With advances in knowledge regarding efficacious evidence-based interventions, there
have been significant attempts to culturally adapt, implement, and disseminate parent …

Purpose This article introduces implementation science, which focuses on research
methods that promote the systematic application of research findings to practice. Method …

Background Identifying, developing, and testing implementation strategies are important
goals of implementation science. However, these efforts have been complicated by the use …

A decade ago, the Society of Prevention Research (SPR) endorsed a set of standards for
evidence related to research on prevention interventions. These standards (Flay et al …

Abstract The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has been shown to prevent type 2
diabetes through lifestyle modification. The purpose of this study was to describe the …

Evidence-based interventions (EBIs) for youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are
rarely found in community settings where most youth with ASD receive services …

While the gap between need for and access to mental health services is well documented
among children of color in foster care, little is known about why they are sustained. To …

Thegapbetweenthediscoveryofnewresearc… theirapplicationinpublichealth, healthcare,
andpolicysettingsisvast (Green, Ottoson, Garcia, &Hiatt, 2009; Institute of Medicine, 2001) …

Objectives. We examined the perceived importance of scientific resources for decision-
making among local health department (LHD) practitioners in the United States. Methods …

Background SWITCH® is an evidence-based childhood obesity prevention program that
works through schools to impact parenting practices. The present study was designed as a …