Improving Cancer Prevention and Control Through Academic-local Public Health Department Partnerships

Participants will see 5 questions about interventions related to specific public health program areas. They will be asked if their agency or institution has delivered those interventions within the last year. Possible score of 0 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.

Participants will see 5 questions about interventions related to specific public health program areas. They will be asked if their academic health department has delivered those interventions within the last year. Possible score of 0 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.

Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Overall, the members of our academic local health department partnership...

• Work together to identify unmet needs in the community
• Work together to decide how to fill gaps in services and programs
• Act toward a common goal
• Are often in competition with one another (item reversed scored)
• Have trouble communicating (item reversed scored)

Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Overall, the members of our academic local health department partnership...

• Get a lot accomplished by working together
• Have trusting relationships
• Have access to resources that support collaboration between our organizations (e.g., expertise, facilities, funding)
• Keep each other up to date about the issues we work on
• Share information that helps public health practice work better

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements about your academic local health department partnership.

• Our partner organization(s) highly value the opinions of other organizations, including our own
• Within our partnership, we brainstorm together to find solutions to address problems facing the collaboration
• We work through differences to arrive at win-win solutions

Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall operation score will be calculated by taking the average of the 2 characteristics. Higher scores indicate stronger partnerships.

Overall, the members of our academic local health department partnership...

• Have clearly defined roles and responsibilities
• Coordinate tasks well

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements about your academic local health department partnership.

• This partnership hinders our organization from meeting its own missions
• This partnership reduces our organization's independence
• This partnership brings about conflicting expectations

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements about your academic local health department partnership.

• Within the partnership, we combine resources (e.g., financial, personnel, physical spaces)
• Within the partnership, we share information
• Within the partnership, we appreciate each other's contributions

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Our academic local health department partnership…

• increases mutual respect and trust between the organizations.
• fosters a shared understanding of the public health needs in our community and the effective ways to address these needs.
• increases the number of connections between individuals in each organization or with other organizations.
• fosters equal influence and power in decision-making among partners
• improves the health of our community.
• improves practice-informed teaching.
• improves research-informed practice.
• improves students' application of theory to practice.

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of opportunities to learn about and apply evidence-based decision making on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.

• I am provided the time to identify evidence-based programs and practices.
• My direct supervisor recognizes the value of management practices that facilitate evidence-based decision-making
• My agency offers employees opportunities to attend evidence-based decision-making

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of opportunities to learn about and apply evidence-based decision making on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.

• Top leadership in my agency encourages use of evidence-based decision-making

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of resource availability in their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.

• Informational resources are available to my work group/division to promote the use of evidence-based decision-making
• My agency engages health organizations in a network of partners that share resources to facilitate evidence-based decision-making
• Stable funding is available for evidence-based decision-making

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of evaluation capacity in their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.

• My agency plans for evaluation of interventions prior to implementation.
• My agency uses evaluation data to monitor and improve interventions.
• My agency distributes intervention evaluation findings to other organizations that can use our findings.

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their individual public health skills on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." Scores for each of the 6 characteristics will be dichotomized into strongly agree/agree (1) and neither disagree or agree/disagree/strongly disagree (0). Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each statement.

• I am knowledgeable about evidence-based public health processes.
• I have the skills I need to adapt evidence-based interventions from one population to another.
• I have the ability to lead efforts in evidence-based public health in my organization.
• I feel competent to manage change within my organization.
• I have the skills to effectively communicate information on evidence-based interventions to leaders in my organization.
• I have the skills to effectively communicate information on evidence-based interventions to decision make

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of leadership in their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." Scores for each of the 7 characteristics will be dichotomized into strongly agree/agree (1) and neither disagree or agree/disagree/strongly disagree (0). Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

• Has developed a plan to facilitate implementation of evidence-based interventions.
• Has removed obstacles to the implementation of evidence-based interventions.
• Recognizes and appreciates employee efforts toward successful implementation of evidence-based interventions.
• Encourages planning for sustainability of programs.
• Perseveres through the ups and downs of implementing evidence-based interventions.
• Supports employees 'efforts to use evidence-based interventions.
• Reacts to critical issues regarding the implementation of evidence-based interventions by openly and effectively addressing the problem

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of health equity within their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each statement.

• I can describe how my work advances health equity.
• I can describe the causes of health inequities.
• I can describe health disparities among the populations in the communities I serve.
• I can identify ways to use evidence-based decision making to advance health equity.
• I can identify policies that will affect the social determinants of health and improve equity.

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of leadership in their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." Scores for each of the 7 characteristics will be dichotomized into strongly agree/agree (1) and neither disagree or agree/disagree/strongly disagree (0).

Leadership in my agency....

• Has developed a plan to facilitate implementation of evidence-based interventions.
• Has removed obstacles to the implementation of evidence-based interventions.
• Recognizes and appreciates employee efforts toward successful implementation of evidence-based interventions.
• Encourages planning for sustainability of programs.
• Perseveres through the ups and downs of implementing evidence-based interventions.
• Supports employees' efforts to use evidence-based interventions.
• Reacts to critical issues regarding the implementation of evidence-based interventions by openly and effectively addressing the problem.

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of organizational climate and culture within their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of organizational climate and culture within their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

• My agency adapts approaches to populations experiencing disparities
• My agency allows employees to dedicate time for addressing health equity (HE)
• Programs and policies in my agency are designed to improve HE
• My agency has systems in place to track our progress in addressing HE
• HE is a core value within my agency
• My agency is intentional about hiring staff members who represent communities experiencing inequities
• Leaders in my agency prioritize HE when implementing programs and policies
• Leaders in my agency place a high value on addressing HE
• HE is explicitly stated as a shared priority in collaborations w/ internal agency partners

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall environmental support score will be calculated by taking the average of the 3 characteristics. Possible score of 1 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.

For each statement, select the option that best indicates the extent to which you agree with the following statements about your agency.

• My agency has leadership support from outside of the agency (e.g., support from the governor or other elected officials)
• My agency and its work have strong public support (e.g., support from individuals in the community)
• My agency collaborates with sectors outside of health (e.g., business, parks and recreation programs, architecture).

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall funding stability score will be calculated by taking the average of the 5 characteristics. Possible score of 1 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.

For each statement, select the option that best indicates the extent to which you agree with the following statements about your agency.

• My agency's work exists in a supportive state economic climate.
• My agency implements policies to help ensure sustained funding.
• My agency is funded through a variety of sources.
• My agency has a combination of stable and flexible funding.
• My agency has sustained funding.

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall strategic planning score will be calculated by taking the average of the 3 characteristics. Possible score of 1 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.

For each statement, select the option that best indicates the extent to which you agree with the following statements about your agency.

• My agency plans for future resource needs.
• My agency has a long-term financial plan.
• My agency has a sustainability plan.