Implementation Guides from Around the Field
This page showcases a collection of implementation guides developed through HCXF grant-funded work or curated by our Community Engagement and Implementation Science Task Force. These resources offer practical insights, tools, and strategies to support effective program implementation in a variety of settings.
Resource Repositories
These resources were developed and recommended by our Community Engagement and Implementation Science Task Force
- CE workshop: Building Effective Community-University Partnerships for Food is Medicine Research led by Lesli Skolarus, MD, MS, Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD, MPH, Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH (recording link)
- Assessing Research Practice Partnerships (Five Dimensions of Effectiveness) – William T. Grant Foundation (resource link(link opens in new window))
- Stakeholder Identification & Analysis (further exploration of interest & influence) (resource link(link opens in new window))
- Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement | National Academy of Medicine (resource link(link opens in new window))
- Principles of Community Engagement (3rd edition) (resource link(link opens in new window))
These resources were developed and recommended by our Community Engagement and Implementation Science Task Force
- IS workshop: Bridging Theory and Practice: Leveraging Implementation Science to Advance Food is Medicine Interventions led by Natalie Moise, MD, MS (recording link)
Workshop resources:- Holtrop JS, Estabrooks PA, Gaglio B, et al. Understanding and applying the RE-AIM framework: Clarifications and resources. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2021;5(1):e126. doi:10.1017/cts.2021.789. (resource link(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window))
- Zoellner JM, You W, Hill JL, et al. Comparing two different family-based childhood obesity treatment programmes in a medically underserved region: Effectiveness, engagement and implementation outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. Pediatric Obesity. 2022; 17(1):e12840. (resource link(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window))
- EPIS Framework (resource link(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window))
- Implementation Science Resource Hub (resource link(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window))
- Pick a theory, model, and/or framework (resource link(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window))
- National Cancer Institute - Implementation Science at a Glance A Guide (resource link(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window))
- PIRE Dissemination and Implementation Science Immersive Training module 1-3 By Dr. Laura Balis (module 1 link / module 2 link / module 3 link)
- NCCOR webinar series- Implementation Science & Childhood Obesity: Sparking Conversations and Actions to Advance Equity (resource link(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window))
- Open Access of Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC) courses (resource link(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window)(link opens in new window))
Created by the Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Center (NTAE) through funding provided by Health Care by Food, this report provides general guidance on key topics related to produce prescription projects such as how programs are structured and how to encourage engagement.
Resources Across the Field
For additional tools and resources, we recommend exploring the many excellent organizations working in food is medicine across health care, education, science, community-based organizations, government, philanthropy and the corporate sector:
Aspen Institute (link opens in new window)
Center for Nutrition & Health Impact (link opens in new window)
Food Is Medicine Coalition (link opens in new window)
GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Hub (link opens in new window)
Milken Institute(link opens in new window)
National Produce Prescription Collaborative (NPPC) (link opens in new window)