Translating Health Equity Research Findings Into Meaningful Community- and Systems-Level Change, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2022-2023.

Abstract

We identified strategies needed to translate research findings into systems-level change. In Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2022 and 2023, academic and community partners provided statements completing a prompt that related to strategies for translating research into practice to eliminate health disparities. Participants sorted the statements by theme and rated the statements on importance and feasibility. We identified six themes, and community engagement was represented in each theme. Community engagement should be central in strategies for translating research findings into practice. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(S2):S116-S119. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308145).