Name
PS3 - Translating evidence to local health policy change in rural Appalachia
Date & Time
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location Name
Ballroom A
Description

Description coming soon

Speakers
Angela Hagaman DrPH, Co-Director, Addiction Science Center and Research Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Jodi Polaha PhD, Director, Institute for Integrated Behavioral Health, East Tennessee State University,
Angela Hagaman Jodi Polaha
Tags
Opioid management, Rural
Session Type
Plenary
Objective 1
Explore the models and methods of research dissemination to local decision makers, unique to rural Appalachia, but made applicable to anywhere.
Objective 2
Discuss the role of the health care community in facilitating the dissemination of evidence to local impact
Objective 3
Describe the opioid epidemic/policy around the disbursement of opioid abatement funds to the recovery ecosystem;
Content Reference 1

Ritchie, M.J., Parker, L.E. & Kirchner, J.E. From novice to expert: a qualitative study of implementation facilitation skills. Implement Sci Commun 1, 25 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00006-8

Content Reference 2

Douglas, J.W., Radula, R., & Hartley, R. E. (2015). Shifting Constellations of Actors and Their Influence on Policy Diffusion: A Study of the Diffusion of Drug Courts, The Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 43, No. 4, 2015

Content Reference 3

Polaha, J., & Sunderji, N. (2018). A vision for the future of Families, Systems, & Health: Focusing on science at the point of care delivery. Families, Systems, & Health, 36(4), 423-426.

Content Reference 4

Zerhouni, E., (2003). The NIH Roadmap. Science, 302(5642), 63-72.

Content Reference 5

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (2025). The principles for the use of funds from the opioid litigation. https://opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/?ref=header-logo