Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits Model
IntroductionEvaluating the impacts of translational science is crucial for demonstrating the quality, relevance, and societal benefits of research. This paper presents current results of efforts to expand the Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM), a framework and toolkit originally developed a...
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| description | IntroductionEvaluating the impacts of translational science is crucial for demonstrating the quality, relevance, and societal benefits of research. This paper presents current results of efforts to expand the Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM), a framework and toolkit originally developed at Washington University in St. Louis with 30 specific, real-world benefits across clinical, community, economic, and policy domains. In response to a growing emphasis on health and social equity, we have refined the TSBM to better address and integrate ideas of fairness and justice.MethodsOur methods included a literature scan to identify health equity gaps in the framework, community listening sessions in St. Louis, MO, and Madison, WI, and thematic analysis to incorporate equity into the TSBM.ResultsThe results introduce new dimensions within the existing TSBM domains that include 10 new benefits, all emphasizing themes of trust, power, and access.DiscussionOur aim is to enhance the relevance and utility of the framework and tools to researchers, practitioners, and those affected by implementations of findings from translational science and research. The integration of equity into the TSBM supports continued growth in the number of users and uses of the framework and toolkit to demonstrate health and social impact. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7f9ffcb4a6c94b10af2cd0f06f5a35092025-08-20T03:04:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-04-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15652481565248Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits ModelAnna La Manna0Julie Heidbreder1Shannon Casey2Kat Phelps3Mia LaBrier4Laura Brossart5Ella Clark6Emmanuel Tetteh7Sara Malone8Douglas A. Luke9Todd Combs10Center for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesCenter for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesSchool of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesCenter for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesCenter for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesCenter for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesCenter for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesCenter for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesCenter for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesCenter for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United StatesIntroductionEvaluating the impacts of translational science is crucial for demonstrating the quality, relevance, and societal benefits of research. This paper presents current results of efforts to expand the Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM), a framework and toolkit originally developed at Washington University in St. Louis with 30 specific, real-world benefits across clinical, community, economic, and policy domains. In response to a growing emphasis on health and social equity, we have refined the TSBM to better address and integrate ideas of fairness and justice.MethodsOur methods included a literature scan to identify health equity gaps in the framework, community listening sessions in St. Louis, MO, and Madison, WI, and thematic analysis to incorporate equity into the TSBM.ResultsThe results introduce new dimensions within the existing TSBM domains that include 10 new benefits, all emphasizing themes of trust, power, and access.DiscussionOur aim is to enhance the relevance and utility of the framework and tools to researchers, practitioners, and those affected by implementations of findings from translational science and research. The integration of equity into the TSBM supports continued growth in the number of users and uses of the framework and toolkit to demonstrate health and social impact.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1565248/fullcommunity engagementtranslational sciencehealth equityimpact evaluationframework |
| spellingShingle | Anna La Manna Julie Heidbreder Shannon Casey Kat Phelps Mia LaBrier Laura Brossart Ella Clark Emmanuel Tetteh Sara Malone Douglas A. Luke Todd Combs Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits Model Frontiers in Public Health community engagement translational science health equity impact evaluation framework |
| title | Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits Model |
| title_full | Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits Model |
| title_fullStr | Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits Model |
| title_short | Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits Model |
| title_sort | who benefits health equity and the translational science benefits model |
| topic | community engagement translational science health equity impact evaluation framework |
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