[Bridging research and practice in public health services: lessons learned from the EvidenzOGD trainee rotation program].

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A science-based approach in local public health services (PHS) requires robust structures both for generating practice-relevant research and for integrating this knowledge into routine public health practice. To strengthen this interface, an academia-practice research consortium developed, piloted, and evaluated the part-time trainee-rotation program "EvidenzOGD."

Methods

The formative process evaluation of the six-month pilot was guided by a theory-based logic model and employed a mixed-methods design, including document analysis, standardized online surveys, and workshops. Findings were synthesized using method and data triangulation.

Results

Trainees and mentors reported substantial gains in competencies and identified impulses for anchoring sustainabl

SUBMITTER: Arnold L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12764494 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature