Evidence-Based Public Health Practice
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Designed for students and practitioners, this practical book shows how to do evidence-based research in public health. As a great deal of evidence-based practice occurs online, it focuses on how to find, use, and interpret online sources of public health information. It also includes examples of community-based participatory research and shows how to link data with community preferences and needs. Each chapter begins with specific learning objectives and concludes with practice exercises geared to the objectives. Each chapter also contains a list of key terms that are an essential part of an evidence-based public health practitioner's vocabulary. The book includes a comprehensive glossary and hundreds of online and print references, examples, and charts.
Contents
Chapter 1. Public Health Practice and the Best Available Evidence
Chapter 1. Public Health Practice and the Best Available Evidence
Chapter 2. Community Health and Health Service Needs and Evidence-Based Programs
Chapter 2. Community Health and Health Service Needs and Evidence-Based Programs
Chapter 3. Finding the Best Available Evidence: Questions, Practical Concerns and Ethics
Chapter 3. Finding the Best Available Evidence: Questions, Practical Concerns and Ethics
Chapter 4. Research Design, Validity and Best Available Evidence
Chapter 4. Research Design, Validity and Best Available Evidence
Chapter 5. Wanted! Valid and Meaningful Data as Proof of Best Available Evidence
Chapter 5. Wanted! Valid and Meaningful Data as Proof of Best Available Evidence
Chapter 6. The Best Available Evidence: Quality, Strength, Implementation and Evaluation
Chapter 6. The Best Available Evidence: Quality, Strength, Implementation and Evaluation
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Description
Designed for students and practitioners, this practical book shows how to do evidence-based research in public health. As a great deal of evidence-based practice occurs online, it focuses on how to find, use, and interpret online sources of public health information. It also includes examples of community-based participatory research and shows how to link data with community preferences and needs. Each chapter begins with specific learning objectives and concludes with practice exercises geared to the objectives. Each chapter also contains a list of key terms that are an essential part of an evidence-based public health practitioner's vocabulary. The book includes a comprehensive glossary and hundreds of online and print references, examples, and charts.
Contents
Chapter 1. Public Health Practice and the Best Available Evidence
Chapter 1. Public Health Practice and the Best Available Evidence
Chapter 2. Community Health and Health Service Needs and Evidence-Based Programs
Chapter 2. Community Health and Health Service Needs and Evidence-Based Programs
Chapter 3. Finding the Best Available Evidence: Questions, Practical Concerns and Ethics
Chapter 3. Finding the Best Available Evidence: Questions, Practical Concerns and Ethics
Chapter 4. Research Design, Validity and Best Available Evidence
Chapter 4. Research Design, Validity and Best Available Evidence
Chapter 5. Wanted! Valid and Meaningful Data as Proof of Best Available Evidence
Chapter 5. Wanted! Valid and Meaningful Data as Proof of Best Available Evidence
Chapter 6. The Best Available Evidence: Quality, Strength, Implementation and Evaluation
Chapter 6. The Best Available Evidence: Quality, Strength, Implementation and Evaluation
Additional materials
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January 2012 | 328 pages | Sage US
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Designed for students and practitioners, this practical book shows how to do evidence-based research in public health. As a great deal of evidence-based practice occurs online, it focuses on how to find, use, and interpret online sources of public health information. It also includes examples of community-based participatory research and shows how to link data with community preferences and needs. Each chapter begins with specific learning objectives and concludes with practice exercises geared to the objectives. Each chapter also contains a list of key terms that are an essential part of an evidence-based public health practitioner's vocabulary. The book includes a comprehensive glossary and hundreds of online and print references, examples, and charts.
Table Of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Public Health Practice and the Best Available Evidence
- Chapter 2. Community Health and Health Service Needs and Evidence-Based Programs
- Chapter 3. Finding the Best Available Evidence: Questions, Practical Concerns and Ethics
- Chapter 4. Research Design, Validity and Best Available Evidence
- Chapter 5. Wanted! Valid and Meaningful Data as Proof of Best Available Evidence
- Chapter 6. The Best Available Evidence: Quality, Strength, Implementation and Evaluation