This works for us. On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Nagykaldi, Zsolt J (HSC) < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I think Laurene nailed it. It evokes all the things we want to get out of > this exercise. I vote for that version: > > An action individuals and/or communities may take to make their voices > heard by those who study health and health care, would be to …" > > > > Zsolt Nagykaldi, PhD > Associate Professor > Director of Research > > University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center > Department of Family & Preventive Medicine > 900 N.E. 10th Street > Oklahoma City, OK 73104 > > Phone(1): (405) 271-2370 > Phone(2): (405) 271-8000 ext.1-32207 > Fax: (405) 271-2784 > ------------------------------ > *From:* PDQNet Core Research Team [[log in to unmask]] on behalf > of Norton, Barbara L. (HSC) [[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 11, 2016 3:08 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* PLEASE MAKE PROMPT CHOICE NAD GIVE BRIEF RATIONALE - DUE > FRIDAY, FEB. 12 (Please!) > > *Dear PDQNet CRT – We are really close on the prompt! Thanks to everyone > for each incremental improvement you have made. I want to propose two > final choices, building upon all that has been submitted. While I don’t > object to yet another version, I’m aware that we’ve got to nail this down, > so if you can live with one two choices listed below, let’s just choose > between them.* > > > > *To achieve this, please reply to this email asap with your choice and the > reason. Also let us know whether you could live with either prompt. > Please weigh in on whether inclusion of the word “improvement” is important > and why.* > > > > *Latest two choices: * > > *1. **A specific action communities might take to get more involved > with those who study health and health care [improvement] would be …* > > > > *2. **A specific action communities might take to make their voices > known by those who study health and health care [improvement] would be … (a > slight tweak of the most recent one from Laurene). *The question I have > is… is “*make their voices known*” too new age-y, too community > engagement jargon-y? > > > > Be aware, we will still run this by members of our expert team, and we run > a beta test, so we just need something to run with. > > > > *Most recent suggestions for “focus prompt” to launch PDQNet Year 2 > Concept Mapping up to today**: * > > · *An action individuals and/or communities may take to make > their voices heard by those who study health and health care, would be to > …"* > > · *An action individuals and/or communities may take to support > those who study health and health care, in order to make their voices > heard, would be to …* > > · *A specific action individuals and/or communities might take to > better support those who seek to study health and health care improvement > would be to …..”* > > · *A specific action communities can take to work with people who > study health and health care to communicate what matters most is…* > > > > > > *To see my (Barbara’s) thinking on the choice #1 above:* > > *Prompt* > > *My rationale* > > *A specific action* > > To me it’s important to be clear that we are looking for specific and > discrete ideas, and the use of this adjective is used is the majority of > prompts I’ve seen in the literature. Btw, it’s hard to say “An action” – > try it fast 5 times! > > *communities* > > I think it’s important to keep the emphasize on collectivities, groups, > organizations, etc. because that is the only way we can possibly tap into > the voice of important primary healthcare populations. Once you loop in > individuals, it entails a different kind of cognitive paradigm. Everyone > is part of different communities and organizations which express their > identity, values, perspectives, and priorities. I don’t think folks will > have trouble with this term. Plus, I really don’t like the use of slashes > (and/or) in conversation. L > > *might take * > > “might” suggests possibilities, even out-of-the-box ideas. We want to > invite this, while “may” suggests a stronger likelihood than “might” and > choices that are more likely to be “known,” and acceptable. > > *to get more involved* > > “support” seems vague to me, and may, as has been said, suggest that the > community org & institutional role is to provide backing for the research > establishment; could even suggest in some minds things like sending money, > voting at ballot box for research-supportive politicians, or other “less > engaged” but “supportive” activities . > > *with those who study health and health care [improvement]* > > Per Lyndee’s suggestions, a plain language way of getting at the notion of > research, research enterprise, research arena – encompassing research > projects, research agenda, research translation, etc. > > > > I am equivocal about adding the phrase “improvement.” I would prefer to > add it, but I realize that it then makes the prompt longer. The main > reason I’d like to add it is that it places the discussion solidly in the > arena of primary healthcare and not in the basic sciences or some highly > focused disease area; plus the phrase seems to bring together public health > and primary care without having to explicitly use those words. Then again, > it’s a long phrase. > > *would be…* > > > > If we specify anything more in the prompt, it gets a bit more complicated > to say and understand. Plus, it could tend to narrow peoples’ thinking > more than we want to. I love the message behind “make their voices heard” > but it’s a phrase that might be too jargon-y and unclear to some in our > communities. > > > > In the one version, its intended referent “individuals and/or communities” > is nowhere close by and listeners could think the “their voices” refers to > “those who study health and health care” which immediately precedes it. > > > > This may or may not have an adverse effect on the thinking of listeners, > but the intended message of including it would be lost. And the power of a > clean, straight-forward prompt diminished. > > > > > > > > *Barbara L. Norton, DrPH* > Assistant Professor of Research *//* Research Division > Department of Family and Preventive Medicine *//* University of Oklahoma > Health Sciences Center > > 900 NE 10th St Room 2209 *//* Oklahoma City OK 73104 > *p * 405.271.3733 | *c * 405.308.0801 | *f * 405.271.2784 | *e * > [log in to unmask] > > > -- Lyndee Knox LA Net - A Community Health Research and Resource Network www.lanetpbrn.net and www.projectechola.org Phone: 562-434-2000