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Scaling Up Public Health Interventions: Engaging Partners Across Multiple Levels

Year: 2021

Type: review

Abstract: Advancing the science of intervention scale-up is essential to increasing the impact of effective interventions at the regional and national levels. In contrast with work in high-income countries (HICs), where scale-up research has been limited, researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have conducted numerous studies on the regional and national scale-up of interventions. In this article, we review the state of the science on intervention scale-up in both HICs and LMICs. We provide an introduction to the elements of scale-up followed by a description of the scale-up process, with an illustrative case study from our own research. We then present findings from a scoping review comparing scale-up studies in LMIC and HIC settings. We conclude with lessons learned and recommendations for improving scale-up research.

Source: Annual Review of Public Health

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-052020-113438

Authors: Jennifer Leeman, Alix Boisson, Vivian Go

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Health Policy Implementation Science

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion