CDC- NIH working Congressional Language Collaboration with the CDC- The Committee urges the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) to develop a working group or groups in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control in order to speed translation of behavioral research to practice. The Committee recognizes that without dedicated resources it is difficult for staff in different agencies to collaborate as closely as may be needed. NIH is urged to use its increased funding to intensify collaboration, as well as facilitate communication and the transfer of information.

NCI’s DISCOVERY-DELIVERY CONTINUUM ResearchDiffusionD&D Res. Dissemination Delivery How do we encourage Interagency partnership in the middle of this continuum Policy

Findings: Health and Behavior [IOM] Behavior can be changed: behavioral interventions..teach new behaviors and attenuate risky behaviors. Maintaining..change over time is a greater challenge Existing research suggests that interventions at multiple levels (individual, family, community, society) are most likely to sustain behavioral change.

Recommendation 7: Health and Behavior Interventions must be evaluated to enable continuous improvement of programs and policies. Research in these domains should be rigorous and scientific, but methods should not dominate substance. Longitudinal research designs, natural experiments, quasi-experimental methods, community-based participatory research, and development of new research methods are necessary to advance knowledge in these areas.

Initial Steps Use existing committees in CDC and NIH Behavioral and Social Science Research Coordinating Committee - NIH Prevention Research Coordinating Committee- NIH Steering Committee on Prevention Research- CDC Excellence in Science Committee -CDC Select initial objective by soliciting input and involvement from committees

Initial Observations Research to practice and practice to research are a common NIH-CDC theme Some CDC-NIH collaborations involving the translation of research to practice exist already Related activities also underway in AHRQ, RWJ, HRSA, SAMHSA

Brain storming results –Network of researchers from extramural programs such new CDC program, BCC, AHRQ-RWJ initiative, others ? Identify common methodological problems Identify research ready for translation Identify ways to facilitate translation –Mid career training on how to evaluate and translate research results into practice –summer institute

Brain storming results –Improving access to research summaries and evaluations – Guide to web resources CDC fellowship, NLM –Use existing committees to identify existing NIH-CDC translation activities and to identify future opportunities Particular focus on involving the active translation activities in NIH

Discussion questions –Reactions to initial ideas –Other ideas –Words of caution or encouragement –Existing links between CDC-NIH –Other possible federal partners –Next steps