Her work began with a simple question: How can we reduce women's risk of HIV? Today, Sisters Informing Sisters about Topics on AIDS (SISTA), the program that Wingood launched with her seminal grant, is one of the most widely implemented HIV-intervention programs disseminated by CDC.
It is important for decision-makers to identify ways to have programs disseminated and adopted in different settings which, in this study, has proved to be a great challenge.
The institute will take on public health problems by sponsoring research, backing successful programs and disseminating health information.
An evidence-based public health approach requires practitioners to utilize the best available research evidence, use data and information sources systematically, apply appropriate planning frameworks for programs or policies, engage community members in assessment and decision making processes, conduct sound evaluation of programs, and disseminate findings to key stakeholders [ 3– 5].
We also have numerous educational programs to disseminate knowledge, and data registries to evaluate quality locally and nationally.
As evidence-based programs are disseminated to state Child Welfare systems, it is important to understand what may be the important drivers in the uptake of these practices including state spending on core system areas.
Standardized techniques for monitoring and evaluating (M&E) changes in indoor air quality and stove fuel performance were developed and deployed in two NGO-led programs to disseminate improved cookstoves (ICSs) in India and one in Mexico.
Caring for Cambodia is a grassroots nongovernmental organization currently working with Bakong High School using a holistic approach to education, focused on both improving the current system and promoting sustainable programs easily disseminated to all government schools.
As described below, the different categories of educators conducted a variety of outreach programs to disseminate information on HIV/AIDS-related issues.
TOSTAN, for example, ensures that education programs are disseminated to encourage voluntary renunciation, although education spreads fear of what might happen on the legal and healthcare fronts if FGM is practiced.
