Faith-Based Organizations as Leaders of Implementation: Implementation science must recognize faith-based organizations as key leaders of change in underserved immigrant communities.

Abstract

Despite the accelerated and highly relevant growth of the implementation science (IS) field,38 critical lessons remain to be learned about the best implementation approaches to reduce persistent health and mental health disparities that impact diverse populations across the United States (US).9,29,30,35 For example, although Latinas/os have been essential to the growth of the US as a nation,2 low-income Latina/o immigrant populations remain largely excluded from primary systems of care.19,21,23,25