Implementation Science at a Glance: A Guide for Cancer Control Practitioners

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Government Printing Office, Apr 1, 2019 - Medical - 47 pages
While many effective interventions can reduce cancer risk, incidence, and death, as well as enhance quality of life, they are of no benefit if they cannot be delivered to those in need. In the face of increasingly dynamic and resource-constrained conditions, implementation science plays a critical role in delivering cancer control practices.

This 30-page workbook was written by members of the NCI (National Cancer Institute) implementation Science team and reviewed by nearly 100 public health practitioners and implementation science researchers.

Through summaries of key theories, methods, and models, the guide shows how greater use of implementation science can support the effective adoption of evidence-based interventions.

Case studies illustrate how practitioners are successfully applying implementation science in their cancer control programs

 
 

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Foreword
What to Evaluate
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ABOUT THE AGENCY:
Housed within the Office of the Director (OD) in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Implementation Science (IS) team is engaged in a variety of activities to advance implementation research and practice.

Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into routine health care and public health settings to improve our impact on population health. This discipline is characterized by a variety of research designs and methodological approaches, partnerships with key stakeholder groups (e.g., patients, providers, systems, and/or communities), and developing and testing ways to effectively and efficiently integrate evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into health settings.

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