Commentary on Scaling-Up Evidence-Based Interventions in Public Systems

Abstract

This commentary reviews the findings and recommendations from the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Mapping Advances in Prevention Science (MAPS) IV Task Force as detailed in the article by Fagan et al. (Prevention Science, 2019). In addition to highlighting similarities and differences with the prior MAPS II Task Force findings, discussion focuses on four extension recommendations: the importance of attending to equitable implementation as a pathway to evidence-based intervention (EBI) uptake by communities, the value of broadening conceptualization of data monitoring and evaluation capacity beyond EBI-specific data, the opportunity to more precisely guide EBI-referrals from public systems, and the importance of EBI developers and purveyors proactively and deliberately operationalizing fidelity measurement using actionable constructs.