Research for the public good : applying the methods of translational research to improve human health and well-being /

"Translational research links scientific findings with programs and policies that improve human health and well-being. It includes research that evaluates interventions or policies for efficacy and effectiveness, as well as research that applies field experience to future development of basic t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wethington, Elaine, Dunifon, Rachel E. (Rachel Elizabeth)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Bronfenbrenner series on the ecology of human development.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Translation in the social and behavioral sciences: looking back and looking forward
  • If translational research is the answer, what's the question? Who gets to ask it?
  • Opportunities for and challenges of translating educational and developmental research into policy and intervention
  • A systematic review of health promotion and disease prevention program adaptations: how are programs adapted?
  • Pursuing and sharing knowledge to inform practice and policy: the value of qualitative research in translational research
  • Translational research on work and family: daily stress processes in hotel employees and their families
  • The science of law and memory
  • Community-researcher partnerships in aging: The Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging.