A vision for chronic disease prevention intervention research: report from a workshop

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Cancer Prevention Research
• Health Services Research

Background:

• Population Studies Research Network (PSRN) convened a workshop for strategic planning.
• Focus on establishing an agenda for prevention intervention research in Ontario.
• Identified priority topics and design considerations for future studies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a research agenda for chronic disease prevention interventions.
• To identify novel research designs and implementation strategies.
• To foster stakeholder engagement and knowledge transfer in prevention research.

Main Methods:

• Two-day strategic planning workshop.
• Presentations on background papers and keynote speeches.
• Breakout groups for idea generation and discussion.
• Consensus process to formulate recommendations.

Main Results:

• Recommendations for an intervention research agenda.
• Inclusion of large-scale cohorts and novel designs.
• Emphasis on cost data, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge transfer.

Conclusions:

• PSRN will develop options based on recommendations.
• A call for proposals for pilot projects in 2014.
• Pilot projects will be evaluated for scalability and practical application.