EBA / TACTIC Workgroup ReportMaria E. Fernandez, PhD and Pat Dolan

Mullen, DrPH

Training on use of EBAs•Training national partners

–CDC program directors

CPCRN Signature ProjectDevelopment of a web-based tool to increase

the use of EBAs in communities (TACTIC)• EBA Resources and Training Inventory• CDC Conference - Audience Participation• EBA Partner Needs Assessment Survey• Partner Validation Interviews• ASPO presentations on Cancer Control

Planners’ views of EBAs & Development of TACTIC

• R25E Grant submission

EBA Resources and Inventory• Provide a list of resources - cancer prevention

and control EBAs with descriptions of particular features of each resource. – focus; cost; language level; availability and

helpfulness, usability (ease of navigation, links to other resources); types of information about specific programs.

• Selected major resources sponsored by federal government agencies, voluntary organizations and foundations.

CPCRN Partner Survey• Each CPCRN surveyed > 30 partners• Survey available on-line & on paper

– Key survey domains included• Participant characteristics• Cancer control program development process• Perceptions of evidence-based programs• Use of Guide, PLANET, R-TIPs• Training needs to adapt & implement evidence-based programs

• Participants offered $20 Amazon gift card

• Collaboration through the CPCRN Consortium – CPCRN Steering Committee as

Advisory Com; great input throughout proposal development

• From the Community– Current partners participating in the

production of TACTIC and dissemination planning

Tailored Assistance for Choosing Tested Cancer

Control Tools in Communities (TACTIC)

TACTIC Screenshots

Partner Validation Interviews

• Conducted face to face interviews with selected community partners

• Feedback and suggestions about the practical utility and relevance of the tool and provide suggestion for modifying program objectives, modules, or content areas.

Tailored Assistance for Choosing Tested Cancer

Control Tools in Communities (TACTIC)• Collaboration throughout the CPCRN

Consortium– Texas: Lead (Mullen, Fernandez, Bartholomew)

– Emory: Evaluation (Kegler, Escoffery, Carvalho, Swan)

– Wash U/SLU: Interface (Kreuter, Pfeiffer, Ross)

– Coord Ctr/Mass, Morehouse, UCLA, UNC, UW: Collaborators, Co-I’s (Bowen, Hannon, Glenn, Mistry, Reese, Ribisl, Williams)

– CPCRN Steering Committee PI’s: Advisory Group (Bastani, Blumenthal, Glanz, Melvin, Sorenson, Taylor)

EBA Future•Training on EBA- we will continue to conduct selected trainings for national partners as needed but will not seek out training activities

•TACTIC – we are considering submission under the PAR of Dissemination and implementation- partners and strategy need to be discussed