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Applying Principles from Prevention and Implementation Sciences to Optimize the Dissemination of Family Feeding Interventions

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  • Louise Parker

    (Extension Family Development, Human Development, Washington State University, Seattle, WA 98103, USA)

  • Alexandra Jackson

    (Human Development, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA)

  • Jane Lanigan

    (Human Development, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA)

Abstract

Because families are the primary food socialization agent for children, they are a key target for nutrition interventions promoting healthy eating development. Although researchers and clinicians have developed and tested successful family nutrition interventions, few have gained widespread dissemination. Prevention and implementation science disciplines can inform the design, testing, and dissemination of feeding interventions to advance the goals of widespread adoption and population health impact. We review concepts and frameworks from prevention science and dissemination and implementation (D&I) research that are useful to consider in designing, implementing, and evaluating feeding interventions. Risk and protective factor frameworks, types of translation processes, and implementation dimensions are explained. Specifically, we address how research–practice partnerships can reduce time to dissemination, how designing for modularity can allow for contextual adaptation, how articulating core components can strengthen fidelity and guide adaptation, and how establishing technical assistance infrastructure supports these processes. Finally, we review strategies for building capacity in D&I research and practice for nutrition professionals. In sum, the research and knowledge bases from prevention and implementation sciences offer guidance on designing and delivering family interventions in ways that maximize the potential for their broad dissemination, reducing time to translation and optimizing interventions for real-world settings.

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  • Louise Parker & Alexandra Jackson & Jane Lanigan, 2020. "Applying Principles from Prevention and Implementation Sciences to Optimize the Dissemination of Family Feeding Interventions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-9, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:19:p:7038-:d:419925
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