COMMUNITY ENGAGED IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE Free course
This course is available to anyone interested in community health and how to improve it with scientific evidence.
Science & Community
In this free course, you will explore the field of implementation science and learn how to connect with community members and other vital sources that will add depth to your investigations.
This course was developed by doctoral candidate Miranda Reid and funded by the National Cancer Institute, with additional support from the Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy. This is a non-credit course. There is no cost to access the materials.
Canvas @ UF
Full course
You are encouraged to start here. The course's name is Gator IMPACT Scholars, with IMPACT standing for "Implementing Models for Policy and Community health Translation." These materials are contained in the Canvas system of the University of Florida. If you have trouble accessing the course, visit E-Learning @ UF.

Course Modules
The course has six modules, and each module includes an overview, objectives, videos and reading materials. You may use the In-Class Activities even if completing the course as an individual.
Module 1
What is implementation science?
Module 5
Evaluating Implementation
Who should take this course?
This college-level course is recommended for the following groups with an interest in health care:
- Undergraduate students
- Potential researchers
- Nurses and other professionals considering further education
- Community leaders
By completing the full course, students will learn about key theories, frameworks and research methods; practice applying these skills in hands-on sessions; how to work directly with community leaders; develop an implementation science research proposal; and share these proposals with both research and policy audiences. Students who complete this course will be able to:
- Explain what implementation science is
- Give examples of the different levels of engagement
- Identify relevant stakeholder groups
- Select appropriate implementation strategies
- Design an evaluation plan
- Compare dissemination strategies
Community engaged implementation science combines the support of active communities with the powerful evidence produced by studying the efficacy of health care practices.
Module videos
YouTube
Playlist of 6 Videos
The videos for this mini course are also available on YouTube, for easy access and sharing.

This video series was made possible due to funding from the National Cancer Institute’s Consortium for Cancer Implementation Science. For additional course materials, resources, and citations please visit the free course website.
Research at hobi
Implementation Science
To learn more about research in this field, visit the Division of Implementation Science & Health Interventions.