Practicing Implementation Blog
The Role of Context in Implementation of Evidence-Informed Programs and Practices: Webinar Follow-Up
January 12, 2021
Marita Brack, Laura Louison, Judy Thomson, and Allison Metz
Many thanks to all of the amazing participants from around the globe who joined the UNC Institute on Implementation Science virtual session on November 17th. The webinar included: a live...
June 16, 2020
Julia Moore & Allison Metz
As organizations try to implement evidence-based programs and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, they face new implementation challenges. One of the common issues is how to adapt evidence-based programs/practices and...
June 11, 2020
The National Implementation Research Network condemns racism and police violence against Black people in the United States. Anti-black racism has plagued this country for more than 400 years. As we...
May 13, 2020
Allison Metz
Check out this new blog post at Integration and Implementation Insights, written by NIRN's Allison Metz. The blog post describes the importance of leading with relationships to support rapid change and...
April 21, 2020
Allison Metz, Katie Burke
While activities related to assessing need and context are often framed as an exploration or early stage activity, stakeholders in public systems and community partners describe the need to assess...
April 16, 2020
Allison Metz, Sarah Verbiest, Todd Jensen, Amanda Farley
As we seek to support public agencies in implementing mission critical work during the pandemic, we are reminded of a fundamental approach to effective implementation practice co-creation. Co-creation involves...
March 30, 2020
Allison Metz, Leah Bartley, Amanda Farley
During this time of crisis, so much has changed for the service systems we partner with. In response, we are shifting our support from building implementation capacity to helping agencies...
March 25, 2020
Laura Louison
Like many in this time of restricted travel, remote learning and working from home, the NIRN team is paying more attention than ever to using virtual meetings effectively. It's not easy...
December 20, 2019
Beadsie Woo, Kim DuMont, & Allison Metz
Beadsie Woo, at The Annie E. Casey Foundation; Kim DuMont, at The William T. Grant Foundation; and Allison Metz, at the National Implementation Research Network have co-authored a new blog on what equitable implementation...
November 5, 2019
Caryn Ward
"If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." Such a simple quote by Peter Drucker, but at the same time powerful and so very true. I recently received personal...