DHA-7011 v2

ACM Select Symposium. (2008). Developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally tailored inventions to promote physical activity in diverse communities [Streaming video].

Watch this segment of a symposium that discusses the population health concerns of those along the America-Mexico border. As you know, there are disparities in health based on racial and geographical terms. As you watch this video, you will see to develop a successful program where research can be properly implemented, you must look at the underlying factors of certain behaviors and motivations.

The Community Guide. (n.d.). Your online guide of what works to promote healthy communities [Web resource]. The Community Guide.

Use this resource to explore topic ideas for this week’s assignment. This topic will be used throughout the rest of the course.

Estabrooks, P. A., Brownson, R. C., & Pronk, N. P. (2018). Dissemination and implementation science for public health professionals: An overview and call to action. Preventing Chronic Disease, 15(E162), 1-10.

Moraes Zepeda, K. G., da Silva, M. M., Silva, Í. R., Redko, C., & Gimbel, S. (2018). Fundamentals of implementation science: An intensive course on an emerging field of research. Anna Nery School Journal of Nursing / Escola Anna Nery Revista de Enfermagem, 22(2), 1–8.

This article is basic in that it gives a little history of implementation science but also provides some key terms.

Rapport, F., Clay-Williams, R., Churruca, K., Shih, P., Hogden, A., & Braithwaite, J. (2018). The struggle of translating science into action: Foundational concepts of implementation science. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 24(1), 117–126.

This article explains why implementation science is necessary.

Stirman, S. W., & Castro, F. (2012). Moving from the laboratory to the real world: Implementation science and effectiveness in practice settings. In Trauma therapy in context: The science and craft of evidence-based practice (pp. 373–390). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This article was selected so that you can see how science must move from the laboratory to be effective, which is the whole basis of implementation science.