Recommendations for Empowering Partners to Conduct Implementation Research in Latin America to Advance Global Health

Spanish translation of the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) compilation

“…This study contributes to efforts to linguistically translate implementation science resources [ 10 , 11 , 18 ], a priority for the field [ 5 ]. The use of the WHO guidelines for translation helped to maintain the integrity of the concepts in the ERIC compilation.…”

“…To address the limitations related to the relevance of concepts for use in countries other than the United States, future directions could adapt implementation science resources through systematic conceptual translations (e.g., replace ERIC compilation strategies with strategies that are relevant for each context; see Kirchner et al, 2023 for a suggested process of adapting ERIC strategies for other contexts [ 20 ]. Further, development of implementation science resources should include constituents in LMICs at the onset [ 5 ].…”

“…Thus, translation into Spanish has the potential to reach a large proportion of the global population. Further, the literature suggests limited implementation research in Latin America, a predominately Spanish-speaking region [ 5 – 7 ]. For example, a search with keyword “implementation science” yielded 3,836 grants funded by the National Institutes of Health in fiscal year 2023, one common metric of implementation research, of which only 0.23% occurred in Latin America [ 8 ].…”

A critical analysis of national plans for climate adaptation for health in South America

“…At the moment, the findings from this analysis reveal that the planning for most countries is incomplete: the adaptation proposals are not enough. As planning improves, countries must also consider the processes by which these plans will be implemented and should lean on fields such as implementation science 63 , 64 and organizational psychology, to ensure that beyond having a plan, that the processes for their implementation are well thought out and carried out effectively. Fortunately, there are several analyses, guidelines, and toolkits available to support governments in establishing these plans.…”

Dissemination and Implementation Science in Portuguese speaking countries – Why should we care about it?

“…(3) Recentemente, um artigo apresentou recomendações que podem auxiliar pesquisadores a desenvolver pesquisas fundamentadas na D&I em países latino-americanos. (11) D&I nos Países de Língua Portuguesa: avanços e desafios Nos últimos anos, a D&I tem ganhado espaço no âmbito acadêmico em Países de Língua Portuguesa, com valiosas contribuições em adaptações de estratégias, (12) análise de partes interessadas, (13) estudos de implementação em escala, (14,15) implementação em multiníveis, (16) debates conceituais e metodológicos, (17,18) e em diversos temas, por exemplo, amamentação, (19) nutrição infantil, (20) atividade física, (21) estratégia de imunização, (22) rastreamento do câncer, (9) doenças crônicas em comunidades migrantes, (23) dor em recém--nascido (24) e prevenção de infecção. (25) A construção desse conhecimento mostra a característica multidisciplinar do campo.…”