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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Fran L. Harmon, PhD¹, Lisa Kleppel, MA¹, Richard Finkbiner, PhD¹, Robin H. Pugh-Yi, PhD¹, Jon Kerner, PhD², and Kevin D. Hennessy, PhD³. (1) Research and Evaluation, MANILA Consulting Group, Inc., 6707 Old Dominion Dr., McLean, VA 22101, (240)-632-2226, fharmon@manilaconsulting.net, (2) Research Dissemination & Diffusion Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, EPN 6144, MS 7339, 6130 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892, (3) Office of Policy, Program and Budget, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1017, Rockville, MD 20857

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) collaborated with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) to develop the National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices (NREPP) as a decision support tool for consumers, providers, and funding sources seeking information about cancer prevention interventions. Information on the registry is intended to aid consumers and providers in finding the most effective interventions available for their needs. It is intended to aid funding sources in finding out what results may be expected and what resources would be required to implement programs. Researchers and scientists may use the registry to determine what types of interventions have been demonstrated to be effective and to evaluate the quality of evidence presented.

Results are presented on a web-site for Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs). RTIPS summarizes intervention outcomes and evaluation studies. It reports settings and populations in which the intervention has been studied, and resources required for implementation. Reviewers also rate the quality of evidence supporting reported results, intervention impact, culture, age, and gender appropriateness, and the intervention's readiness for dissemination. The presentation will include demonstrations of how consumers, providers, researchers and scientists, and funding sources can use RTIPS to obtain information about interventions.

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