TY - JOUR
T1 - Institutionalising science-based practices in children's services
AU - Hill, Laura
AU - Parker, Louise
AU - Mcguire, Jenifer
AU - Sage, Rayna
PY - 2008/7/10
Y1 - 2008/7/10
N2 - Over the past 30 years, researchers have documented effective, theory-based programmes and practices that improve the health and well-being of children. In order to produce measurable improvements in public health, such practices must be institutionalised; however, there are a number of barriers to translating what we know from science to what we do in practice. In the present article, we discuss a number of those barriers, including: cultural differences between those who espouse a public health, prevention science approach versus those who espouse a strengths-building, health promotion approach; practical difficulties in documenting the evidence base for existing or newly developed programmes and practices; and inflexibility of standardised programmes and resulting insensitivity to local contexts. We discuss common ground between prevention and promotion perspectives and highlight emerging methods that facilitate the adoption of science-based practice into community-based services.
AB - Over the past 30 years, researchers have documented effective, theory-based programmes and practices that improve the health and well-being of children. In order to produce measurable improvements in public health, such practices must be institutionalised; however, there are a number of barriers to translating what we know from science to what we do in practice. In the present article, we discuss a number of those barriers, including: cultural differences between those who espouse a public health, prevention science approach versus those who espouse a strengths-building, health promotion approach; practical difficulties in documenting the evidence base for existing or newly developed programmes and practices; and inflexibility of standardised programmes and resulting insensitivity to local contexts. We discuss common ground between prevention and promotion perspectives and highlight emerging methods that facilitate the adoption of science-based practice into community-based services.
KW - Dissemination
KW - Evidence-based practice
KW - Evidence-based programmes
KW - Prevention
KW - Translational research
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U2 - 10.1108/17466660200800025
DO - 10.1108/17466660200800025
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84992989904
SN - 1746-6660
VL - 3
SP - 32
EP - 43
JO - Journal of Children's Services
JF - Journal of Children's Services
IS - 4
ER -