Results. Grantee performance was distributed as follows: exceeds expecta
tions (29.7%), meets expectations (55.0%), and is approaching expectations
(15.3%). Organizational quality improvement (Ql) maturity was strongly posi
tively associated with grantee performance on SHIP. Organizations with high Ql
maturity, effective leadership, efficient decision-making, and successful regional
or cross-jurisdictional partnerships were more likely to be rated as exceeding
expectations.
Conclusions. This study successfully translated practice-based research find
ings into tangible outcomes, including new system-level performance measures
for local public health and recommendations for shaping the statewide initiative
examined in this study. The approach taken in this study to systematically
monitor communications, dissemination, and translation may be a model
for others. (Am J Public Health. 2015;105:S311-S317. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.
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