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Trend Research Changing needs • need for researchers to establish and in public use skills in conducting literature health work syntheses and/or meta - analyses force • need for a stronger commitment among public health researchers to work toward more efficient and timely translation of research find- ings into practice recommendations Growth in • need for conducting research to de- health- related termine how and which theories and partnerships principles of community and indi- vidual health behavior can be ap- plied most effectively and efficiently to community practice" • need for identifying ways to increase the capacity of nonhealth organiza- tions to deliver health - related pro - grams" and to conduct business in a way that enhances the health of workers Anti - govern- • need for universities to seek more re- ment senti- search funding from agencies outside ment and po- the federal government, including larization managed care companies, philan- thropic'organizations, and state and local governments • opportunities for conducting policy research, such as assessing the effect of changing public health policies (e.g., do the new block grants work ?) • need for prevention researchers to build a "research machine" like bench scientists have been success- ful in doing • Implications Practice • need for more entrepreneurial public health leaders, those with the ability to recognize and use innovation • need for public health leaders who can bridge the gap between private and public sectors, those with the ability and com- mitment to build strategic alliances • need for practitioners to be better trained in ways to systematically communicate complex scientific information to the public • increasing opportunities for building part- nerships with public and private commu- nity- based organizations16 • opportunities to emphasize that partner- ships between universities, health agen- cies, and communities must be true col- laborations in which all parties share responsibility in the development of the public health agenda 27 • opportunity for the public health commu- nity to offset some anti- government senti- ment and misconceptions through the well - established process of coalition building —Le., bringing together diverse individuals and agencies to pursue com- mon health - related goals • need for organizing communities and coa- litions for activities such as needs assess- ment and advocacy, to increase communi- ties' ability to lobby and compete for funding allocated by state and local agen- cies • need for public health professionals to Education • need for linking in -class curricu- lum, internship experience, and necessary job skills (core competen- cies) • need for establishing more intern- ships that bridge the private and public sectors • need for teaching physicians ad= ` ministrative and management skills, and population -based sci- ences such as epidemiology • increasing need for teaching leader- ship skills for public health and health care administrators • need for incorporating the experi- ences of practitioners in classroom education • need for creating new internship opportunities in community set- tings and nontraditional settings • need for preparing public health students to work effectively within changing public health and health care organizational structures • need to better prepare students to understand how national, state, and local laws and regulations affect the health of the public • need for public health professionals to receive better training in media advocacy and as media liaisons to enhance their ability to disseminate messages about public health through the media • c� c� b MA oa 'U n m P_ Cn CD b V