Promoting the application of implementation research in the field of public health in China

Abstract

With the rapid development of medical practice, evidence-based medicine combines the best evidence, clinical experience and patient value, the role of evidence-based public health in public health has become increasingly prominent. However, only about half of the evidence-based medical evidence can be truly translated into regular health care services, and the conversion process takes a long time. In order to bridge the gap between best evidence and clinical or public health applications, implementation research emerged as a new discipline. This paper introduce the background, development, theory and methods of implementation research, and discusses it's application and challenges of implementing scientific in the field of public health in China.