title: Linking sustainability research to intervention types.
abstract: Researchers, funders, and managers of health programs and interventions have become concerned about their long-term sustainability. However, most research about sustainability has not considered the nature of the program to be sustained. Health-related interventions may differ in their likelihood of sustainability and in the factors likely to influence continuation. I suggest a framework for analyzing the sustainability of 6 types of interventions: (1) those implemented by individual providers; (2) programs requiring coordination among multiple staff; (3) new policies, procedures, or technologies; (4) capacity or infrastructure building; (5) community partnerships or collaborations; and (6) broad-scale system change. Hypotheses for future research and strategies that program managers might use to achieve sustainability also differ by program or intervention type.
authors: Scheirer Consulting, Princeton, NJ, USA. maryann@scheirerconsulting.com
authors: Mary Ann
authors: MA
authors: Scheirer
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015980:Public Health Practice