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The Evidence for Action (E4A) Methods Blog is as an informal venue to explore complex methods challenges, with the intent of fostering interdisciplinary appreciation and championing evidence-based decision-making. Related to the blog, are the E4A Methods Notes, in depth explorations of various methods and topics. If there's a topic you'd like us to consider, email evidenceforaction@ucsf.edu.

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Community Partnered Participatory Research: Learnings from an Interview with Ms. Andrea Jones and Dr. Kenneth Wells

April 26, 2022

In this interview with Ms. Andrea Jones and Dr. Kenneth Wells, we learned more about their use of the Community Partnered Participatory Research approach - what has worked, challenges faced, and more.

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Building High-Quality Evidence Through Community-Engaged Research

March 30, 2022

At E4A we are broadening our perspective to look at research projects through a critical lens and ensure that projects we fund are equitable and actionable, in addition to being rigorous.

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Messaging Matters: Crafting Advocacy Messages to Garner Support for Social Policies

February 25, 2022

There are subtleties to advocacy messaging—there’s no one size fits all approach. But evidence demonstrates that what advocates say, and to whom, can help or hinder efforts to build a Culture of Health. Learn more in this piece from E4A grantees Jeff Niederdeppe and Liana Winett.

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Key Insights into How Researchers Can Best Support Decision-Making During the Pandemic & Beyond

January 27, 2022

Reflections from a Discussion on COVID's Impact on Health Equity and Access to Health & Social Services

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Innovative and Transformative Studies of 2021

December 22, 2021

Crowdsourced innovative and/or transformative studies published in 2021 - innovative referring to approaches or methods that are novel or applied in new ways; and transformative reflecting studies that made meaningful contributions to decision- and policy-making to effect change.

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Unveiling Causal Mechanisms Through Mediation Analysis

November 23, 2021

Mediators, or intervening or process variables, through which the effect of an exposure on an outcome works, can provide insights into how the exposure works and indicate which factors to intervene on to reduce or eliminate an inequity.

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Preregistration: Improving the transparency, reproducibility, and impact of research findings

October 29, 2021

Authors discuss why preregistration matters, what it involves, and go over an example of comparing a preregistration to a published study.

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From Health Equity to Racial Equity – What Does This Mean for E4A-Funded Research?

September 29, 2021

May Lynn Tan discusses what the explicit focus on racial equity means for the types of research funded through Evidence for Action. She highlights a few ways in which research might advance racial equity - both in topic and approach.

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