The interactive systems framework for dissemination and implementation: enhancing the opportunity for implementation science

The quality of health care delivered to adults in the United States

McGlynn, E. A., Asch, S. M., Adams, J., Keesey, J., Hicks, J., DeCristofaro, A., & Kerr, E. A. (2003) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmsa022615 · Cited by 5,079 · see citing works

The Quality Implementation Framework: A Synthesis of Critical Steps in the Implementation Process

Meyers, D. C., Durlak, J. A., & Wandersman, A. (2012) · American Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1007/s10464-012-9522-x · Cited by 1,102 · see citing works

National Institutes of Health Approaches to Dissemination and Implementation Science: Current and Future Directions

Glasgow, R. E., Vinson, C., Chambers, D., Khoury, M. J., Kaplan, R. M., & Hunter, C. (2012) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2012.300755 · Cited by 762 · see citing works

Shaping strategic change

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Getting to outcomes: a results-based approach to accountability

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A Profitable Conjunction: From Science to Service in Children’s Mental Health

Hoagwood, K., Burns, B. J., & Weisz, J. R. (2002) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195134575.003.0014 · Cited by 110 · see citing works

Development and Dissemination of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapies: Milestones, Methods, and a New Deployment-Focused Model.

Weisz, J. R., Jensen, A. L., & McLeod, B. D. (2005) · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Federal, State, and Foundation Initiatives Around Evidence-Based Practices for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Chambers, D., Ringeisen, H. L., & Hickman, E. E. (2005) · Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.chc.2004.04.006 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

Social Network Analysis for Program Implementation

Valente, T. W., Palinkas, L. A., Czaja, S., Chu, K.-H., & Brown, C. H. (2015) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131712 · Cited by 332 · see citing works

Narrative review of frameworks for translating research evidence into policy and practice

Milat, A., & Li, B. (2017) · Public Health Research & Practice · doi:10.17061/phrp2711704 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Brokering the Research–Practice Gap: A typology

Neal, J. W., Neal, Z. P., Kornbluh, M., Mills, K. J., & Lawlor, J. (2015) · American Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1007/s10464-015-9745-8 · Cited by 102 · see citing works

Implementation frameworks in child, youth and family services – Results from a scoping review

Albers, B., Mildon, R. L., Lyon, A. R., & Shlonsky, A. (2017) · Children and Youth Services Review · doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.07.003 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

Home visitation programs: an untapped opportunity for the delivery of early childhood obesity prevention

Salvy, S., de la Haye, K., Galama, T. J., & Goran, M. I. (2016) · Obesity Reviews · doi:10.1111/obr.12482 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Expanding the Frontiers of Population Nutrition Research: New Questions, New Methods, and New Approaches

Pelletier, D. L., Porter, C., Aarons, G. A., Wuehler, S. E., & Neufeld, L. M. (2013) · Advances in Nutrition · doi:10.3945/an.112.003160 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Using implementation tools to design and conduct quality improvement projects for faster and more effective improvement

Øvretveit, J., Mittman, B. S., Rubenstein, L. V., & Ganz, D. A. (2017) · International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance · doi:10.1108/ijhcqa-01-2017-0019 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Understanding Implementation of Complex Interventions in Primary Care Teams

Luig, T., Asselin, J. D., Sharma, A. M., & Campbell-Scherer, D. L. (2018) · The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine · doi:10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170273 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Advances in Bridging Research and Practice: Introduction to the Second Special Issue on the Interactive System Framework for Dissemination and Implementation

Flaspohler, P. D., Lesesne, C. A., Puddy, R. W., Smith, E. P., & Wandersman, A. (2012) · American Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1007/s10464-012-9545-3 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: An Interactive Systems Approach to Advancing Cancer Control Implementation Research and Practice

Fernández, M. E., Melvin, C. L., Leeman, J., Ribisl, K. M., Allen, J. D., Kegler, M. C., Bastani, R., Ory, M. G., Risendal, B., Hannon, P. A., et al. (2014) · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-0097 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Blending Qualitative and Computational Linguistics Methods for Fidelity Assessment: Experience with the Familias Unidas Preventive Intervention

Gallo, C. G., Pantin, H. M., Villamar, J. A., Prado, G. J., Tapia, M. I., Ogihara, M., Cruden, G., & Brown, C. H. (2014) · Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research · doi:10.1007/s10488-014-0538-4 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Promoting development and uptake of health innovations: The Nose to Tail Tool

Gupta, A., Thorpe, C. F., Bhattacharyya, O. K., & Zwarenstein, M. (2016) · F1000Research · doi:10.12688/f1000research.8145.1 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Measuring social and emotional learning implementation in a research-practice partnership

Grant, N. J., Meyer, J. L., & Strambler, M. J. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1052877 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Technical Assistance for Systemic Change: Lessons Learned From a National Technical Assistance Center

Ward, C. S., Farmer, S., & Livet, M. (2024) · Evaluation & the Health Professions · doi:10.1177/01632787241247853 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Dissemination of an American Indian Culturally Centered Community-Based Participatory Research Family Listening Program: Implications for Global Indigenous Well-Being

Belone, L., Rae, R., Hirchak, K. A., Cohoe-Belone, B., Orosco, A., Shendo, K., & Wallerstein, N. B. (2020) · Genealogy · doi:10.3390/genealogy4040099 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Reflections on “Building Back Better” Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in a Low-Resource Postemergency Setting: The Case of Sierra Leone

Yoder, H. N. C. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00758 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

A hybrid effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized trial of group CBT for anxiety in urban schools: rationale, design, and methods

Eiraldi, R. B., Khanna, M. S., Jawad, A. F., Fishman, J., Glick, H. A., Schwartz, B. S., Cacia, J., Wandersman, A., & Beidas, R. S. (2015) · Implementation Science · doi:10.1186/s13012-016-0453-z · Cited by 13 · see citing works

The Power of Academic-Practitioner Collaboration to Enhance Science and Practice Integration: Injury and Violence Prevention Case Studies

Smith, L. S., Wilkins, N. J., Marshall, S. W., Dellapenna, A., Pressley, J. C., Bauer, M., South, E. C., & Green, K. (2017) · Journal of Public Health Management and Practice · doi:10.1097/phh.0000000000000675 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Translating Evidence-Based Policy to Practice: A Multilevel Partnership Using the Interactive Systems Framework

Brodowski, M. L., Counts, J. M., Gillam, R. J., Baker, L. M., Collins, V. S., Winkle, E., Skala, J., Stokes, K., Gomez, R., & Redmon, J. (2013) · Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services · doi:10.1606/1044-3894.4303 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Integrating Trauma-Informed Care and Collective Impact: Perspectives of Service Providers Working with Cross-System Youth

Ball, A. R., Bowen, E. A., & Jones, A. S. (2021) · Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research · doi:10.1086/712960 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

How is the implementation of empirical research results documented in conflict-affected settings? Findings from a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature

Leresche, E., Hossain, M., de Rubeis, M. L., Hermans, V., Burtscher, D., Rossi, R., Lonsdale, C., & Singh, N. (2023) · Conflict and Health · doi:10.1186/s13031-023-00534-9 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Perspectives: answering questions about quality improvement: suggestions for investigators

Øvretveit, J. (2016) · International Journal for Quality in Health Care · doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzw136 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Feasibility Meets Implementation Science: Narrowing the Research-To-Practice Gap for Exercise Activity in Multiple Sclerosis

Smith, J. A., van der Groen, O., & Learmonth, Y. C. (2023) · International Journal of Qualitative Methods · doi:10.1177/16094069231180162 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Dissemination of quality improvement innovations by multisector health care alliances

Hearld, L. R., Alexander, J. A., Wolf, L. J., & Shi, Y. (2019) · Journal of Health Organization and Management · doi:10.1108/jhom-08-2017-0195 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Two communities, one highway and the fight for clean air: the role of political history in shaping community engagement and environmental health research translation

Martinez, L. S. S., Dimitri, N. C., Ron, S., Hudda, N., Zamore, W., Lowe, L., Echevarria, B., Durant, J. L., Brugge, D., & Reisner, E. (2020) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09751-w · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Translational Research

Zoellner, J., & Porter, K. (2017) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-802928-2.00006-0 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

An Evidence-Based Walking Program in Oregon Communities: Step It Up! Survivors

Perry, C. K., Campbell, L. P., Currier, J. J., Farris, P. E., Wenzel, E., Medysky, M. E., Zell, A., McDonell, M., Shannon, J., & Winters‐Stone, K. M. (2020) · Preventing Chronic Disease · doi:10.5888/pcd17.200231 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Examining Statewide Capacity for School Health and Mental Health Promotion

Maras, M. A., Weston, K. J., Blacksmith, J., & Brophy, C. M. (2014) · Health Promotion Practice · doi:10.1177/1524839914556091 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Evaluation in Primary Prevention and Health Promotion

Tebes, J. K., Kaufman, J. S., Connell, C. M., Crusto, C. A., & Thai, N. D. (2014) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6_95 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Operationalizing Implementation Science in Nutrition: The Implementation Science Initiative in Kenya and Uganda

Michaud‐Létourneau, I., Gayard, M., Njoroge, B., Agabiirwe, C. N., Luwangula, A. K., McGough, L. J., Mwangi, A. M., Pelto, G. H., Tumilowicz, A., & Pelletier, D. L. (2021) · Current Developments in Nutrition · doi:10.1093/cdn/nzab146 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Scientific accompaniment: a new model for integrating program development, evidence and evaluation

Lannen, P., & Jones, L. (2022) · Journal of Children s Services · doi:10.1108/jcs-09-2021-0037 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Agent-based simulation and child protection systems: Rationale, implementation, and verification

Wulczyn, F., Kaligotla, C., Hummel, J., Wagner, A., & MacLeod, A. (2023) · Child Abuse & Neglect · doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106578 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Building and Sustaining Organizational Capacity for the Rehabilitation Profession to Support Long COVID Care

Gustavson, A. M., Rasmussen, A., Ludescher, M. J., Tonkin, B. K., & Toonstra, A. (2023) · Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal · doi:10.1097/cpt.0000000000000237 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Can National Oral Health Policy Reform Be Successfully Translated into Practice and Reduce the Burden of Disease in Australia?

Islam, M. S., & Brennan, C. (2021) · Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management · doi:10.24083/apjhm.v16i2.345 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Engaging a Health System Learning Community to Increase Lung Cancer Screening

Myers, R. E., DiCarlo, M. A., Brawer, R., Juon, H., Pham, K., Shusted, C. S., Zeigler-Johnson, C. M., & Barta, J. A. (2023) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-33596-9_7

Additional file 1 of Two communities, one highway and the fight for clean air: the role of political history in shaping community engagement and environmental health research translation

Martinez, L. S. S., Dimitri, N. C., Ron, S., Hudda, N., Zamore, W., Lowe, L., Echevarria, B., Durant, J. L., Brugge, D., & Reisner, E. (2020) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13225633

Implementation considerations in community and healthcare contexts

Gitlin, L. N., & Czaja, S. J. (2025) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-21664-0.00040-4

Assessment of organizational readiness for integrating primary eye care into primary healthcare: a mixed-method pre-implementation study in rural Xinjiang

Suo, L., Dong, X., Zhang, L., Su, C., Zhao, J., Zhao, Z., Liu, Y., Zhang, W., Li, P., Xu, J., et al. (2026) · BMC Family Practice · doi:10.1186/s12875-026-03310-9

the Interactive System Framework for Dissemination and Implementation

Flaspohler, P. D. (2014)

Advances in Bridging Research and Practice: Introduction to the Second Special Issue on the Interactive System Framework for Dissemination and Implementation

Flaspohler, P. D., Lesesne, C. A., Puddy, R. W., Smith, E. P., & Wandersman, A. (2012) · American Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1007/s10464-012-9545-3 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Bridging the Gap Between Prevention Research and Practice: The Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation

Wandersman, A., Duffy, J., Flaspohler, P., Noonan, R., Lubell, K., Stillman, L., Blachman, M., Dunville, R., & Saul, J. (2008) · American Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1007/s10464-008-9174-z · Cited by 1,339 · see citing works

ORIGINAL PAPER Bridging the Gap Between Prevention Research and Practice: The Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation

Blachman, M. J., Dunville, Æ. R., & Saul, Æ. J. (2008)

Commentary: Bridging and Reducing the Gaps Between Research and Practice: Pathways to Outcomes and the Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation 2.0

Wandersman, A., Cook, B. S., Clark, K. B., Flaspohler, P. D., Watson, A., & Lamont, A. E. (2024) · Evaluation & the Health Professions · doi:10.1177/01632787241299820 · Cited by 15 · see citing works