title: Health literacy training: A model for effective implementation and sustainability.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Training the mental health workforce to provide health promotion and support to people using their services to manage comorbid conditions is essential if full integration of physical and mental health is to become a reality. We document how a training model was explicitly designed to extend curricula beyond the classroom in order to increase the frequency and quality of physical health interventions. We also show how implementation was supported by a strong project structure and a facilitative administration.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article was informed by the workforce development literature, process observations, and key informant interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Passive dissemination cannot change practice. Buy-in and commitment from agency leaders facilitates collaboration between consultant-trainers and trainees. Organizations with strong implementation structures help ensure training uptake.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When contracting with trainers, ensure that they understand the need for and are willing to commit to sustainability. Additionally, organizations will benefit by using lessons from implementation science when approaching workforce.
authors.affiliation: Evaluation Department.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Wellness Institute.
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swarbrick
authors.affiliation: Evaluation Department.
authors.forename: Izabela M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Krzos
authors.affiliation: Thresholds.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruppert
authors.affiliation: Thresholds.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000379:methods*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health / Q000193:education*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D017145:Models, Educational; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D000078329:Workforce