Key Takeaways
- Practical strategies for building sustainment into program design
- How to identify when and why programs are at risk of discontinuation, and applying targeted solutions to support long-term delivery
- Evidence gaps and future directions for sustainability research and policy
Associate Professor Nicole Nathan is a leading implementation scientist at the University of Newcastle and Deputy Director of the National Centre of Implementation Science. She leads a nationally and internationally recognised program of research focused on sustaining chronic disease prevention programs in clinical and community settings. Nicole has led multiple large-scale implementation and sustainability trials and currently leads a $4.8M MRFF grant testing strategies to support the sustained delivery of health promotion initiatives in Australian secondary schools.