@article{ref1,
title="Healthy Families America Research Practice Network: a unique partnership to integrate prevention science and practice",
journal="Journal of prevention and intervention in the community",
year="2007",
author="Galano, Joseph and Schellenbach, Cynthia J.",
volume="34",
number="1-2",
pages="39-66",
abstract="The goal of the Healthy Families America Research to Practice Network (RPN) was to foster communication among academic researchers, community-based evaluators, and practitioners to integrate science-based prevention practices into practice settings. The RPN goals were guided by and are a response to the limitations of past and current research paradigms in the social sciences. Accomplishments included creation of a 40-member researcher-practitioner council, development of a national Program Information Management System, and completion of a 4-year national Implementation Study, employing data from over 100 sites in nine states. The discussion examines what was learned about this rare experiment in creating practitioner-scientist partnerships and the impact of the RPN on child abuse and neglect prevention. A five-year plan to sustain and strengthen a practice-research collaborative is recommended.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1085-2352",
doi="10.1300/J005v34n01_03",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J005v34n01_03"
}