2016 Community Health Action Plan | Page 30

Goal 3: Advance the field of childhood obesity prevention research by improving coordination communication and collaboration on the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) Anticipated Impact Greater collaboration and information sharing could increase campus capacity to engage in research and increase efficiencies. Additionally, improved information sharing will support efforts to more quickly and effectively disseminate research findings with an ultimate aim to reduce childhood obesity by increasing community capacity to understand effective prevention strategies and how to put those strategies into practice. Strategy 3.1 Enhance information sharing regarding AMC driven childhood obesity research efforts to facilitate greater collaboration and efficiencies. Tactic: Conduct needs assessment amongst obesity researchers and community providers to determine gaps in current information sharing systems. Identify what type of information would be most useful. Tactic: Explore current systems for tracking research efforts and methods for accessing information. Identify opportunities. Tactic: Pilot systems improvement initiatives. Setting / Delivery Mechanism Provider – The goal is to connect providers with obesity researchers with whom they can potentially collaborate. Internal Resources OO Clinical researchers OO Information OO Research systems and analytics Institute External Partners OO Anschutz 30 Medical Campus partners