Evidence-Based Public Health

Name: Evidence-Based Public Health
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ISBN: 9780195397895

ISBN-10: 0195397894

ISBN-13: 9780195397895

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Ross C. Brownson, Elizabeth A. Baker, Terry L. Leet, Kathleen N. Gillespie, William R. True

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There are at least three ways in which a public health program or policy may not reach stated goals for success: 1) Choosing an intervention approach whose effectiveness is not established in the scientific literature; 2) Selecting a potentially effective program or policy yet achieving only weak, incomplete implementation or "reach," thereby failing to attain objectives; 3) Conducting an inadequate or incorrect evaluation that results in a lack of generalizable knowledge on the effectiveness of a program or policy; and 4) Paying inadequate attention to adapting an intervention to the population and context of interest To enhance evidence-based practice, this book addresses all four…

Book details

List price: $47.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/13/2017
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 9.49" wide x 6.30" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English




The Need for Evidence-Based Public Health



Assessing Scientific Evidence for Public Health Action



Understanding and Applying Analytic Tools



Community Assessment



Developing an Initial Statement of the Issue



Quantifying the Issue



Searching the Scientific Literature and Organizing Information



Developing and Prioritizing Intervention Options



Developing an Action Plan and Implementing Interventions



Evaluating the Program or Policy



Emerging Issues in Evidence-Based Public Health


Glossary


Index