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WISCONSIN MEDICAL JOURNAL<br />
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Dissemination research:<br />
the university of Wisconsin<br />
population Health institute<br />
Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH; D. Paul Moberg, PhD; Bridget C. Booske, PhD;<br />
Marion Ceraso, MHS; Donna Friedsam, MPH; David A. Kindig, MD, PhD<br />
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abStraCt<br />
Despite significant accomplishments in basic, clini-<br />
cal, and population health research, a wide gap per-<br />
sists between research discoveries (ie, what we know)<br />
and actual practice (ie, what we do). The University<br />
of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (Institute)<br />
researchers study the process and outcomes of dis-<br />
seminating evidence-based public health programs and<br />
policies into practice. This paper briefly describes the<br />
approach and experience of the Institute’s progra<a title="Wisconsin Medical Journal 108n5 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d965f0f9?page=1">August 2009 • Volume 108 • Issue 5Official </a> August 2009 • Volume 108 • Issue 5Official <a title="Wisconsin Medical Journal 108n5 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d965f0f9?page=2">r|MEDICAL OFFICESHEALTHWORKS"License. Patients</a> r|MEDICAL OFFICESHEALTHWORKS"License. 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