Promising Health Interventions Inventoried by a Network of Diverse Experts for Regional Application (PHINDER)
Complete Project
Title:
Promising Health Interventions Inventoried by a Network of Diverse Experts for Regional Application (PHINDER)
Status:
Completed
Topic:
Health Promotion & Wellness;Program or Product Development
Funding Source:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the CT Cancer Partnership
Funding Period:
2010
Study Design:
N/A
Purpose:
To develop and pilot test an online searchable database to serve as a clearinghouse of best practices for health promotion in New England, and as a national model to disseminate programs considered effective in addressing chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, or cancer.
Further Study Details:
PHINDER was a collaborative effort of the Yale-Griffin PRC, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease/CT Chapter, and the Connecticut Cancer Partnership/CT State Department of Public Health, with funding provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CT Cancer Partnership. Under the leadership of a 6-8 member advisory panel, Health Directors and Deans of Schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing in New England with the assistance of their health department staff/ university faculty, were asked (via electronic survey) to identify and submit qualifying programs to populate the PHINDER database. The goal was to collect a wide variety of tested programs (promising and/or established) to address particular areas of interest identified on the best practice inventory grid (e.g., diabetes prevention in the workplace). The online survey was designed to populate cells on a master grid that would ultimately be converted to a searchable database housed on the PRC website. Database users have the option of searching for health promotion programs based on criteria such as targeted health conditions (diabetes, cancer, etc.), settings (worksite, schools, etc.), and/or evaluation of intervention approaches (educational, community organizing, etc.).
Findings:
Please note that this was designed in 2010 as a prototype of a searchable database, and that it has not been continually updated since that time.Go to PHINDER Database
Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center