Implementation Science and the Definition of Community in Firearm Violence Prevention
Webinar Overview: Implementation Science in Practice On April 29, 2026, I attended the live webinar hosted by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education titled "It’s Not Just What You Do – It’s How You Do It: Implementation Science for Firearm Violence Prevention." The session featured experts from The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) and Lutheran Settlement House , including Lianne Fuino Estefan , Jessica Palardy , and Tom Simon as moderator. (Sydney Rolle-Stern was unable to join the webinar as planned). Sharing the live webinar presentation via LinkedIn to engage with the professional community on firearm violence prevention research. The discussion centered on implementation science —the study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of research findings into routine practice. The panelists examined why certain interventions succeed in controlled environments but face significant friction when scaled to diverse real-world s...