Widdifield, Jessica

Purpose

The specific objective(s) of this funding opportunity are to: • Identify evidence-informed, actionable solutions: Generate actionable evidence on promising integrated care policies and/or delivery system interventions that can advance any/all of the Quadruple Aim goals and health equity. • Advance the field of implementation science: Advance the evidence base on how to implement, evaluate, adapt and spread evidence-informed, equitable integrated care policies and interventions across different health system and population contexts. • Build capacity: Develop human (e.g., diverse and inclusive engagement of providers, patients, decision-makers, trainees, early career researchers) and organizational capacity (e.g., embedded research, rapid learning and improvement of health systems, organizational readiness) for actionable evidence on implementation, evaluation, and/or spread and scale of integrated care policies and interventions. • Spark collaborations: Build strong interdisciplinary, multi-sectoral collaborations and partnerships among researchers, policy makers, decision makers, healthcare providers, patients and public communities interested in advancing transformative integrated care. • Foster knowledge mobilization and impact: Foster knowledge mobilization activities throughout the research process to inform the local adaptation, implementation and adoption of integrated care policies and interventions at the community-level and/or population levels.