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Dissemination in Extension: Health Specialists’ Information Sources and Channels for Health Promotion Programming

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  • Thomas E. Strayer

    (Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
    Human Nutrition, Food, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA)

  • Laura E. Balis

    (Human Nutrition, Food, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA
    Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, Omaha, NE 68154, USA)

  • NithyaPriya S. Ramalingam

    (Human Nutrition, Food, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA
    Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA)

  • Samantha M. Harden

    (Human Nutrition, Food, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA)

Abstract

In the National Cooperative Extension System (herein: Extension), state-level specialists serve as key intermediaries between research, educators, and the community members they serve. There is a need to understand information seeking and sharing practices (i.e., dissemination) among specialists to increase the adoption of evidence-based health promotion programs. Specialists ( N = 94) across 47 states were identified and invited to participate in this mixed methods study. A one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni corrections was used to analyze survey data. Data collected through semi-structured interviews were analyzed using an immersion crystallization approach. Forty-seven health specialists completed the survey representing 31 eligible states (65%) and were predominately female (89%), Caucasian (70%), had a doctorate (62%), and were employed within Extension for 10.2 + 9.7 years. The information sources used most frequently were academic journals and other specialists, and most used email and online meetings to communicate. Qualitative findings support the use of other specialists as a primary source of information and indicate specialists’ desire for an on-demand, bi-directional, online national repository of Extension programs. This repository would facilitate the dissemination of evidence-based programming across the system and reduce program duplication as well as information burden on county-based educators.

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  • Thomas E. Strayer & Laura E. Balis & NithyaPriya S. Ramalingam & Samantha M. Harden, 2022. "Dissemination in Extension: Health Specialists’ Information Sources and Channels for Health Promotion Programming," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:24:p:16673-:d:1000623
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