Implementing Evidence-Based Programs: Lessons Learned From the Field

Evidence-based programs (EBPs) are used in many health promotion efforts to ensure that the intended positive behavioral and health outcomes will be achieved. However, because EBPs are developed and tested in research settings, the contextual elements of real world implementation play an important r...

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Published in:Applied developmental science 2015-04, Vol.19 (2), p.108-116
Main Authors: Powers, Jane, Maley, Mary, Purington, Amanda, Schantz, Karen, Dotterweich, Jutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annual Reports
Best Practices
Change Strategies
Community Action
Course Evaluation
Delivery Systems
Discriminant analysis
Early Parenthood
Evidence
Evidence-based medicine
Health Promotion
Institutional Characteristics
Interviews
New York
Praxis
Pregnancy
Prevention
Profiles
Program Implementation
Qualitative Research
Readiness
Teenage pregnancy
Theory Practice Relationship
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Summary:Evidence-based programs (EBPs) are used in many health promotion efforts to ensure that the intended positive behavioral and health outcomes will be achieved. However, because EBPs are developed and tested in research settings, the contextual elements of real world implementation play an important role in their successful delivery in communities. As an intermediary charged with supporting the translation of research to practice for a statewide teen pregnancy prevention initiative, the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence conducted a mid-course evaluation to identify factors that contribute to the successful implementation of EBPs. The findings indicate that successful implementation involves systematic planning that addresses three critical contextual factors: community readiness, organizational capacity, and setting characteristics. By attending both to factors identified from local practice, and to theory and evidence identified through implementation science, practitioners can strengthen programming and enhance the quality of EBP delivery.
ISSN:1088-8691
1532-480X
DOI:10.1080/10888691.2015.1020155