ABSTRACT
Although still relatively new, the strategy of research to practice (r2p) is applied in various contexts within public health, medicine, and community action. It is increasingly called for in agency mandates and in organizational missions, strategic plans, priorities, and initiatives. is growing demand demonstrates the signicance of ensuring that what is known is practiced to advance societal welfare. r2p is a strategy to ensure that research has an impact or makes a di™erence.
