IM4Equity: an implementation science meta-framework for community-engaged partnerships to advance health equity
IM4Equity highlights key overlapping determinants across existing frameworks, which can promote shared learning across health equity initiatives. IM4Equity is one of the first meta-frameworks to promote co-creation and application of an implementation framework with community partners, which may help inform more equitable implementation measures and strategies to advance health equity.
Authors
- James L. Merle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9646-2733)
- Justin D. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3264-8082)
- Lilian G. Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-7380)
- Amy G. Huebschmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-3142)
- Alex R. Dopp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2522-6546)
Institutions
- RAND Corporation (US)
- Outcomes Research Consortium (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12537-8
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.26
Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- U.S. National Library of Medicine
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences