This page offers a treasure trove of tools and websites dedicated to implementation science practice, stakeholder engagement, and grantsmanship – all curated by the GACD e-Hub team. Explore these resources to deepen your understanding of implementation science, discover current projects, uncover funding and networking opportunities, and so much more!
Toolkits, journals and other hubs
WHO TDR Implementation Toolkit: Tools for conducting implementation research projects for diseases of poverty
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NIH Office of Disease Prevention:Β A library of US federal tools and resources for prevention research (filtered for implementation research)
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D&I Models Webtool: An interactive, online resource to help researchers and practitioners navigate theories, models, and frameworks
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NIH Fogarty International Center: Implementation Science news, resources and funding for global health
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Implementations Science Journal: Open-access, peer-reviewed online journal dedicated to implementation science
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SISEP Active Implementation Hub: Online learning environment for implementation and scale-up – focused on education
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UNC (NC TRaCS) Implementation Science Exchange: Online hub for implementation research in clinical and global health
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UW Implementation Science Resource Hub: Online hub of implementation research explanations and resources
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Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research resources: Manuals, guides, and toolkits related to health systems research
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ExpandNet resources:Β An informal global network seeking to advance the science and practice of scaling up
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Sydney Health Partners Implementation Science Academy: Community of practice, networking, and capacity development
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Cancer control resources
NIH Evidence Based Cancer Control Programs (ECCP): a searchable database of evidence-based cancer control programmes
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Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC): OpenAccess course
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NIH National Cancer Institute – Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences: Past webinars and events
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World Cancer Research Fund policy databases: NOURISHING (nutrition policies) and MOVING (physical activity policies)
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World Cancer Research Fund policy reports: Building momentum and lessons on implementing evidence-informed NCD prevention policies
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Stakeholder engagement and community participation resources
NIH Fogarty International Center Toolkit Part 2: Participatory research models and building stakeholder relationships
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GACD Stakeholder engagement resource collection: Engaging policymakers, communities, implementing partners, and mapping
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He Pikinga Waiora Implementation Framework: A co-design framework centred on Indigenous knowledge, methods, and philosophy (in New Zealand, Kaupapa MΔori)
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Grantsmanship resources
GACD funding call application guidance: General and funding agency-specific guidance
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NIH National Cancer Institute: Implementation science sample grant applications
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NIH Clinical Trials: Requirements for grants and contracts
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UNC TRaCS Template Application Resource: A searchable database of successful grant applications for multiple mechanisms
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NIH grant applications: Guidance on the anatomy of a specific aims page
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Career development resources
GACD x AREF mentoring guidance: Document guiding you through mentoring relationships and being a mentee
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Vitae Researcher Development Framework: This framework describes the knowledge, behaviour, and attributes of successful researchers
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UKRI Narrative CV guidance: What they are and why to use them
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WHO Implementation research resources
WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR): Massive open online course (MOOC) on implementation research: infectious diseases of poverty
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WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR): Implementation Research Toolkit (Second edition)
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WHO/AHPSR (2013) Implementation Research in Health: A Practical Guide
πEnglish (pdf)Β |Β French (pdf)
πSpanish (pdf)Β |Β Chinese (pdf)
WHO (2016) A Guide to Implementation Research in the Prevention and Control of NCDs
Collaboration activities between WHO and the GACD e-Hub project team
- The e-Hub project lead Professor Brian Oldenburg was the director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Implementation Research for Prevention and Control of NCDs.
- The e-Hub project team and members of the GACD Research Network provide technical assistance on implementation of programmes to WHO Western Pacific Regional Office.
- The e-Hub project team and members of the GACD Research Network have provided technical assistance on implementation research taking place in Kenya, Nepal, Mongolia, and many other countries.
- The e-Hub project team are working with the WHO African and European Regional Offices to develop training programmes on implementation science.