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Community engagement and implementation science: a hermeneutic review for implementation scientists

Minh X. Nguyen
R. B. H. Tan
Sherika Hanley
Mayuko ItoFuKunaga
Ye Liu
Elvin H Geng
Cory D. Bradley
Radhika Sundararajan
Zhuoheng Yin
Nyanyiwe Mbeye
Joseph D. Tucker

2026Open accessUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal

Abstract

Although community engagement has great potential to enhance implementation research, it has not received the attention it deserves. Community engagement can contribute to deeper alliances between researchers and communities, sparking social change needed to improve health equity.

Research topics

Health Policy Implementation Science
Participatory Visual Research Methods
Community Health and Development

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DOI: 10.1186/s43058-026-00886-2

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