Scaling-Up Bibliography

This bibliography includes publications, websites, grey literature, and conference reports that either directly address scaling up or provide valuable insights on scaling up. Included are materials from the health, family planning and development fields as well as selected pieces from vast literatures on the diffusion of innovation, technology or knowledge transfer, research or knowledge utilization, research dissemination, putting research into practice as well as literature from the policy, organization and management sciences.

* Indicates materials added 7/20/08.

Advance Africa, 2001. Scaling-up Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programs: Resources and Publications. http://www.advanceafrica.org/.

African Youth Alliance. 2000. Scaling-Up.

Awoonor-Williams JK, Feinglass ES, Tobey R, Vaughan-Smith MN, Nyonator FK, Jones TC. 2004. "Bridging the Gap Between Evidence-based Innovation and National Health-sector Reform in Ghana" Studies in Family Planning 35 (3), 161–177

Askew I and Evelia H. 2007. "Mainstreaming and Scaling Up the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project". Frontiers Project, Population Council, Nairobi, Kenya.

Askew, I., Matthews, Z., Partridge, R. 2001. “Going Beyond Research: A key issues paper raising discussion points related to dissemination, utilisation and impact of reproductive and sexual health research”, from the Moving Beyond Research to Influence Policy Workshop, January 23-24, 2001, University of Southampton.

Attawell, K. 2004. Going to Scale in Ethiopia: Mobilizing Youth Participation in a National HIV/AIDS Program. Washington, D.C.: Social & Scientific Systems, Inc./The Synergy Project.

Bajpai N and Dholakia RH. 2006. "Scaling Up Primary Health Services in Rural Rajasthan: Public Investment Requirements and Policy Reform" CGSD Working Paper No. 32. Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Bennett, S & Paterson, M. 2003. "Piloting Health System Reforms: A Review of Experience." Technical Report No. 019. Bethesda, MD: The Partners for Health Reformplus Project, Abt Associates Inc.

Bennet S., Boerma, J.T., and Brugha, R. 2006. Scaling up HIV/AIDS evaluation. The Lancet, Vol 367: 79-82.

Bero, L.A., R. Grilli, J.M. Grimshaw, E. Harvey, A.D. Oxman, and M.A. Thomson. 1998. “Closing the gap between research and practice: An overview of systematic reviews of interventions to promote the implementation of research findings.” British Medical Journal 317(7156): 465-468.

Billings DL, Crane BB, Benson J, Solo J, Fetters T. 2007. Scaling-up a public health innovation: A comparative study of post-abortion care in Bolivia and Mexico. Social Science and Medicine. Forthcoming.

Binswanger, H.P, and Aiyar, S.S. 2003. Scaling Up Community Driven Development Theoretical Underpinnings and Program Design Implications. Mimeo. The World Bank.

Binswanger, H.P. 2000. Scaling up HIV/AIDS Programs to National Coverage. Science, New Series, Vol 288, No. 5474. pp. 2173-2176.

Cernada, G.P. 1982. Knowledge into Action: A Guide to Research Utilization. Farmingdale, NY: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

Chambers, R. 1992. “Spreading and self-improving: A strategy for scaling-up.” In Making a difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Chapman, K. 2005. "Using Social Transfers to Scale Up Equitable Access to Education and Health Services" Background Paper, DFID Policy Division.

Chopra, M. and Ford, N. 2005. "Scaling up health promotion interventions in the era of HIV/AIDS: challenges for a rights based approach". Oxford University Press: Health Promotion International, Vol 20, No. 4.

Chunharas, S. 2001. “Linking research to policy and action.” In Forging Links for Health Research: Perspectives from the Council on Health Research for Development. Eds. Victor Neufeld and Nancy Johnson. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre.

Clark, J. 1991. Democratizing Development. London, England: Earthscan.

Clark, J. 1992. “Policy influence, lobbying and advocacy.” In Making a difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Cooley, L and R. Kohl. 2005 "Scaling Up—From Vision to Large-scale Change: A Management Framework for Practitioners" Washington, D.C.: Management Systems International.

CORE. 2005. "'Scale' and 'Scaling-Up'" A CORE Group Background Paper on Scaling-Up Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services, July 11, 2005.

Crewe, E. and J. Young. 2002. “Bridging Research and Policy: Context, Evidence and Links.” Overseas Development Institute Working Paper No. 173. London, England: Overseas Development Institute.

Davis, P. and P. Howden-Chapman. 1996. “Translating research findings into health policy.” Social Science and Medicine (43)5: 865-872.

DeJong, J. 2001. “A question of scale? The challenge of increasing the scale of non-governmental organisations’ HIV/AIDS efforts in developing countries.” Horizons/Alliance Project on Scaling Up HIV/AIDS Programmes. Washington D.C.: Population Council.

DeJong, J. 2003. Making an Impact in HIV and AIDS: NGO Experiences of Scaling Up. London, England: Intermediate Technology Development Group Publishing.

Duflo, E. 2004. "Scaling Up and Evaluation". The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank.

Edwards, M. and D. Hulme. 1992. “Scaling-up the developmental impact of NGOs: Concepts and experiences.” In Making a difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Family Health International. 2003. Network: Research to Practice. Vol 23, No 1, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Family Health International/YouthNet. 2006. "The Role of Community Involvement in Improving Reproductive Health and Preventing HIV among Young People - Report of a Technical Consultation". November 8-9, 2005. (Scaling Up Programs, P. 26).

* Fraser, SW. 2007. "Undressing the Elephant: Why the spread of good practice isn’t working in healthcare; presenting symptoms and suggested treatment". Lulu Press.

* Fraser, SW. 2002. "Accelerating the Spread of Good Practice; A Workbook for Healthcare", Kingsham Press.

Frontiers in Reproductive Health. 2005. "Building National Capacity to Delivery Emergency Contraception Services in Bangladesh". New Dehli, India: Population Council.

FutureGenerations. The Future Generations Model for Community Change, and the FutureGenerations website Going to Scale.

Gillespie D, Karklins S, Creanga A, Khan S, Cho NH. "Scaling Up Health Technologies: Report, Appendices, Bibliography" 2007. The Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Gillespie, S. 2004. "Scaling Up Community-Driven Development: A Synthesis of Experience". Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Gladwell, M. 2000. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.

Glaser, E.M. 1983. "Putting Knowledge to Use: Facilitating the Diffusion of Knowledge and the Implementation of Planned Change". San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Gonsalves, J. 2000." Going to scale: can we bring more benefits to more people more quickly?" Workshop highlights presented by the CGIAR-NGO Committee and The Global Forum for Agricultural Research with BMZ (German Ministry of Development Corporation), MISEREOR (German Catholic Church Development Agency), Rockefeller Foundation, IRRI (International Rice Research Institute), and IIRR (International Institute of Rural Reconstruction). 10-14 April, IIRR , Philippines.

Gonzales, F., E. Arteaga, and L. Howard-Grabman. 1999. “Scaling up the WARMI project: Lessons learned.” In Presented Papers: High Impact PVO Child Survival Programs. Eds. Barton R. Burkhalter and Victoria L. Graham. Volume 2. Proceedings of an Expert Consultation, Gallaudet University, 21-24 June. Arlington, VA: CORE Group/BASICS Project/USAID.

Guendel, S., J. Hancock, and S. Anderson. 2001. "Scaling-up Strategies for Research in Natural Resources Management: A Comparative Review". Chatham, UK: Natural Resources Institute.

Haaga, J. and R. Maru. 1996. “The effect of operations research on program changes in Bangladesh.” Studies in Family Planning 27(2): 76-87.

Haines, A. and A. Donald. 1998. Getting Research Findings into Practice. London, England: BMJ Books.

Havelock, R.G. 1971. "Planning for Innovation through Dissemination and Utilization of Knowledge". Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Center for Research on Utilization of Scientific Knowledge, Institute for Social Research.

Helfenbein S and CA Severo. 2004. "Scaling up HIV/AIDS Programs: A manual for multisectoral planning". Management Sciences for Health.

Hodson, R. 1992. “Small, medium or large? The rocky road to NGO growth.” In Making a difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Horizons Program, YRG CARE, and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. 2004. "Expanding Care and Support in South India: Scaling Up YRG CARE’s Patient-Centered Approach,” Horizons Final Report. Washington, D.C.: Population Council.

Howard-Grabman, L. and Snetro, G. 2006." How to Mobilize Communities for Health and Social Change - Chapter Seven - Prepare to Scale Up". Washington, D.C. Save the Children.

Howes, M. and M.G. Sattar. 1992. “Bigger and better? Scaling-up strategies pursued by BRAC 1972-1991.” In Making a difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Huicho, L. , Davila M., Campos M., Drasbek C., Bryce J., and Victora CG. 2005. "Scaling up Integrated Management of Childhood Illness to the national level: achievements and challenges in Peru". Health Policy and Planning, 20: 14-24.

Hunt, S.M. 1993. “The relationship between research and policy: Translating knowledge into action.” In Healthy Cities: Research and Practice. Eds. JohnDavies and Michael Kelly. London, England: Routledge.

Huntington, D. and L. Nawar. 2003. “Moving from research to program: The Egyptian postabortion care initiative.” International Family Planning Perspectives 29(3): 121-125.

Implementing Best Practices Consortium. 2007. "A guide for fostering change to scale up effective health services." Management Sciences for Health.

Johns, B. and T. TanTorres. 2005. "Costs of scaling up health interventions: a systematic review" Health Policy and Planning. 20: 1-13.

Johns, B. and Baltussen, R. 2004." Accounting for the Cost of Scaling-Up Health Interventions. Health Economics". Vol. 13, pp. 1117-1124.

Jowell, R. 2003. “Trying it out – the role of pilots in policy-making report of a review of government pilots.” Edinburgh, Scotland: National Centre for Social Research.

Kiriwandeniya, P.A. 1992. “The growth of the SANASA movement in Sri Lanka.” In Making a difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Kirk, E., Standing H. 2005. "Institutional issues in scaling up programmes for meeting the health related needs of the very poor." London, England: Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre.

Klinmahorm, S. and K. Ireland. 1992. “NGO-government collaboration in Bangkok.” In Making a difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Knippenberg, R. et al. 2005. "Neonatal Survival 3: Systematic Scaling Up of Neonatal are in Countries". The Lancet, Vol. 365, No. 9464, pg. 1087.

Kober, K., Van Damme, W. 2004. "Scaling Up Access to Antiretroviral treatment in Southern Africa: Who Will Do the Job?" The Lancet, Vol 364, No. 9428, p 103.

Koblinsky, M. et al. 2006. "Going to scale with professional skilled care." The Lancet, Vol. 368: 1377-86.

Korten, D.C. and R. Klauss. 1984. People-Centered Development. West Harford, Connecticut: Kumarian Press.

Lovell, C. and F.H. Abed. 1993. “Scaling-up in health: Two decades of learning in Bangladesh.” In Reaching Health for All. Eds. Jon Rohde, Meera Chatterjee, David Morley, and Stephen Marazzi. Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.

MacDonagh, S. 2005. "Achieving skilled attendance for all; a synthesis of current knowledge and recommended actions for scaling up" DFID Health Resource Centre, London, England.

Magesa SM, Lengeler C, deSavigny D, Miller JE, Njau RJA, Kramer K, Kitua A, Mwita A. 2005. "Creating an "enabling environment" for taking insecticide treated nets to national scale: the Tanzanian experience" Malaria Journal, 4:34.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH). 2002. "Ten dimensions of scaling up reproductive health programs: an introduction". USA Agency for International Development (USAID).

Management Sciences for Health (MSH). 2004. Scaling Up HIV/AIDS Programs. USA Agency for International Development (USAID).

Management Sciences for Health (MSH). 2008. The Leadership, Management and Sustainability (LMS) Program website.

Marchione, T.J. 1999. Scaling Up, Scaling Down - Overcoming Malnutrition in Developing Countries. Australia: Gordon and Breach.

Marin, M.C., Gage, A., Khan, S. 2004. “Frontiers in Reproductive Health” Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Final Report, December, 2004.

Martin, A., M. McEvoy, and J.W. Townsend. 1991. “Approaches to strengthening the utilization of OR results: Dissemination.” In Operations Research: Helping Family Planning Programs Work Better. Eds. Marjorie Horn and Myrna Seidman. New York: Wiley-Liss, Inc.

McCannon CJ, Berwick DM, Massoud, MR. 2007. "The Science of Large-Scale Change in Global Health" JAMA;298:1937-1939.

Mills A and K Hanson, Eds. 2003. Journal of International Development Special Issue: Expanding Access to Health Interventions in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Constraints and Opportunities for Scaling-Up. Vol 15(1), Pages 1 - 131.

Mitlin, D. and D. Satterthwaite. 1992. “Scaling up in urban areas.” In Making a Difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Myers, R.G. 1992. The Twelve Who Survive: Strengthening Programmes of Early Childhood Development in the Third World. London, England: UNESCO/Routledge.

Myers, R.G. 1984. "Going to Scale". A paper prepared for UNICEF1 for the Second Inter-Agency Meeting on Community-based Child Development, New York, October 29-31, 1984.

Nsutebu, E.F., Walley, J.D., Mataka, E., and Simon, C.F. 2001. "Scaling-up HIV/AIDS and TB home-based care: lessons from Zambia". Health Policy and Planning; 16(3): 240-247.

Nutbeam, N. 1996. “Achieving ‘best practice’ in health promotion: Improving the fit between research and practice.” Health Education Research 11(3): 317-326.

Nyonator FK., Awoonor-Williams JK., Phillips JF., Jones TC, and Robert A Miller RA. 2005. "The Ghana Community-based Health Planning and Services Initiative for scaling up service delivery innovation" Health Policy and Planning, 20: 25-34.

Oliveira-Cruz, V., Kuroski, C.,Mills, A. 2003. "Delivery of Priority Health Services: Searching for Synergies Within the Vertical Versus Horizontal Debate". Journal of International Development, Vol. 15, 67-86.

Orosz, E. 1994. “The impact of social science research on health policy.” Social Science and Medicine 39(9): 1287-93.

Partners for Health ReformPlus. 2004. "The role of pilot programs: Approaches to health systems strengthening" Bethesda, MD. PHRPlus, Abt Associates.

Phillips, J., R. Simmons, G. Simmons, and M. Yunus. 1984. “Transferring health and family planning services innovations to the public sector: An experiment in organization development in Bangladesh.” Studies in Family Planning 15(2): 62-73.

Phillips, J., F. Nyonator, Barkat-e-Khuda, R. Miller, T.C. Jones, and S. Ravikumar. 2002. “Utilizing Field Experiments for Evidence-Based Health Program Development in Bangladesh and Ghana: Implications for HIV/AIDS Programs in resource constrained settings.” Paper presented at Global Conference on HIV/AIDS, Barcelona, Spain, July.

Phiri S, Foster G, Nzima M. "Expanding and strengthening community action: A study to explore ways to scale up effective, sustainable community mobilization interventions to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on children and families". Washington: Displaced Children and Orphans Fund of USAID, 2001.

Pokhrel, S. 2006. "Scaling up health interventions in resource-poor countries: what role does research in stated-preference framework play?" Health Research Policy and Systems: Mar 30;4:4.

Poletti, T. et al. 2007. "The Desirability and Feasibility of Scaling Up Community Health Insurance in Low-Income Settings - Lessons From Armenia". Social Science & Medicine, Vol 64, pp.509-520.

Porter, R.W. and S. Prysor-Jones. 1997. “Making a Difference to Policies and Programs: A Guide for Researchers.” Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA Project), Academy for Educational Development, Washington DC: SARA.

Pyle, D.F. 1980. “From pilot project to operational program in India: The problems of transition.” In Politics and Policy Implementation in the Third World. Ed. Merilee Serrill Grindle. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

Robb-McCord, J. and W. Voet. 2003. "Scaling up practices, tools, and approaches in the maternal and neonatal health program" Baltimore: JHPIEGO Corp.

Robinson, M. 1992. “NGOs and rural poverty alleviation: Implications for scaling-up.” In Making a difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Save the Children/Earthscan.

Rogers, E.M. 1995. Diffusion of Innovations. Fourth Edition. New York: Free Press.

Safe Youth Worldwide. 2005. "Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programs for Youth: The Essential Elements Framework in Action". New York: Margaret Sanger Center International.

Seshadri, S.R. 2003. "Constraints to Scaling-Up Health Programmes: A Comparative Study of Two Indian States". Journal of International Development, Vol. 15, 101-114.

Shiffman J. 2007. "Generating Political Priority for Public Health Causes in Developing Countries: Implications From a Study on Maternal Mortality". Center for Global Development Brief.

Simmons, R., J.W. Brown, and M. Díaz. 2002. “Facilitating large scale transitions to quality of care in family planning programs: An idea whose time has come.” Studies in Family Planning 33(1): 61-75.

Simmons R, Fajans P, Ghiron L, Eds. 2007. "Scaling up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes". World Health Organization.

Smith, J. and C. Colvin. 2000. “Getting to scale in young adult reproductive health programs.” Focus on Young Adults 2000. Focus Tool Series 3, Futures Group International.

Snetro-Plewman G, Tapia M, Uccelani V, Brasington A, McNulty M. 2007. "Taking community empowerment to scale—Lessons from three successful experiences". (Health Communication Insights.) Baltimore: Health Communication Partnership based at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs.

Sternin, M., J. Sternin, and D. Marsh. 1999. “Scaling up poverty alleviation and nutrition program in Vietnam.” In Scaling Up, Scaling Down - Overcoming Malnutrition in Developing Countries. Ed. Thomas J. Marchione. Australia: Gordon and Breach.

Stephens, D. 2006. "Stigma, Scale-up, and Treatment Governance: Stumbling Block or Window of Opportunity?" United States Agency for International Development.

Stone, D., S. Maxwell, and M. Keating. 2001. “Bridging Research and Policy.” Background paper for International Workshop Bridging Research and Policy, Warwick University, England, 16-17 July. England: Overseas Development Institute.

Tall Thiam, F., Suh, S., Moreira, P. 2006. "Scaling Up Postabortion Care Services: Results from Senegal". Cambridge, MA: MSH Occasional Paper No. 5.

Uvin, P. 1995. “Fighting hunger at the grassroots: Paths to scaling up.” World Development: 23(6): 927-940.

Uvin, P. and D. Miller. 1996. “Paths to scaling-up: Alternative strategies for local nongovernmental organizations.” Human Organization 55(3): 344-354.

Uvin, P. 1996. “Scaling up the grassroots and scaling down the summit: the relations between third world NGOs and the UN.” In NGOs, the UN, and Global Governance. Eds. Thomas G. Weiss and Leon Gordenker. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner, Inc.

Uvin, P. 1999. “Eliminating hunger after the end of the Cold War: Progress and constraints.” In Scaling Up, Scaling Down - Overcoming Malnutrition in Developing Countries. Ed. Thomas J. Marchione. Australia: Gordon and Breach.

Uvin, P. 1999. “Scaling up, scaling down: NGO paths to overcoming hunger.” In Scaling Up, Scaling Down - Overcoming Malnutrition in Developing Countries. Ed. Thomas J. Marchione. Australia: Gordon and Breach.

Walley J, Khan MA, Shah SK, Witter S, Xiaolin W. 2007. "How to get research into practice: first get practice into research". Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85 (6):424-5.

Wazir, R. and N. van Oudenhoven. 1998. “Increasing the coverage of social programmes.” International Social Science Journal 50(155): 145-154.

Wils, F. 1995. “Scaling-up, mainstreaming and accountability: The challenge for NGOs.” In Non-Governmental Organisations: Performance and Accountability beyond the Magic Bullet. Eds. Michael Edwards and David Hulme. London, England: Earthscan.

World Bank. 2003. "Scaling-up the impact of good practices in rural development: A working paper to support implementation of the World Bank’s Rural Development Strategy". Report Number 26031. Agriculture and Rural Development Department.

World Bank. 2004. "Reducing Poverty, Sustaining Growth - Scaling Up Poverty Reduction: Case Studies Summaries." A Global Learning Process and Conference in Shanghai, May 25-27 2004.

World Bank. 2005. "Global Monitoring Report - Millennium Development Goals: From Consensus to Momentum. Chapter 3 - Scaling Up Service Delivery."

World Health Organization. 2006. "Bridging the 'Know-Do' Gap". Meeting on Knowledge Translation in Global Health, 10-12 October, 2005, Geneva, Switzerland.

World Health Organization. 2005. "Estimating the Cost of Scaling-up Maternal
and Newborn Health Interventions to Reach Universal Coverage: methodology and assumptions". Technical Working Paper

* World Health Organization. 2004. "An Approach to Rapid Scale-up: Using HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care as an Example". HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Evidence and Information for Policy, World Health Organization, Geneva.

* WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF. 2008. "Towards Universal Access: Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector" WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF Progress Report.

Wyss, K., Moto, D.D., and Callewaert, B. 2003. "Constraints to Scaling-Up Health Related Interventions: The Case of Chad". Central Africa. Journal of International Development, Vol. 15, 87-100.

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