Research to Practice: Implementing Physical Activity Recommendations.

Introduction: Dissemination and implementation science focuses on bridging the gap between research and practice. The Community Preventive Services Task Force published recommendations for increasing physical activity based on scientific review and consensus. Little research on the dissemination and implementation of these recommendations has been conducted in under-represented populations at high risk for inactivity and chronic disease.

Health Impact Assessment, Physical Activity and Federal Lands Trail Policy.

Objectives: The objectives of this paper are to describe the application of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to inform trail decisions affecting a rural, under-resourced community and propose the routine integration of HIAs to enhance NEPA environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for trail decisions on federal lands.

Methods: Screening, scoping, assessment, recommendations, reporting, monitoring and evaluation are being used to examine the health impact of trail location and design.

Results: HIA recommendations are being integrated into the public lands National Environmental Protection Act process for planning access to a new segment of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.

The New Mexico Clinical Prevention Initiative: a statewide prevention partnership.

The New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Medical Society invited organizations to participate in an initiative to promote clinical preventive services. The Clinical Preventive Initiative (CPI) focuses on the following interventions based on burden of illness, preventability of the condition, cost, current level of services, availability of leadership, and programmatic support: adult pneumococcal vaccination, tobacco use prevention and cessation, mammography screening, colorectal cancer screening, healthier weight, screening and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea, screening and intervention for problem drinking, childhood immunization, and prevention of unintended pregnancy. Specific workgroups plan and implement interventions directed at New Mexico medical practices, practitioners, and health-care systems.