Implementation Science at Work

Looking into Implementation Support: Data, Quality Improvement and Program Success, features Jessica Reed from The Impact Center and graduate interns Alden Parker and Tori Wierzchowski, who spent the summer of 2024 working with us.  This episode explores how implementation support contributes to Triple P program success and how data review contributes to quality improvement.

What makes a good leader? Cathy Henderson and James Wright from the Mecklenburg County Health Department in Charlotte, North Carolina share thoughts about good leaders, ‘not so good’ leaders, challenges, as well as personal stories about who and what influenced their leadership journeys.

This episode explores how to resist common solutions to burnout, the concept of community care, how organizations can promote workplace wellness, and how we can use familiar implementation practice strategies to start addressing burnout in the workplace.   Featuring Sherra Lawrence, Kimberly Maloney, and Jessica Reed, Implementation Specialists at the Impact Center at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC-Chapel Hill  

In this episode we hear about one of the biggest challenges in implementation science, sustainability. Listen as we delve into the connections between program development, evaluation, equity, community engagement and sustainability. We discuss questions like, “How do structural racism, community trust, program selection and adaptation influence whether a program is successful over time?” Hosted by Meera Kumanan and featuring Rachel Shelton, Associate Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Resources: National Witness Project (Facebook page) Juliet Iwelunmor

We discuss the role of implementation in supporting systems to successfully translate policy for the public’s benefit. We hear about frameworks that inform policy implementation to reach desired outcomes, and answer questions like, ‘How is authentic co-creation a key part of policy implementation?’ Hosted by Meera Kumanan and featuring Robin Jenkins and Diana ‘Denni’ Fishbein from the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Resources: Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research Active Implementation Frameworks Getting to Outcomes

We explore how organizations and systems can progress from hierarchical decision making structures to co-creation that drive program and population outcomes. We answer questions like, "How a system embedded in bureaucracy shift its power balance to include diverse voices in decision making? What is adaptive leadership and How can we use it to impact institutional bias and promote equity? Hosted by Alexis Kirk and featuring Mark Lapiz.

We learn more about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and how it is equitably adapted into different community contexts. We also hear about how funding structures can support equity-driven implementation. Hosted by Meera Kumanan and featuring Courtney Towne, Sara van Driel, & Gladys Hairston.

We explore implementation at the community level, answering questions like what do successful community partnerships look like? How do you meet community members where they are? And what does on the ground program implementation look like? Hosted by Meera Kumanan and featuring Will Aldridge, Pastor James D. Galliard, Lori Carter-Edwards, Qua’Tavia White, Molly Brown, & Dominique Campbell.

In our first 3 episodes, we feature 11 different guests. What was the one thing they all said in common? Check out our first 3 episodes to learn more about Implementation Science at Wor. 

Introducing ‘Implementation Science at Work,’ a podcast that aims to leverage storytelling as a means to build implementation capacity and infrastructure. Housed within The Impact Center at UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, we delve into questions around implementation practice as a means to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes. Through stories and narration, our guests share experiences and strategies to illustrate Implementation Science at Work. To learn more about The Impact Center’s initiatives, visit impact.fpg.unc.edu.