Domain one: research agenda |
 Defining the key attributes of orgs and systems that successfully sustain effective practice (e.g., ongoing leadership attention, ongoing measurement, systematic hardwiring of effective innovation, etc.)a |
 Assessing the dynamic processes underlying sustained useb |
 Testing of theories/frameworks for sustainability |
 Identifying common and independent factors that drive adoption vs. initial implementation vs. long-term use |
 Conducting ROI (return on investment) studies to make it clear to stakeholders and funders how much is actually gained when effective programs are sustained |
 Understanding how to sustain programs/policies in low resource settings |
 Identifying key or core program sustainability components |
 Determining the return-on-investment of sustainability given a variety of likely parameters (e.g., number of individuals reached; number of infections averted) |
 Identifying the key contextual factors (e.g., organizational characteristics) associated with variations in sustainability |
Domain two: advancing methodology for sustainability research |
Constructing reliable and validated tools to measure core sustainability constructs |