REALISE
Realist Evaluation Advancement Lab for Implementation Strategy Explanations
Duration of project - 2023 to 2028
Project Brief
The REALISE team at IPH Bengaluru studies evidence-based Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) policy and programme implementation at micro, meso and macro levels across different contexts using the realist evaluation approach. Lastly, in year 3 and 4 of the project, a community-based intervention targeting one of the risk factors of NCDs will be developed and implemented and the learnings will be documented.
Objectives
This research study aims to evaluate and explain the implementation of the National Programme for prevention and control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) and set up a Realist Evaluation Advancement Lab for Implementation Strategy Explanations (REALISE) to improve the capacity of researchers, public health and relevant cadre officials within the health system to evaluate and strengthen policies using theory driven enquiry methods. It will also study evidence-based Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) policy and programme implementation at micro, meso and macro levels across different contexts using the realist evaluation approach. Lastly, in year 3 and 4 of the project, a community-based intervention targeting one of the risk factors of NCDs will be developed and implemented and the learnings will be documented.
Research Team
Dr. Pragati B Hebbar
Principal Investigator, Assistant Director Research, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Urvi Patel
Research Officer, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Arushi Thapar
Research Officer, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Shwetha K
Data Collector Consultant, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Dr. Shivanand Savatagi
Research Consultant, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Dr Ramya Krishna B M
Junior Project Associate, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Former Members
Dr. Lathadevi Chilgod
Research Officer, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Mentors
Dr. Malabika Sarker
Associate Dean of Global Engagement, Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University
Dr. Prashanth NS
Director, Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Collaborators
Dr. Brynne Gilmore
Head of Subject for Health Systems and Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow) UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin
Dr. Sonu Goel
Professor of Health Management, School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Director, e-Resource Centre for Tobacco Control
Dr. Upendra Bhojani
Senior Fellow (Professor Grade), India Alliance (DBT/Wellcome Trust) Senior Fellow (2023-2028), Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
External Sponsor
Prof. Bruno Marchal
Professor and Head of the Health Systems Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
Sponsor
Dr. Prashanth N S
Director, Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Funding Agency
DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
https://www.indiaalliance.org/Scientific Engagements
| Type | Engagement |
|---|---|
Book chapters | Public health approaches to tobacco control. In Public health approaches to health promotion |
Book chapters | Realist Interviews in Global Health Research: Case Studies and Comparative Analysis with Similar Interview Approaches. In Realist Evaluation Principles and Practice |
Book chapters | Sex and Gender Issues in Health Systems in South Asia: An Overview. In Handbook on Sex, Gender and Health |
Book chapters | Tobacco-Related Harms and Gender: An Overview with Perspectives from India. In Harmful Practices and Human Rights: An International Perspective |
Workshops | Dr. Pragati was selected as an inspiring leader in global health for the 2023 WomenLift Health India Cohort, an initiative supporting women advancing to senior leadership roles. |
Workshops | In January 2024, Dr. Pragati was a resource person at a Grant Writing workshop on Implementation Research Training for North-Eastern States at AIIMS, Guwahati organized by the Indian Council of Medical Research. |
Workshops | The team organised and facilitated the fourth edition of the Realist Evaluation for Health Policy and Program Evaluation in July 2024, with 27 participants. |
Workshops | Dr. Pragati was involved in developing and conducting SPOORTHI - Inspiring future leaders, a blended leadership course by the Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru. |
Outreach | Conference paper titled 'Gender and Tobacco: A Missing Link in Tobacco Control Research, Policies and Programs?' presented by Dr. Pragati Hebbar at NCTOH 2024, IIHMR, New Delhi. |
Outreach | Fourth Evidence into Public Health Policy (EPHP) conference (September 2024) co-organised by Dr. Pragati Hebbar to foster dialogue on public health policy. |
Publications
Health technology assessment implementation in WHO South-East Asia Region: A realist review protocol
Application of Realist Methods in WHO South East Asia Region: A Scoping Review Protocol
Systematic inventory analysis of financial toxicity assessment methods in cancer care
Self-discovery, community, coaching and action: Pillars for evolving as women leaders in health
Community-based interventions on physical inactivity in non-communicable diseases: A Scoping Review