Category | Description |
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System-level stakeholder buy-in | Advocate for the development of policies that encourage the use of the intervention/program/practice both before and during implementation. Network with professional organizations that could either promote the intervention/program/practice or incorporate the intervention/program/practice as part of their larger professional curriculum. Organize ongoing stakeholder consultations to monitor changes in the context that could require adaptations or to advocate for more funding |
Organizational/community-level stakeholder buy-in | Encourage leaders to buy-in and talk about the intervention/program/practice regularly in staff meetings. Consult with individuals implementing the intervention to find out if the proposed intervention/program/practice will be sustainable after research funding is removed (e.g., site visits, formative evaluations) Co-develop implementation strategies with stakeholders |
Organizational incentives | Build in program indicators into performance reviews, organization leaders also build other incentives for employees to use the intervention/program/practice and they document their progress |
Staff-turn over packages | Generate new staff orientation and training packets so that new hires learn about the intervention/program/practice as soon as they are on boarded |
Capacity building at all levels (organization, community, system) | Link implementation teams to a resource package or other organizations that provide ongoing training. Provide implementers with a free social media tool/learning collaborative where they can have fast access to resources and connect with other implementers |
Organization-level continuous quality improvement | Host organization staff that are trained to use PDSA cycles to monitor the fit of the intervention/program/practice, anticipate challenges, and adapt where needed over time |
Intervention monetization | Publish a training handbook that can be purchased at a popular book store. Sell online resources to prospective implementers (e.g., one-time fee for unique log-in) |
Guidance from intervention developers | Provide guidance on what the core and what the kind of adaptable periphery of the intervention/program/practice, so that when changes need to be made implementers have a sense of what key elements need to be sustained |
Programmatic approach to research | Ensure each implementation study has elements of sustainability (e.g., one arm gets early sustainability planning) that can be followed up on in subsequent studies and the funding for the intervention/program/practice continues |