Dissemination in Extension: Health Specialists' Information Sources and Channels for Health Promotion Programming
| dc.contributor.author | Strayer, Thomas E. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Balis, Laura E. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramalingam, NithyaPriya S. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Harden, Samantha M. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-22T14:58:34Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2022-12-22T14:58:34Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-12-12 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-12-22T14:35:01Z | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In the National Cooperative Extension System (herein: Extension), state-level specialists serve as key intermediaries between research, educators, and the community members they serve. There is a need to understand information seeking and sharing practices (i.e., dissemination) among specialists to increase the adoption of evidence-based health promotion programs. Specialists (<i>N</i> = 94) across 47 states were identified and invited to participate in this mixed methods study. A one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni corrections was used to analyze survey data. Data collected through semi-structured interviews were analyzed using an immersion crystallization approach. Forty-seven health specialists completed the survey representing 31 eligible states (65%) and were predominately female (89%), Caucasian (70%), had a doctorate (62%), and were employed within Extension for 10.2 + 9.7 years. The information sources used most frequently were academic journals and other specialists, and most used email and online meetings to communicate. Qualitative findings support the use of other specialists as a primary source of information and indicate specialists’ desire for an on-demand, bi-directional, online national repository of Extension programs. This repository would facilitate the dissemination of evidence-based programming across the system and reduce program duplication as well as information burden on county-based educators. | en |
| dc.description.version | Published version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Strayer, T.E., III; Balis, L.E.; Ramalingam, N.S.; Harden, S.M. Dissemination in Extension: Health Specialists' Information Sources and Channels for Health Promotion Programming. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 16673. | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416673 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/112980 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Cooperative Extension | en |
| dc.subject | health promotion | en |
| dc.subject | dissemination | en |
| dc.subject | diffusion of innovations | en |
| dc.subject | mixed-methods | en |
| dc.subject | translational science | en |
| dc.title | Dissemination in Extension: Health Specialists' Information Sources and Channels for Health Promotion Programming | en |
| dc.title.serial | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en |
| dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |