D&I Cluster Strategy
Aim 1: D&l Knowledge • Education
Contact: Nallely Mora, MD, MPH, PMP (namora@luc.edu); Theresa M. Burkhart, DrPH, MHA, MS (tburkhart@luc.edu)
Mission: Support and foster a learning community and serve as a conduit for active local dissemination and integration of D&l Science knowledge from NIH and other organizations to the ITM audience of academic research and community partners.
Aim 2: Stakeholder-Centered Design
Contact: Michael Bloom, PhD (mbloom1@luc.edu); Merly Thomas, EdD, MBA, MPH (mthomas22@luc.edu)
Mission: Mobilize and catalyze intervention development and translational research that leverages designing-for-dissemination and sustainability methods and adapts and applies evidence-based implementation strategies for diverse communities and settings.
Aim 3: Implementation Scale-Up
Contact: Nallely Mora MD, MPH, PMP (namora@luc.edu)
Mission: Deploy an Implementeurs-in-Residence program to provide mentorship to accelerate the scale-up of evidence-based interventions and health policies across the ITM Chicagoland community to improve health equity.
Implementation science aims to accelerate translation of scientific knowledge into practice.
Dissemination (D) is the targeted distribution of information and intervention materials to a specific public health or clinical practice audience. The intent is to spread knowledge.
Implementation (I) is the use of strategies to adopt and integrate evidence-based health interventions and change practice patterns within specific settings. The intent is to promote adoption by an individual, organization or community to commit to, initiate, and sustain use of health intervention and/or practice.
Source: National Institutes of Health
