Using RE-AIM and ConNECT Frameworks to Promote Genomically Informed Care in Diverse Populations

Nurses are poised to optimize the benefits of genomic technologies to advance population health. This report characterizes the outcomes of a signature course assignment using the RE-AIM or ConNECT frameworks to promote genomically informed care inclusive of communities historically underrepresented. The utility of the RE-AIM and ConNECT models is conceptually linked with Leininger's Sunrise Enabler model.

The setting was an online, asynchronous professional development course to promote genomic literacy for nurses pursuing or holding a doctorate degree. Projects were coded into categories and population types.

Data were collected on 176 participants (January 2022 to December 2023). Coding categorized projects as genomic education (112), application to practice (32), or research (32). Seventy-five projects (42.6%) engaged communities historically marginalized. Thirty-four percent of course alumni indicated their projects were completed or underway.

These frameworks have the potential to both integrate genomic science and address diverse population types.