TY - JOUR AU - Sanchez, Michael AU - Purcell, E. Peyton AU - Michie, Joan S. AU - Tsakraklides, Sophia P. AU - La Porta, Madeline AU - Vinson, Cynthia PY - 2014 TI - Building Cancer Control Capacity: a Mixed-Method Evaluation of the Research to Reality (R2R) Mentorship Program T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E24 VL - 11 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - In 2011, the National Cancer Institute launched the Research to Reality (R2R) Pilot Mentorship Program to enhance mentees' core evidence-based public health (EBPH) competencies. In this article, we describe the program and its evaluation results and the program's ability to improve participants' EBPH competencies and appropriateness of program components. Program evaluation consisted of a pre/post program competency questionnaire and interviews with mentees, mentors, mentees' supervisors, and program staff. Mentees reported the same or higher rating in every competency at end of the program, with average increase of 0.6 points on a 4-point scale; the greatest improvements were seen in policy development/program planning. Mentorship programs are a promising strategy to develop EBPH competencies, provide guidance, and disseminate and adapt evidence-based interventions within real-world context. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130275 DO - 10.5888/pcd11.130275 ER -