Matthew Lee, DrPH, MPH

Deeply grateful for an amazing team of collaborators! Alex R. Dopp, Sarah B. Hunter, Mekdes Shiferaw, Mark D. Godley, Jonathan Purtle, Gregory A. Aarons

We contribute evidence for effective policy guidance on leveraging grant funding, contracts, and other financing strategies to facilitate evidence-based practice (EBP) reach.

This work uses the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment #EPIS Framework and an explanatory sequential (QUAN -> QUAL) mixed-method comparative case study design to examine 19 U.S. states across 3 levels of reach (high, medium, low).

Very excited to share our recent piece on “Clarity and consistency in government-funded implementation strategies associated with greater evidence-based practice reach: a mixed-method comparative case study” in Implementation Science @implementsci.bsky.social

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Crisis Edition For Season 3 of the One Million Experiments Podcast, we asked organizers from different crisis response projects what lessons they would share with themselves if they were just starting out today. Thi...

In these episodes, we chat with organizers from community-based crisis response projects who we've been following since 2020, and ask them what lessons they would share with themselves if they were just starting out today.

Want an overview? Prefer reading? Check out our latest 1ME zine:

Now out in *Translational Behavioral Medicine*, we examined student-level perceptions of reach, relevance, and fit of routine #opioid #overdose education and #naloxone distribution (OEND) program #implementation on #campus settings. Thankful for a truly fantastic set of co-authors and collaborators!

Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to understand student perceptions of reach, relevance, and fit of opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution programs on un... A comprehensive, theory-informed assessment of students’ perceptions of the reach, relevance, and fit of naloxone training on their university campus infor

📝 New Publication 📝 "Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to understand student perceptions of reach, relevance, and fit of opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution programs on university campuses." academic.oup.com/tbm/article-...

We at JHPPL are now 50! (So much for getting to stay 49 again...) Our former editor @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & new editor @sarahgollust.bsky.social trace our interdisciplinary origins & the many health politics/policy/law challenges we've faced the last 50 yrs. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

From Margins to Mainstream: How Amplification May Be Giving Misinformation New Reach | KFF Efforts to correct misinformation can unintentionally amplify it by increasing engagement, repetition, and visibility. During times of low trust, even debunked claims can erode confidence in health institutions. Communicators can limit amplification by ...

Media coverage may criticize or contextualize a misinformed claim, but these criticisms and corrections can extend the claim’s reach and persistence.

Our new post presents proactive communication strategies that cultivate transparency: https://on.kff.org/3KJ3xTo

This was a project that I started working on when I first started at NYU towards the end of 2019!

Many thanks to fantastic colleagues and co-authors: Julie Kranick, Tory Foster, Perla Chebli, Yousra Yusuf, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Simona Kwon.

#impsci #evaluation #communityhealth #CHW #cancer

We examined 3 CHW-delivered infection-related cancer programs focused on Asian American communities in NYC: 1) a H. pylori treatment adherence program; 2) a HPV screening program; and 3) a hepatitis B screening, linkage, + treatment program.

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📣 Our new paper — “Implementation evaluation of three community-clinical infection-related cancer prevention and control programs in NYC: Lessons learned from leveraging community health worker strategies to enhance reach and fit for Asian American Communities” — is now out. 📣

IAPHS Conference Registration is now open!
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Implementation science grant terminations in the United States - Implementation Science

Please see our editorial led by @rsbeidas.bsky.social on the impact of US federal grant terminations on the field of implementation science in the US and globally. imphttps://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13012-025-01434-7

How National Medicaid Work Requirements Would Lead to Large-Scale Job Losses, Harm State Economies, and Strain Budgets States could see billions of dollars in reduced economic activity, lower state/local tax revenues, and large job losses if Medicaid work requirements are imposed.

Work requirements do not work.

If enacted in 2026, national #Medicaid work requirements could result in:

📉 Up to 5.2M adults losing coverage
💼 449,000 jobs lost
💰 State GDPs could shrink by up to $59 billion
💸 $4.4B drop in state and local tax revenue

📍 See the projected state-by-state impact ⤵️

I've created a shareable document with a list of the HHS offices gutted today that I'll be updating as often as possible. Have something to add? Message marisakabas.04 on Signal or email MKwrites4000@proton.me
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A Look at Federal Health Data Taken Offline | KFF This post looks at federal government databases with key health data that went offline on Jan. 31, 2025, including several related to HIV, some of which had returned by Feb. 2, 2025. It briefly descri...

Several federal datasets and health surveys came offline last Friday. Some have returned.

We explain what these data are and how they’re used in interventions to address our nation’s biggest health challenges:

Please consider submitting and joining us in Pittsburgh next September! Thrilled to be serving as one of the Co-Chairs for this next conference. The theme is “Community Engagement in Population Health Science.”

And deep thanks to those who came to see my talk on “Policy implications for federal grant investment to promote reach of adolescent substance use treatment implementation: Comparative case analysis of 19 states.” Really appreciate the thoughtful engagement with our methods and our findings!

That’s a wrap on another wonderful D&I conference! Grateful for this opportunity every December to connect with colleagues near and far who are dedicated to thinking deeply about how to use #impsci to make meaningful and sustained impact. #DIScience24

Marathon vs. sprint: getting the pace right. Moderator Rinad Beidas; panelists Leora Horwitz, Whitney Irie, Andrew Quanbeck

Found one of us here! If you are going to AcademyHealth D&I #DIScience24 come check out our plenary debate on day 2. I will be staking out the move fast and (ideally don’t) break things position. #HealthPolicy #MedSky moderated by @rsbeidas.bsky.social