Communicating evidence-based information on cancer prevention to state-level policy makers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opportunities exist to disseminate evidence-based cancer control strategies to state-level policy makers in both the legislative and executive branches. We explored factors that influence the likelihood that state-level policy makers will find a policy brief understandable, credible, and useful.

Methods

A systematic approach was used to develop four types of policy briefs on the topic of mammography screening to reduce breast cancer mortality: data-focused brief with state-level data, data-focused brief with local-level data, story-focused brief with state-level data, and story-focused brief with local-level data. Participants were recruited from three groups of state-level policy makers-legislative staff, legislators, and executive branch administrators- in six s

SUBMITTER: Brownson RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3039727 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature