provide TA on this task to other PBRNs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please note here your network's specific needs for assistance related to disseminating and translating research findings to public health practitioners and/or policymakers in ways that inform and improve decision-making, as well as possible experts to tap for this kind of assistance.
   
 
 
Other: please note other topics for which your PBRN would like to request technical assistance and the names of related experts.
   
 
Please contact gpmays@uams.edu if you have any questions regarding this survey.