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Implementation

A New Framework for Transforming AI and Implementation Science

Picture this: A public health team is drowning in data, trying to determine the most effective way to implement a life-saving intervention in a resource-constrained setting. As the information piles up, decisions become muddled, and time is running short. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI), offering a potential lifeline to sift through the deluge of data efficiently. […]

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Commentary

Why “Barriers and Facilitators” Is Not Enough in Public Health

In public health, we love to ask a very, very familiar question: What are the barriers and facilitators? It is a useful question. It helps us listen. It helps us organize what people are experiencing. It gives researchers, evaluators, and program leaders a way to summarize messy real-world conditions. When a new program struggles, we […]

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Commentary

The “Research–Practice Gap” in Implementation Science: A Problem We May Have Created Ourselves

For decades, implementation science has tried to answer a simple but stubborn question: Why does it take so long for research to improve real-world practice? In healthcare, education, and social services, researchers often produce powerful evidence—but practitioners struggle to apply it consistently. A new commentary published in Global Implementation Research and Applications argues something surprising: […]

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Why Fear-Based Messaging Is Losing Its Effectiveness in Public Health Campaigns
Mental health

Beyond Fear: Why Public Health Messaging Must Evolve Today

Public health communication has always aimed to educate communities, promote safer behaviors, and improve overall well-being. For years, fear-based campaigns were considered powerful tools for driving immediate action. However, professionals across the field now recognize that Why Fear-Based Messaging Is Losing Its Effectiveness in Public Health Campaigns is an increasingly important conversation. Platforms like This […]

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Global

A Conversation with Suleiman Yusuf

In this interview, I speak with Suleiman Yusuf, a Nigerian implementation science researcher and WHO/TDR Fellow whose work sits at the intersection of evidence, equity, and real-world health systems change. Trained in epidemiology with a specialization in implementation science at the University of the Witwatersrand, Suleiman’s research focuses on how evidence-based interventions, particularly for tuberculosis, […]

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AI

Qatar & Implementation Science: Day 1 reflections

Driving Change: Regional Conference on Health and Emerging Fields in Implementation ScienceDecember 5, 2025 — Doha, Qatar Implementation science in the Middle East may be redefining what public health can be. That was my overwhelming impression after an energizing first day at the Driving Change conference hosted at Qatar University. As someone who has worked […]

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Global

Hello from Qatar!

I set a stopwatch, and I spent 23 hours and 40 minutes door-to-door getting to Qatar from my house. This morning is the first time I have seen the sun since driving to the Philly airport on Wednesday. The conference starts in about three hours, so I’ll be live-blogging different sessions, sharing my reflections and […]

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Implementation

Is the 17-Year Evidence-to-Practice Gap Holding Us Back?

The meeting room was packed. Local health leaders, researchers, and frontline practitioners squeezed into chairs as a project team unveiled its new implementation plan. Early on, someone mentioned it—the familiar line many of us in public health have heard for years: “It takes 17 years for research to make it into practice.” Heads nodded. People […]

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