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    How Context Matters: A Dissemination and Implementation Primer for Global Oncologists
    (American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2016) Koczwara, Bogda; Birken, Sarah A.; Perry, Cynthia K.; Cragun, Deborah; Zullig, Leah L.; Ginossar, Tamar; Nodora, Jesse; Chawla, Neetu; Ramanadhan, Shoba; Kerner, Jon; Brownson, Ross C.
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    Addressing the Vaccine Hesitancy Continuum: An Audience Segmentation Analysis of American Adults Who Did Not Receive the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine
    (MDPI AG, 2015) Ramanadhan, Shoba; Galarce, Ezequiel; Xuan, Ziming; Alexander-Molloy, Jaclyn; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula
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    Recruitment and Retention for Community-Based eHealth Interventions with Populations of Low Socioeconomic Position: Strategies and Challenges
    (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013) Nagler, Rebekah H.; Ramanadhan, Shoba; Minsky, Sara; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula
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    The Communications Revolution and Health Inequalities in the 21st Century: Implications for Cancer Control
    (American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2012) Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Nagler, R. H.; Bigman-Galimore, C. A.; McCauley, M. P.; Jung, M.; Ramanadhan, Shoba
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    Network-based social capital and capacity-building programs: an example from Ethiopia
    (Springer Nature, 2010) Ramanadhan, Shoba; Kebede, Sosena; Mantopoulos, Jeannie; Bradley, Elizabeth
    Introduction Capacity-building programs are vital for healthcare workforce development in low- and middle-income countries. In addition to increasing human capital, participation in such programs may lead to new professional networks and access to social capital. Although network development and social capital generation were not explicit program goals, we took advantage of a natural experiment and studied the social networks that developed in the first year of an executive-education Master of Hospital and Healthcare Administration (MHA) program in Jimma, Ethiopia. Case description We conducted a sociometric network analysis, which included all program participants and supporters (formally affiliated educators and mentors). We studied two networks: the Trainee Network (all 25 trainees) and the Trainee-Supporter Network (25 trainees and 38 supporters). The independent variable of interest was out-degree, the number of program-related connections reported by each respondent. We assessed social capital exchange in terms of resource exchange, both informational and functional. Contingency table analysis for relational data was used to evaluate the relationship between out-degree and informational and functional exchange. Discussion and evaluation Both networks demonstrated growth and inclusion of most or all network members. In the Trainee Network, those with the highest level of out-degree had the highest reports of informational exchange, χ2 (1, N = 23) = 123.61, p < 0.01. We did not find a statistically significant relationship between out-degree and functional exchange in this network, χ2(1, N = 23) = 26.11, p > 0.05. In the Trainee-Supporter Network, trainees with the highest level of out-degree had the highest reports of informational exchange, χ2 (1, N = 23) = 74.93, p < 0.05. The same pattern held for functional exchange, χ2 (1, N = 23) = 81.31, p < 0.01. Conclusions We found substantial and productive development of social networks in the first year of a healthcare management capacity-building program. Environmental constraints, such as limited access to information and communication technologies, or challenges with transportation and logistics, may limit the ability of some participants to engage in the networks fully. This work suggests that intentional social network development may be an important opportunity for capacity-building programs as healthcare systems improve their ability to manage resources and tackle emerging problems.
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    Informal Training in Staff Networks to Support Dissemination of Health Promotion Programs
    (SAGE Publications, 2010) Ramanadhan, Shoba; Wiecha, Jean L.; Gortmaker, Steven; Emmons, Karen; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula
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    Building capacity in health facility management: guiding principles for skills transfer in Liberia
    (Springer Nature, 2010) Rowe, Laura A; Brillant, Sister Barbara; Cleveland, Emily; Dahn, Bernice T; Ramanadhan, Shoba; Podesta, Mae; Bradley, Elizabeth H
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    Research in action: using positive deviance to improve quality of health care
    (Springer Nature, 2009) Bradley, Elizabeth H; Curry, Leslie A; Ramanadhan, Shoba; Rowe, Laura; Nembhard, Ingrid M; Krumholz, Harlan M
    Background Despite decades of efforts to improve quality of health care, poor performance persists in many aspects of care. Less than 1% of the enormous national investment in medical research is focused on improving health care delivery. Furthermore, when effective innovations in clinical care are discovered, uptake of these innovations is often delayed and incomplete. In this paper, we build on the established principle of 'positive deviance' to propose an approach to identifying practices that improve health care quality. Methods We synthesize existing literature on positive deviance, describe major alternative approaches, propose benefits and limitations of a positive deviance approach for research directed toward improving quality of health care, and describe an application of this approach in improving hospital care for patients with acute myocardial infarction. Results The positive deviance approach, as adapted for use in health care, presumes that the knowledge about 'what works' is available in existing organizations that demonstrate consistently exceptional performance. Steps in this approach: identify 'positive deviants,' i.e., organizations that consistently demonstrate exceptionally high performance in the area of interest (e.g., proper medication use, timeliness of care); study the organizations in-depth using qualitative methods to generate hypotheses about practices that allow organizations to achieve top performance; test hypotheses statistically in larger, representative samples of organizations; and work in partnership with key stakeholders, including potential adopters, to disseminate the evidence about newly characterized best practices. The approach is particularly appropriate in situations where organizations can be ranked reliably based on valid performance measures, where there is substantial natural variation in performance within an industry, when openness about practices to achieve exceptional performance exists, and where there is an engaged constituency to promote uptake of discovered practices. Conclusion The identification and examination of health care organizations that demonstrate positive deviance provides an opportunity to characterize and disseminate strategies for improving quality.
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    Prevalence and Framing of Health Disparities in Local Print News: Implications for Multilevel Interventions to Address Cancer Inequalities
    (American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2016) Nagler, R. H.; Bigman, C. A.; Ramanadhan, Shoba; Ramamurthi, D.; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula
    Background: Americans remain under-informed about cancer and other health disparities and the social determinants of health (SDH). The news media may be contributing to this knowledge deficit, whether by discussing these issues narrowly or ignoring them altogether. Because local media are particularly important in influencing public opinion and support for public policies, this study examines the prevalence and framing of disparities/SDH in local mainstream and ethnic print news. Methods: We conducted a multi-method content analysis of local mainstream (English language) and ethnic (Spanish language) print news in two lower income cities in New England with substantial racial/ethnic minority populations. After establishing intercoder reliability (κ = 0.63–0.88), coders reviewed the primary English and Spanish language newspaper in each city, identifying both disparities and non-disparities health stories published between February 2010 and January 2011. Results: Local print news coverage of cancer and other health disparities was rare. Of 650 health stories published across four newspapers during the one-year study period, only 21 (3.2%) discussed disparities/SDH. Although some stories identified causes of and solutions for disparities, these were often framed in individual (e.g., poor dietary habits) rather than social contextual terms (e.g., lack of food availability/affordability). Cancer and other health stories routinely missed opportunities to discuss disparities/SDH. Conclusion: Local mainstream and ethnic media may be ideal targets for multilevel interventions designed to address cancer and other health inequalities. Impact: By increasing media attention to and framing of health disparities, we may observe important downstream effects on public opinion and support for structural solutions to disparities, particularly at the local level.
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    Proceedings from the 9th annual conference on the science of dissemination and implementation: Washington, DC, USA. 14-15 December 2016
    (BioMed Central, 2017) Chambers, David; Simpson, Lisa; Neta, Gila; Schwarz, Ulrica von Thiele; Percy-Laurry, Antoinette; Aarons, Gregory A.; Brownson, Ross; Vogel, Amanda; Stirman, Shannon Wiltsey; Sherr, Kenneth; Sturke, Rachel; Norton, Wynne E.; Varley, Allyson; Vinson, Cynthia; Klesges, Lisa; Heurtin-Roberts, Suzanne; Massoud, M. 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Chris; Mackie, Thomas; Hyde, Justeen; Leslie, Laurel; Yanovitzky, Itzhak; Weber, Matthew; Gesualdo, Nicole; Kristensen, Teis; Stanick, Cameo; Halko, Heather; Dorsey, Caitlin; Powell, Byron; Weiner, Bryan; Lewis, Cara; Carreno, Patricia; Mallard, Kera; Masina, Tasoula; Monson, Candice; Swindle, Taren; Patterson, Zachary; Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne; Hanson, Rochelle; Saunders, Benjamin; Schoenwald, Sonja; Moreland, Angela; Birken, Sarah; Presseau, Justin; Ganz, David; Mittman, Brian; Delevan, Deborah; Hill, Jennifer N.; Locatelli, Sara; Fix, Gemmae; Solomon, Jeffrey; Lavela, Sherri L.; Scott, Victoria; Scaccia, Jonathan; Alia, Kassy; Skiles, Brittany; Wandersman, Abraham; Sales, Anne; Roberts, Megan; Kennedy, Amy; Khoury, Muin J.; Sperber, Nina; Orlando, Lori; Carpenter, Janet; Cavallari, Larisa; Denny, Joshua; Elsey, Amanda; Fitzhenry, Fern; Guan, Yue; Horowitz, Carol; Johnson, Julie; Madden, Ebony; Pollin, Toni; Pratt, Victoria; Rakhra-Burris, Tejinder; Rosenman, Marc; Voils, Corrine; Weitzel, Kristin; Wu, Ryanne; Damschroder, Laura; Lu, Christine; Ceccarelli, Rachel; Mazor, Kathleen M.; Wu, Ann; Rahm, Alanna Kulchak; Buchanan, Adam H.; Schwartz, Marci; McCormick, Cara; Manickam, Kandamurugu; Williams, Marc S.; Murray, Michael F.; Escoffery, Ngoc-Cam; Lebow-Skelley, Erin; Udelson, Hallie; Böing, Elaine; Fernandez, Maria E.; Wood, Richard J.; Mullen, Patricia Dolan; Parekh, Jenita; Caldas, Valerie; Stuart, Elizabeth A.; Howard, Shalynn; Thomas, Gilo; Jennings, Jacky M.; Torres, Jennifer; Markham, Christine; Shegog, Ross; Peskin, Melissa; Rushing, Stephanie Craig; Gaston, Amanda; Gorman, Gwenda; Jessen, Cornelia; Williamson, Jennifer; Ward, Dianne; Vaughn, Amber; Morris, Ellie; Mazzucca, Stephanie; Burney, Regan; Ramanadhan, Shoba; Minsky, Sara; Martinez-Dominguez, Vilma; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Barker, Megan; Fahim, Myra; Ebnahmady, Arezoo; Dragonetti, Rosa; Selby, Peter; Farrell, Margaret; Tompkins, Jordan; Norton, Wynne; Rapport, Kaelin; Hargreaves, Margaret; Lee, Rebekka; Kruse, Gina; Deutsch, Charles; Lanier, Emily; Gray, Ashley; Leppin, Aaron; Christiansen, Lori; Schaepe, Karen; Egginton, Jason; Branda, Megan; Gaw, Charlene; Dick, Sara; Montori, Victor; Shah, Nilay; Korn, Ariella; Hovmand, Peter; Fullerton, Karen; Zoellner, Nancy; Hennessy, Erin; Tovar, Alison; Hammond, Ross; Economos, Christina; Kay, Christi; Gazmararian, Julie; Vall, Emily; Cheung, Patricia; Franks, Padra; Barrett-Williams, Shannon; Weiss, Paul; Hamilton, Erica; Marques, Luana; Dixon, Louise; Ahles, Emily; Valentine, Sarah; Shtasel, Derri; Parra-Cardona, Ruben; Northridge, Mary; Kavathe, Rucha; Zanowiak, Jennifer; Wyatt, Laura; Singh, Hardayal; Islam, Nadia; Monteban, Madalena; Freedman, Darcy; Bess, Kimberly; Walsh, Colleen; Matlack, Kristen; Flocke, Susan; Baily, Heather; Harden, Samantha; Ramalingam, NithyaPriya; Gold, Rachel; Cottrell, Erika; Hollombe, Celine; Dambrun, Katie; Bunce, Arwen; Middendorf, Mary; Dearing, Marla; Cowburn, Stuart; Mossman, Ned; Melgar, Gerry; Hopfer, Suellen; Hecht, Michael; Ray, Anne; Miller-Day, Michelle; BeLue, Rhonda; Zimet, Greg; Nelson, Eve-Lynn; Kuhlman, Sandy; Doolittle, Gary; Krebill, Hope; Spaulding, Ashley; Levin, Theodore; Sanchez, Michael; Landau, Molly; Escobar, Patricia; Minian, Nadia; Noormohamed, Aliya; Zawertailo, Laurie; Baliunas, Dolly; Giesbrecht, Norman; Le Foll, Bernard; Samokhvalov, Andriy; Meisel, Zachary; Polsky, Daniel; Schackman, Bruce; Mitchell, Julia; Sevarino, Kaitlyn; Gimbel, Sarah; Mwanza, Moses; Nisingizwe, Marie Paul; Michel, Catherine; Hirschhorn, Lisa; Choudhary, Mahrukh; Thonduparambil, Della; Meissner, Paul; Pinnock, Hilary; Barwick, Melanie; Carpenter, Christopher; Eldridge, Sandra; Grandes-Odriozola, Gonzalo; Griffiths, Chris; Rycroft-Malone, Jo; Murray, Elizabeth; Patel, Anita; Sheikh, Aziz; Taylor, Stephanie J. 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