Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity
The Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity (ISCCCE) is one of seven such centers funded by the National Cancer Institute Moonshot Initiative. ISCCCE aims to develop sustainable strategies for ensuring that all patients have access to evidence-based cancer prevention and control.
Strategies for leveraging social networks in community-level dissemination and implementation research: a narrative review
Project Summary
Social networks (e.g., relationships and linkages between individuals, organizations, and other entities) are often emphasized as important influences on implementation efforts. However, the literature is still developing in terms of how to determine which networks to examine and/or how to intervene upon them. We will draw upon an existing systematic review that identified 74 community-level implementation science theories, models, and frameworks. Our first step will be to determine whether or not the framework explicitly addresses the importance of social networks. Among those that do, we will explore the types of networks/actors described (e.g., inter-organizational or intra-organizational), the range of resources expected to flow across networks (e.g., information, advice, etc.), and types of network interventions suggested (e.g., expanding or restricting participation). The project will yield a suite of potential network interventions that can be used in implementation efforts, with a particular eye toward those that advance health equity. The project is conducted in collaboration with the ISC3 center at Washington University.
Project Lead: Shoba Ramanadhan