PMID- 35616564
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220530
LR  - 20220817
IS  - 1550-5022 (Electronic)
IS  - 1078-4659 (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 4 Suppl 4
DP  - 2022 Jul-Aug 01
TI  - The Public Health National Center for Innovations: An Initial Qualitative 
      Evaluation.
PG  - S179-S186
LID - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001483 [doi]
AB  - CONTEXT: The Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI) was launched 
      in 2015 as a division of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) to serve as 
      a hub for fostering public health innovation and transformation. OBJECTIVES: We 
      explored perspectives of key informants to assess PHNCI's work in its first 5 
      years, including implementation of activities, outputs, accomplishments, and 
      opportunities. DESIGN: This qualitative study involved a Web site review; 
      secondary document review; 15 interviews with 17 key informants purposively 
      sampled from 2 groups-PHNCI and PHAB staff and leadership (PHNCI respondents), 
      and external partners and collaborators (external respondents); and thematic 
      analysis of qualitative data. SETTING: United States. RESULTS: PHNCI implemented 
      its planned activities over the past 5 years-including grant programs and 
      learning communities; large-scale public health initiatives; conferences, events, 
      and convenings; webinar trainings; and resources, tools, and materials-resulting 
      in more than 150 outputs. According to key informants, PHNCI's major 
      accomplishments were as follows: contributed to an increased understanding and 
      awareness of innovation in the public health field; provided grants and learning 
      communities to support innovation; developed and disseminated materials to help 
      practitioners innovate; established partnerships and promoted cross-sector 
      collaboration; supported systems transformation; incorporated innovation into 
      public health accreditation; and focused efforts to advance health equity. 
      CONCLUSIONS: Going forward, PHNCI should continue to prioritize its core 
      activities that support public health innovation and transformation; expand its 
      work by addressing innovation in new public health topic areas; strengthen and 
      expand its cross-sector work, partnerships, and activities to advance health 
      equity and antiracism; and increase its visibility and reach, particularly within 
      other sectors. Continued commitment and leadership are important for 
      strengthening the capacity of the public health system to innovate, respond to 
      ongoing and emerging public health threats and challenges, and advance health 
      equity.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
FAU - Siegfried, Alexa L
AU  - Siegfried AL
AD  - Public Health Research Department, NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, 
      Maryland.
FAU - Kennedy, Mallory
AU  - Kennedy M
FAU - Gonick, Shannon A
AU  - Gonick SA
FAU - Liotta, Madeleine
AU  - Liotta M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Public Health Manag Pract
JT  - Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
JID - 9505213
MH  - Accreditation
MH  - *Health Equity
MH  - Humans
MH  - Leadership
MH  - *Public Health
MH  - Qualitative Research
MH  - United States
COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2022/05/27 06:00
MHDA- 2022/05/31 06:00
CRDT- 2022/05/26 10:05
PHST- 2022/05/26 10:05 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/05/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/05/31 06:00 [medline]
AID - 00124784-202207001-00013 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001483 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Jul-Aug 01;28(4 Suppl 4):S179-S186. doi: 
      10.1097/PHH.0000000000001483.