The field of implementation science (IS) has contributed to understanding barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) and has generated evidence for effective strategies to improve the adoption, implementation, and sustainment of proven health interventions and public health EBPs.

Description: Despite substantial progress in implementing evidence-based programs (EBP) in health care, public health and community-based settings, widespread inequities in EBP access and benefits linked with underlying social, structural, economic, and racial injustices persist. Implementation research that focuses on understanding and addressing factors driving inequities and disparities holds promise for advancing health equity.