Implementation science seeks to address the critical question of how to efficiently and effectively deliver evidence-based interventions to those who need them, with greater speed, fidelity, quality, and relevant coverage.

Studying how implementation process and context impact evidence-based care delivery accelerates the translation from research to population-level benefit. Close examination of implementation outcomes and implementation strategies used in the delivery of evidence-based care provides critical information to scale-up or sustain that care where it is most needed.

This website has three goals: 1) demystify implementation science and provide resources to anyone who wants to learn more; 2) provide a roadmap to planning research, from formulating implementation science questions to sharing results with the world; and 3) amplify the work of the large implementation science community at the University of Washington who consistently push the field forward.

For those new to implementation science, we suggest starting with What is implementation science?, our most popular resource. This page is filled with articles, videos, and other web resources to help you get oriented to the field. It can also be useful to understand how implementation science is used in your own field or health focus, as well as how it is used in very different fields and specialties. Visit Who uses implementation science? to learn more.

For those who wish to design implementation research, we provide a step-by-step pathway through the decisions you will need to make. Looking for examples of how different aspects of implementation science are being used by the UW community? Visit the Library to explore our collection of UW-coauthored implementation science publications.