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Kat McDavitt and Andrew M. Ibrahim Named Co-Chairs of the 2026 Health Datapalooza

Kat McDavitt and Andrew Ibrahim reflect the core of Health Datapalooza’s mission: advancing innovation that is grounded in rigorous evidence, aligned with patient needs, and responsive to policy realities. AcademyHealth's 2026 Health Datapalooza will be held on September 24-26 in Washington, D.C.

Posted Mar 11, 2026 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Health Datapalooza

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2026 D&I - Call for Stories of Impact Submissions

The 19th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health will feature a “D&I Stories of Impact” Plenary Session. The call for story submissions is now open.

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Better Evidence Should Lead to Better Health. Here Is How We Are Making That Happen.

From generating stronger evidence to helping policymakers use it and accelerating the adoption of proven innovations, AcademyHealth's new Signature Program Centers address critical gaps across the evidence-to-impact continuum. Learn how these centers will help the field achieve greater reach, relevance, and real-world impact.

Posted May 31, 2026

Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation HSR Resources & Methods Delivering Better Care Using Health Data

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2026 HSR Week Is Happening: Celebrating the Science that Makes Health Care Work

Health services research (HSR) shapes decisions that affect care, policy, and communities every day, yet the field is often invisible to those outside of it. HSR Week is a new AcademyHealth initiative created to celebrate the people behind this work and help make the impact of HSR easier to see and understand.

Posted May 14, 2026

Topics HSR Resources & Methods HSR Workforce Development

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Webinar: Sustaining Meaningful Family Engagement - Lessons Learned and Lasting Impact

In this webinar, the Enhancing Systems of Care for CMC Coordinating Center will explore how organizations, agencies, and stakeholder groups have used the Family Engagement Systems Assessment Tool (FESAT) to strengthen family engagement efforts.

Date & Time Thursday, June 25, 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. ET Location Online

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2026 Health Datapalooza

From Proof to Practice: Impact at Scale

Date & Time September 24-25, 2026 Location Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center | Washington, D.C.

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19th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health

Elevating the Science of Dissemination: Leveraging Tools to Improve Clinical, Community, and Public Health Practice

Date & Time December 13-16, 2026 Location Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center | National Harbor, MD

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How Evidence (or Lack Thereof) Shapes Everyday Decisions

Evidence-based decision-making requires accountability and infrastructure. AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll highlights in a recent JAMA article the consequences of incorrect guidance and the role of HSR in learning from mistakes.

Posted Jun 17, 2026 By Christina Tudor

Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation Building Healthy Communities

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Celebrating 10 Years with IRL - Part 2: When Community Voice Shapes Policy

The communities most impacted by health policy are too often excluded from shaping it. Meanwhile, community-informed research is producing powerful evidence that rarely reaches the policy and legal spaces where decisions are made. Closing that gap is both an urgent challenge and one of the most important opportunities for advancing health equity today.

Posted Jun 15, 2026 By Taylor Dunlap, Kristin Rosengren

Topics HSR Workforce Development

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The Federal Rule That Would Dismantle America's Research Infrastructure

The evidence infrastructure that policymakers, clinicians, and patients depend on took decades to build. A proposed OMB rule, open for public comment until July 13, would dismantle it and call it accountability.

Posted Jun 11, 2026 By Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Topics Advocacy

Moving evidence into action

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