ArticlePLoS medicine2011
Scaling up global health interventions: a proposed framework for success.
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150 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Adaptability, Scalability and Sustainability (ASaS) of complex health interventions: a systematic review of theories, models and frameworks.Implementation science : IS · 2024Pooled it
- Systems approaches to scaling up: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of evidence for physical activity and other behavioural non-communicable disease risk factors.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Evidence on Scaling in Health and Social Care: An Umbrella Review.The Milbank quarterly · 2023Pooled it
- Adoption, implementation, and sustainability of early childhood feeding, nutrition and active play interventions in real-world settings: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of adaptations and effectiveness of scaled-up nutrition interventions.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
- The Astronomy of Africa's Health Systems Literature During the MDG Era: Where Are the Systems Clusters?Global health, science and practice · 2015Pooled it
- Effectively communicating with local policymakers: a randomized trial of policy brief dissemination to address obesity.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Scaling up Action Schools! BC: How Does Voltage Drop at Scale Affect Student Level Outcomes? A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Operationalizing mHealth to improve patient care: a qualitative implementation science evaluation of the WelTel texting intervention in Canada and Kenya.Globalization and health · 2017Trial
- Effectiveness of an intervention to facilitate the implementation of healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices in childcare services: a randomised controlled trial.Implementation science : IS · 2015Trial
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- A scoping review and systems thinking synthesis of scale-up frameworks.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- An implementation strategy bundle to improve home visit quality of the national child development program in Brazil: an implementation feasibility trial.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- How is health equity considered in scale-up guidance? A scoping review of process models for scaling public health innovations.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Expériences et perceptions de la mise à l'échelle d'une intervention de santé publique: entretiens auprès d'une variété d'acteurs français.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Implementation of a hybrid lung health program for Northeast Texas: study protocol.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Strategies for spreading, scaling and sustaining perinatal mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review and thematic synthesis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
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Abstract
Drawing upon interviews with experts and a review of the literature, Gavin Yamey proposes a new framework for scaling up global health interventions.
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