Dispatches from Implementation Science at NCI
The Dispatches from Implementation Science at NCI blog discusses the integration of implementation science into research across the cancer control continuum to improve the relevance to healthcare systems and population and public health.
Sun Safety in the Physical Activity Context: Opportunities and Challenges
Frank Perna, EdD, PhD| November 2018
I organized the NCI Exercise Science and Skin Cancer Prevention Research meeting to advance implementation science regarding skin cancer prevention among physically active people.
Collaboration Between NCI’s RTIPs Website And Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative Clearinghouse Database
Annabelle Uy, MS| October 2018
On September 2016, a new collaboration was established between NCI’s RTIPS website and the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative Clearinghouse Database.
Design Thinking and Community-Based Participatory Research for Implementation Science
April Oh, PhD, MPH| September 2018
We need innovation to address our chronic disease burden, and design thinking has emerged as a promising tool.
Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership
Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, MPH, PhD| August 2018
The Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership (CCCNP) was formed in 1998 as a collaborative group of national organizations working in the field of cancer control to build and strengthen CCC efforts across the nation.
Where Have We Been and Where Should We Go?
Gila Neta, PhD, MPP| July 2018
In an effort to analyze the NCI-funded research portfolio, we completed an analysis of dissemination and implementation research funded through the DIRH Program Announcements.
Trials in Implementation Science
Wynne E. Norton, PhD| June 2018
Clinical trials—and randomized clinical trials in particular—have long been argued as having characteristics that seem at odds with the goals of implementation science.