Source: George Washington University Medical Center
Type: Online Tutorial
Level: Basic
Description: Overview of Meta Analysis, Systematic Review, Practice Guideline, Randomized Controlled Trial, Cohort Study, Case Control Study, Case Reports
Continuing Education Credits: N/A
Source: Clinical Trials Network
Type: Online Course
Level: Basic
Discription: Clinical Trials Network (CTN): Best Practices; Duke University
Type: Electronic Academic Paper
Level: Basic
Description: An article that gives insight on how to listen to gain trust the trust of the community. A researcher gains powerful insight when a focus group evaluates his intentions with a cultural metaphor.Authors: Andrew L. Sussman, Marino Rivera
Source: National Association of Community Health Centers
Type: Online Journal Article
Level: Intermediate
Description: This article provides a review of the National Association of Community Health Centers meeting proceedings in December 2005 to build a national community health center research agenda. Authors: Michelle Proser, Kaytura Felix Aaron, David Meyers, Claire Cornell.
Source: U.S Department of Health and Human Services
Type: Online Reading
Level: Basic
Description: This site creates allows you to search for health statistics at the county level on various measures.
Source: Clinical Directors Network, Inc.
Type: PDF Powerpoint Handout
Level: Basic
Description: This is a PDF hand-out of a presentation conducted by Dr. Jonathan N. Tobin, President and CEO of Clinical Directors Network, at the 2013 National Association of Community Health Centers Community Health Institute and Expo in Chicago, IL. As a best-practice example, he discusses the infrastructure of this Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN), Clinical Directors Network, and also a network of PBRNS, N2: Building a Network of Safety Net PBRNS, which is funded by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ, Grant # 1 P30-HS-021667). He describes how this infrastructure supports bottom-up and top-down approaches to translational research implementation within Health Centers across the nation. He also describes an example of research training for clinical leaders, conducted at Lutheran Family Health Centers, a program meant to facilitate the development of translational research within Health Center networks.
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NACHC CHI2013 Tools for Building Research Infrastructure at Health Centers
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at National Institute of Health
Type: Online portal
Level: Basic
Description: This is a menu that links new investigators with NIH resources on grant writing and funding.
Source: Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institute of Health
Type: e-Book
Level: Basic
Description: This e-book contains information on conducting behavioral and social sciences research. Chapters are in module-like format, are easily accessible, and contain a good overview of topics such as appropriate research methods, multilevel modeling, ethical challenges, measuring socioeconomic status, theory development, and patient-reported outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Effective Health Care Program
Type: Webcasts
Level: Advanced
Description: This is the EHC Programs listing of recent webcasts that promote discussion among methodologists, researchers, and clinicians. Topics include stakeholder engagement and patient centered outcomes research, and comparative effectiveness research.
Source: National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)
Type: Brief
Level: Basic
Description: NACHC and AAPCHO are pleased to release a new report written by Mary Oneha, the Chief Executive Officer of Waimanalo Health Center in Hawaii. Titled “Why Health Centers Should Engage in Research and How to Get Started”, this report provides the business case for health centers to engage in research. Drawing from the author’s own experience and others, the brief outlines the benefits research brings to health centers, discusses how research fits into health centers’ mission, and maps out the steps to take to get started in research.
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