Dissemination Methods
The most appropriate communication channels and events for disseminating findings, products, or best practices for a tobacco program will depend on the objective. Common methods of dissemination include:
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Public service announcements
- See Mass-Reach Health Communication Interventions in Module 2 for additional information and considerations
- National tobacco control events
- Health fairs and other community events (for example, farmer's markets or flea markets)
- Social media platforms (for example, Facebook or Twitter)
- Program email newsletters
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Peer-reviewed journals and newsletters, such as:
- Addiction
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- American Journal of Public Health
- Cancer Causes and Control
- Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
- Journal of Healthcare Management
- Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
- Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
- Journal of Rural Health
- Journal of Rural Mental Health
- Tobacco Control
- Articles in local print media
- Conferences
- Presentations
- Webinars
Resources to Learn More
Dissemination
of Rural Health Research: A Toolkit
Document
This toolkit aims to help rural researchers develop dissemination products.
Author(s): Schroeder, S. & Bauman, S.
Organization(s): Rural Health Research Gateway, University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Date: 2019
Health
Equity in Tobacco Control and Prevention
Document
Guide to help tobacco control staff and partners by translating research into practical guidelines.
Organization(s): CDC Office on Smoking and Health and the Center for Public Health Systems
Science at Washington University in St. Louis
Date: 2014
Tobacco
Website
Provides interventions reviewed by The Community Guide along with a summary of the Task Force finding.
Organization(s): Community Preventive Services Task Force
Tobacco Prevention
and Evaluation Program Reports
Website
The Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program conducts evaluations for tobacco control, prevention, and
cessation initiatives. Their website includes descriptions of their evaluation projects, as well as the reports
from those projects which can provide guidance for others developing their own evaluation reports and
presentations.
Organization(s): The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tobacco Prevention and
Evaluation Program