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A useless history of the “Frameworks are Like Toothbrushes” quote

This morning, I was about to tweet the super insightful quote: Frameworks are like toothbrushes. Everyone has one, but nobody wants to use someone else’s. and got to thinking about the attribution. I first heard this quote from the great Soma Saha from WE in the World, but the roots had to go back further. […]

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The hidden (and not so hidden) messages your congressional representative is communicating.

There are plenty of good ideas about how to solve complex social problems. One of the major levers is policy. And the people responsible for brokering between local needs and large-scale, national implementation are the U.S. Congressional Representatives.

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A roadmap for community transformation

Nobody ever said change is easy. Community-level change is our best bet for chipping away at pervasive health inequities, yet each community is nestled inside local, regional and national attitudes, policies, and expectations. Can such diverse systems be changed? Yes, but it requires not just change – but a total transformation. Editor’s note: This piece […]

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Never require answers to survey questions.

The headline is the thesis statement. Do not require answers to survey questions. That is, never make any answer to any question required for completing a survey. Never. Don’t do it. Here’s why.

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Catching up with…Health Equity: July 2021

North American Summer is a strange time. We expect things to slow down. We expect fewer meetings because people will be on vacation. Because of that, I wrongly expected that research publications would also slow to a trickle. This was a completely wrong-headed belief. The last 31 days of research saw 391 articles across 177 […]

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People aren’t getting the best stuff. And if we’re not getting the best stuff, then what are we doing here?

Jon talked with Don Webster of TecBridge last week about what PubTrawlr is, why PubTrawlr is, and all the things that we’re trying to accomplish. The transcript below has been lightly edited to cut out some patter, and account for the fact that Jon can’t talk too good-ish. You can listen to the whole interview […]

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A Great Purge — July Retraction

Look at this graph! Wow. There’s a huge purge going on at the Journals of Cellular Biochemistry and Physiology. That’s over a hundred articles between them!

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The dog days of COVID – July in Community Psychology

The dog days of summer can be a blessing to many who straddle the academic world. Here — finally — is the spaciousness to read, write, unwind, upwind, do all the things that we wanted to do if only we had the time! If only. It’s not just the volume of articles coming out. COVID-related […]

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What Can We Learn from Laggards?

Laggard – n. One that lags or lingers; a straggler. A few years ago I was working in schools helping to introduce a new behavior management system to teachers. After several months, I noticed some educators were eager to adopt new systems to support their students. Others seemed ambivalent or indifferent. A few appeared resistant to have me anywhere near […]

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Implementation Science is not cross-disciplinary. The week in #impsci Twitter

What does recent Twitter say about implementation science? Well, one common thread was that Implementation Practice includes enabling relationship-building, developing a common language, defining roles, and dedicating resources. That was a pretty clear thread in the network plot below. What else can we say about the Twitter chatter on #impsci.

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Changing the Message to Decrease Vaccine Hesitancy

No bones about it. We’re getting crushed by the Delta variant of COVID-19. Or, more accurately, the unvaccinated are getting crushed by the Delta variant. This has created a cascade of direct consequences. First and foremost, people are dying. But not just dying. Dying unnecessarily. As has been noted, 99% of COVID-related deaths have been […]

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Another #impsci week: the Twitter Recap

Maybe a few days late, but here’s the update on the implementation science discussion on Twitter. Not much commentary from us this week; we’ll save that for the monthly recap. The top tweeters A new champion this week. Dr. Nick Sevdalis is pushing out the content. And the top tweets… Nice to see our friends […]

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A useless history of the “Frameworks are Like Toothbrushes” quote

A roadmap for community transformation

Never require answers to survey questions.

Catching up with…Health Equity: July 2021

People aren’t getting the best stuff. And if we’re not getting the best stuff, then what are we doing here?

A Great Purge — July Retraction

The dog days of COVID – July in Community Psychology

What Can We Learn from Laggards?

Changing the Message to Decrease Vaccine Hesitancy

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