Advancing health equity through CTSA programs: Opportunities for interaction between health equity, dissemination and implementation, and translational science*
Dissemination and implementation (D&I) science is dedicated to studying how to effectively translate and apply research in real-world contexts. There has been increasing interest in health equity within the D&I field to ensure the equitable implementation of evidence-based programs/practices across a range of diverse populations and settings. At the same time, health equity researchers recognize the potential of D&I science to promote the more widespread dissemination, implementation, and sustainment of evidence-based interventions to address health inequities. The National Center for Accelerating Clinical and Translational Science Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program has been a champion for community engagement and translational scholarship in its mission to improve individual and population health. The overall CTSA infrastructure and resources within and among CTSA hubs are well-equipped to facilitate a health equity focus to D&I across the phases of translational research.
This paper proposes a framework that demonstrates the interaction and opportunities between health equity and D&I science and highlights how CTSAs can support and facilitate wider efforts in translational research with a focus on equitable D&I.
Contributors
Reza Yousefi Nooraie, MD, MSc, PhD
Bethany M. Kwan, PhD, MSPH; Elizabeth Cohn, RN, PhD, FAAN; Mona AuYoung, PhD, MS, MPH; Megan Clarke Roberts, PhD; Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, MPH, PhD; Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH
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* This public good was developed with funding from a CCIS public goods cycle.