March 2017
BBF Process
Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, Yale School of Public Health
Katie Doucet
Research Coordinator, Yale School of Public Health
BBF: Process
•Implementation
•Timeline & Methodology
•Summary of Deliverables
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BBF: Implementation
• Identify local project leader
• Identify and invite 10-12 committee members
 Members are responsible for scoring BBF metric
 Each member participates in no more than three gears
• Conduct five meetings for baseline assessment process
• Produce and submit deliverables to Yale University in specified time frame
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BBF: Timeline & Methodology
Meeting 1
 BBF Index (BBFI) details are presented
to committee members
 Committee members assigned to gear
teams
 Gear teams set data gathering action
plans
2 Month Interim
 Teams collect data, complete primary
scoring and document progress
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BBF: Timeline & Methodology
Meeting 2
 Gear teams present scores to full
committee
 Committee discuss:
- Scores
- Progress, incl challenges
- Gaps identified
1-2 Month Interim:
 Gear teams finalize scores and reach
consensus
 Gear teams prepare presentation:
scoring, data sources, gaps and
potential actions
 Initial report on gaps due to Yale
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BBF: Timeline & Methodology
Meeting 3
Gear teams present final
scores and gaps identified
Develop technical report
1 Month Interim:
 Gear teams develop action
plans to address gaps
 Technical report due to BBF
Yale team
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BBF: Timeline & Methodology
Meeting 4
 Gear teams present finalized action plans
 Committee reaches consensus on actions
 Develop policy report
2 Month Interim:
 Circulate policy report for consensus and
submit final to Yale
 Identify key decision makers
 Format presentation for key decision makers
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BBF: Timeline & Methodology
2 months
Meeting 5
Committee presents
BBFI results,
recommendations and
proposed action plan to
key decision maker
Ensure prominent
media coverage
Clear articulation of
“call to action”
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BBF: Summary of Deliverables
Minutes from each meeting
 Due two weeks after each meeting
Data action gathering plan
 Due two weeks after Meeting 1
Initial report of gaps identified
 Due two weeks after Meeting 2
Technical report: BBF Index scores and documented processes
 Due two weeks after Meeting 3
Policy Report: recommended actions
 Due two weeks after Meeting 4
Final report: BBF index scores and documented processes, policy recommendations and action
plan
 Due one month after Meeting 5
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BBF: Yale Support
• $20,000 grant
• Salary support for coordinator/research/administrator
• Meeting costs
• In-country training
• Professional Development opportunities at Yale for in-country PI(s)
• July 2017 TAG meeting
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Conference Presentations & Publications
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