Equity-grounded implementation science: Comparative case analysis of three studies.

ABSTRACT: Despite research and treatment advances in health care, the implementation of research evidence into practice remains a challenge, especially for historically marginalized populations. There have been numerous calls to action to integrate health equity into implementation science frameworks, models, and theories. Yet, progress toward better integration of these approaches has been hampered by the theoretical and aspirational nature of calls to action up to the present time, which poses a challenge as it remains unclear how to specifically move from rhetoric to action. We present three case examples from our work to illustrate how to synergize health equity research and implementation science into our approach to "equity-grounded implementation science" focused on processes and practices lo

SUBMITTER: Nagy GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12431689 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature