How the Framework was Tested
Case studies were selected from:
- CDC Public Health Grand Rounds (4)
- Shepard award winner manuscripts (4)
- MMWR articles (1)
Case studies covered a broad set of activities across the agency:
- Basic research – laboratory, epidemiology
- Guidelines and recommendations, surveillance
- Infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases
- Meta-analyses, evaluation
For each case study, work group members:
- Identified events related to the original manuscript(s) and placed them tentatively within 1 of the 5 domains of influence
- Researched in more detail the role/influence of the original CDC manuscript(s) in these events to establish documented links between the manuscript(s) and these events
- Validated the events and the links with the program subject matter expert (SME) and confirmed the assignment of events within 1 of 5 domains of influence (or reassigned them per SME advice)
Examples of Scientific Impact narratives developed using the Framework: